Author: Anela Dokso

Blue Gem Wind, the joint venture between Total and Simply Blue Energy, has secured seabed rights to develop Wales’ first floating offshore wind farm. The Crown Estate, which acts as manager of the seabed around Wales, England and Northern Ireland, has awarded seabed rights, in relation to the 96 MW Erebus floating wind demonstration project, located approximately 44km off the Pembrokeshire coastline. “We are incredibly pleased to sign the Agreement for Lease for Erebus. This first project in Wales will begin to unlock the significant potential of floating wind in the Celtic Sea. It is the first of the stepping-stone…

Statkraft has submitted plans for a proposed extension to Berry Burn wind farm in Moray to the Scottish Government. The proposed development is an extension to the operational Berry Burn wind farm located approximately eight kilometres south of Forres. The proposal includes adding 9 turbines to the existing 29 turbine wind farm, with a maximum height of 149.9 metres to blade tip. It is estimated the extension would generate electricity equivalent to the average annual consumption of over 35,500 homes and deliver additional community funding of £189,000 per year. The company first proposed a 10 turbine scheme, with plans evolving…

Pipeshield International, a Tekmar Group company, has completed the engineering, manufacturing, and delivery of concrete mattresses to the EPCI joint venture of Eiffage Métal and DEME for Saint Nazaire offshore wind farm. Pipeshield International has completed the engineering, manufacturing, and delivery of 77 concrete mattresses of varying specifications for Saint Nazaire, the first commercial-scale offshore wind project in France. Pipeshield worked collaboratively with Eiffage to develop an optimized engineering solution and comprehensive mattress specifications that met the technical requirements of the challenging offshore location. “Pipeshield not only enabled us to fulfill the ultimate client’s technical requirements but worked with us…

Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has launched its latest product, the Subsea Battery solution. OPT’s Subsea Battery solution is an environmentally friendly lithium-iron phosphate battery system with a nominal storage capacity of 132 kilowatt-hours. It utilizes OPT’s proprietary battery management system which maximizes the amount of energy available for subsea payloads. Modular design allows multiple Subsea Battery units to be linked together to meet larger energy requirements for a wide range of subsea equipment. The Subsea Battery solution can be integrated with an OPT PowerBuoy for charging or used for standalone power. “The introduction of our Subsea Battery marks OPT’s second product launch…

Bombora, wave energy technology pioneer, has appointed Rembrandt Niessen as chief commercial officer and James Thadchanamoorthy as chief financial officer. The Pembroke Dock based marine energy company is strengthening its team to bolster in-house commercial capability, resource, and focus. With the full scale 1.5MW mWave Pembrokeshire Demonstration Project scheduled to be installed in the first half of 2021, Bombora is preparing to expand future project development activity. “The appointment of James and Rembrandt is part of our clear business roadmap to build a strong project pipeline for mWave. Until now, our team has been predominantly engineering focused to ensure that…

First Subsea, part of the First Tech Group based in Aberdeen, has secured a contract from Jan De Nul for the Cable Protection System (CPS) for the export and inter-array cables at the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The wind farm will be developed as a joint venture between JERA, Macquarie Group Green Investment, and Swancor Renewable Energy. Formosa 2 will consist of 47 turbines and is situated in the Strait of Taiwan, 40nm from the port of Taichung in Miaoli County. Jan De Nul kicked off the construction of the wind farm early 2020, with subsea cables…

Danske Commodities has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for 480 MW with the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank. Under the agreement, Danske Commodities will be responsible for the trading and balancing of 480 MW. Dogger Bank is owned by Equinor (50%) and SSE Renewables (50%) and is located 130 km off the coast of Yorkshire in the UK. With a total capacity of 3.6 GW, Dogger Bank is set to become the world’s largest offshore wind farm and will provide 4.5 million British households with clean energy. “Signing a long-term PPA with the world’s largest offshore wind…

Marine Energy Wales (MEW) has supported the Morlais tidal demonstration project’s Phased Approach to deploying devices in the test zone. Much emphasis is placed on a targeted environmental monitoring programme designed to identify and mitigate adverse impacts on the marine environment and other users of the sea.  MEW is the secretariat of a Welsh Consenting Strategic Advisory Group which brings together experienced representatives of the marine energy industry, environmental NGOs, including the RSPB and The Wildlife Trust, the regulator Natural Resources Wales and Welsh Government. The group provides a forum to discuss regulatory and environmental issues, concerns and risks and…

The Tennessee Valley Authority has confirmed that the new 70-megawatt solar facility in Madison County, Tennessee will support Facebook’s operations in the region. TVA is partnering with Nashville-based solar developer Silicon Ranch to develop the carbon-free energy. “TVA is building the energy system of the future, and we are leading the charge by contracting 1,300 megawatts of utility-scale solar in the past two years. This public-private partnership demonstrates the strength of TVA’s public power model to deliver clean, renewable energy at a competitive price to stimulate investment and jobs that help communities grow across the seven states we serve.”Chris Hansen,…

Tokyo Gas America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tokyo Gas, has acquired Hecate Energy’s Aktina solar project, a 500MWac/631MWdc solar project located in Wharton County, Texas. Aktina is located near the high-demand Houston load center and will begin construction in Q3 2020. The generated power will be sold to the ERCOT wholesale market. Marathon Capital acted as exclusive buy-side financial advisor to Tokyo Gas on the transaction, providing comprehensive due diligence support, offtake advisory, and project valuation. With the acquisition of Aktina, the total renewable energy capacity Tokyo Gas owns or is under contract to acquire in Japan and globally…