Author: Anela Dokso

Enel Green Power España has connected a new 3.46 MW wind farm in the town of Mallén and Fréscano, in the province of Zaragoza, to the electricity grid. The Dehesa de Mallén wind farm has one wind turbine with a capacity of 3.46 MW and will generate around 11.2 GWh per year, which is production equivalent to the amount consumed by 2.841 homes. Its commissioning will avoid approximately 7.400 tonnes of CO2 being emitted into the atmosphere annually. Investment in this project amounts to €4.6 million. Construction of this renewable capacity is part of Enel Green Power’s strategy to fully…

Blue Gem Wind, the joint venture between Total and Simply Blue Energy, has launched an online supply chain database for its Erebus project. The database will enable onshore and offshore suppliers to add their company details, services and record their capabilities. “We would like to encourage all relevant businesses to visit the Blue Gem Wind website, in particular our supply chain opportunities section where you will find high level timelines for the Erebus project. This will help you to understand when your skills and services may be required and is the best way for you to detail how your capabilities…

Jan De Nul Group has completed the installation of four medium-voltage export cables connecting the Changhua County offshore wind farm to the shore, as well as the upgrade of the onshore substation. This substation upgrade was essential for the connection of the first state-owned wind farm ‘Taiwan Power Company Offshore Windfarm Phase 1 Project – Demonstration’ to the Taiwanese power grid. Jan De Nul’s cable-laying vessel Willem de Vlamingh installed the four subsea export cables from the offshore wind farm site, 10 km off the coast, to the shore where they were connected at the landfall area near Fangyuan. For…

Banpu has acquired El Wind Mui Dinh operating wind farm located in Vietnam. The purchase consideration payable is approximately $66 million, subject to certain adjustments outlined in the Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA). The transaction remains subject to customary approvals and conditions precedents in accordance with the SPA with completion expected to take place in the fourth quarter of 2020. The investment is made through BRE Singapore (BRES), an associate company, in which the Banpu holds 50% of shares. For this project, Banpu secured a Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) of 0.085 USD/kWh for a period of 20 years of the Power Purchase…

Enel Green Power Guatemala (EGPG) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Comercializadora de Energía para el Desarrollo (CED) for the supply of 1.26 TWh of sustainable energy over the next 10 years, the largest agreement of its kind in Guatemala. CED, currently the third largest marketer in Guatemala belongs to the agrifood and energy corporation Grupo Magdalena, which represents the third largest generator and the second largest exporter of energy. “We were looking for a strategic ally like Enel to launch this project and satisfy the needs of our clients, providing 100% renewable energy throughout the year. We…

Ørsted has, together with its partners, secured funding for renewable hydrogen project WESTKÜSTE 100 from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy. The project represents the first large-scale hydrogen project in Germany within the Reallabor (real-world laboratory) framework. “The funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economíc Affairs and Energy to the Westküste 100 project is a significant step forward for our hydrogen business. Westküste 100 is our third hydrogen project – and the first one in Germany – found eligible for public funding, and we’re very excited about the prospects of supporting heavy industries and heavy transport…

OHT Alfa Lift has signed a contract for the transport and installation of foundations for the first phase of Dogger Bank wind farm, Dogger Bank A, following the award of a Preferred Supplier Agreement in November 2019. The contract for the second phase, Dogger Bank B, is expected to follow in due course. The project will be the monopile installation debut for OHT’s specialist new build vessel Alfa Lift which is currently under construction at CMHI’S shipyard in China. Alfa Lift will transport the monopile foundations and transition pieces to the offshore site, more than 130 km off the north-east…

Fugro has completed a positioning support contract for Bourbon Subsea Services to help install the three units of the WindFloat Atlantic semi-submersible floating wind farm. Located 20 km from Viana do Castelo on the west coast of Portugal, and in water depths of 100 meters, the floating offshore wind farm comprises three 8.4 MW turbines that will have a total installed capacity of 25 MW. Fugro also developed and fitted a customized remote positioning system, powered by a combination of solar and wind, to the floating turbine, which allowed a real-time connection to the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and support vessel. In addition, the…

OHT has entered into the offshore wind turbine generator (WTG) installation sector, having entered into a binding heads of agreement with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) in Jiangsu, China for the construction of two WTG installation vessels with options for a further two units, through its wholly owned subsidiary VIND Offshore Installation. The vessels will be jack-ups of GustoMSC design and will be prepared to handle the next generation WTGs, featuring a telescopic crane with maximum capacity of 2,500t and a maximum lifting height of approximately 165m. The units will be capable of efficiently installing in water depths up to…

Iberdrola, SEAT and Volkswagen Group Spain Distribution (VGSD)have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to jointly promote the deployment of electric and sustainable mobility in Spain. The companies share the vision of the need to advance Spain’s electrification in a coordinated manner, involving alliances between the main actors that are providing solutions in this field, as well as opportunities to set up an industrial, commercial and innovation ecosystem that allows the country to maintain a prominent position in the automotive industry of the future and lead the development of sustainable mobility in Europe. They have also identified the charging infrastructure as…