Author: Anela Dokso

Shell Nederland along with its partners is working to create a green hydrogen hub in the Port of Rotterdam. Shell aims to produce green hydrogen on the Tweede Maasvlakte using green electricity from wind power. This wind power will preferably come from the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind farm. Through their joint venture CrossWind, Shell and Eneco are participating in the tender for this wind farm. Both companies have issued guarantees to CrossWind for investments in the construction and operation of Hollandse Kust (noord). The Netherlands will need both green electrons and green molecules in order for the energy transition…

Enel Green Power Panama, a renewable energy subsidiary of Enel Group, has signed an agreement for the sale of International Renewable Energy Certificates (I-RECs) with First Climate. The negotiation resulted from a request from First Climate to purchase IRECs from a photovoltaic plant. This would be the first transaction to sell IRECs to a counterparty, other than a large client, by an energy supply company in Panama. I-RECs are an instrument that guarantees that the energy supplied to the final consumer comes from renewable sources and are recognized by the main global sustainability indices as a tool that helps meet…

ABB has won orders worth over $180 million from Swiss train manufacturer Stadler to supply equipment for more than 160 trains and locomotives in Europe and North America. ABB battery and traction systems will further drive decarbonization and support the transition to more sustainable electromobility. For the Wales & Borders railway franchise in the United Kingdom the order includes customized ABB traction equipment for 71 rail units. The traction equipment converts the electrical energy from the overhead power line, generator or battery into the correct voltage and frequency for driving the traction motors. Out of these trains, 24 will be…

Clenergy has completed a large-scale solar park, located in Juocho Takahara, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki, Japan. The company used the Clenergy PV-ezRack SolarTerrace II-A for this solar project, with the new type of rail PV-ezRack T-rail PRO 100, which is made of a stronger alloy as compared to its predecessor.   “Clenergy PV-ezRack SolarTerrace II-A ground mounting system sees wide applications in the Japanese renewable energy market. Thus far, this mounting solution has been used for many large-scale solar power parks in Japan, such as Osaki Solar Park, Kimitsu Solar Park, Miyako Solar Park, just to name a few. This milestone reflects the hard work…

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has signed an agreement with Marine Energy Wales to provide further support to the Marine Energy Test Area (META) in Pembrokeshire, Wales. This builds on an initial collaboration between the two parties in 2018 which resulted in EMEC providing input into the initial feasibility stage of the META project. EMEC guided the development of META providing strategic advice on site selection, developer requirements, operational procedures and commercial development. META consists of eight pre-consented, non-grid connected sites located in and around the Milford Haven Waterway, de-risking the development of marine energy projects by providing the opportunity to test…

Invenergy has started commercial operations at the 160-megawatt Southern Oak Solar Energy Center, located in Mitchell County, Georgia. Building began in 2018, and the project employed over 400 workers at peak construction. In its first 10 years of operation alone, Southern Oak will generate more than $12 million in local economic development through agreements for tax payments and lease payments to participating landowners, as well as wages and benefits for employees. “The start of commercial operations at Southern Oak is an incredible achievement for Invenergy as we celebrate not only our largest solar project, but also our 100th project to come…

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) will work together to improve access to sustainable energy, bolstering the Asia-Pacific region’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The two organisations will offer recommendations to governments in the region positioning the energy transition as an integral part of the immediate response to the crisis and medium to long-term recovery efforts. Asia-Pacific, home to half of the world’s population, is largely dependent on fossil fuels. Diesel, for instance, fuels the majority of the region’s off-grid electricity needs. According to ESCAP, 200…

Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) has received approval from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin for an agreement to partner with Dane County on a 9 MW solar array near the Dane County Regional Airport. The solar array will generate enough carbon-free electricity to provide Dane County with about 40% of the energy used by all County-owned facilities, according to the County. “Clean energy is important to MGE, to Dane County, and to many who live and work here. We support the County’s clean energy goals and are excited to partner on this project to add more locally generated renewable…

Australia’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved a large-scale wind and solar renewable energy project in the Pilbara, the Asian Renewable Energy Hub. EPA chair Dr Tom Hatton said the proposed Asian Renewable Energy Hub comprised a series of onshore wind turbines and solar panels situated about 220 kilometres east of Port Hedland, with a transmission cable corridor to the coast and subsea cables to the edge of state waters. “The EPA has completed its assessment of NW Interconnected Power’s proposal to construct and operate a large-scale renewable energy project with an expected operational lifespan of 50 years. “One of…

Glennmont Partners has agreed the sale of a 15 percent minority stake in Project Piiparinmäki, a 211.4 MW wind farm, to Kansai Electric Power Company. The onshore wind farm, located in central Finland, is currently under construction with COD expected in late 2021. Once operational, Piiparinmäki will be the largest wind farm in Finland. The sale of the stake in Piiparinmäki marks the first divestment from Glennmont’s €850 million Clean Energy Fund III, which achieved financial close last summer. Piiparinmäki was acquired by Glennmont from Ilmatar Energy in September 2019 in their first ever investment in the Nordic market. Eversheds…