Author: Anela Dokso

Vattenfall has submitted a proposal to Scottish Government for the Musdale wind farm, located approximately 9km south east of Oban in west Scotland. The proposed onshore wind farm could have up to 26 turbines with a combined capacity of 156MW. Musdale will be able to generate an estimated 425,500MWh, enough to power the equivalent of 117,500 homes. Vattenfall plans to launch online consultations for the project from December 08 in order to engage with the local community at the early stage in the proposal, and gather feedback. “In exploring Musdale’s potential, Vattenfall is keen to hear from local communities. Despite…

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Cybersecurity Multiyear Program Plan (MYPP) to guide cybersecurity research and development (R&D) for EERE technologies. In alignment with the U.S. Department of Energy Cybersecurity Strategy and DOE’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) efforts, EERE will accelerate cybersecurity R&D to strengthen EERE technologies and systems that are critical to renewable energy, manufacturing, buildings, and transportation—all of which are increasingly interconnected and vulnerable to cyber-attack. “Through this Multiyear Program Plan, EERE is pursuing a holistic and unified strategy to advance cybersecurity…

Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has, on behalf of the Australian Government, provided $2.9 million for AGL Energy Services (AGL) to undertake a large scale electric vehicle (EV) charging trial across New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia. As part of the $8.25 million trial, AGL will recruit 300 EV owners to demonstrate a range of smart and managed charging solutions. AGL is contributing $5.3 million towards the trial which also involves project partners JET Charge, Chargefox and FlexCharging and a cohort of distribution networks. ARENA’s funding will support charging hardware costs, installation costs and software development. The project…

juwi’s Greek subsidiary has started building Europe’s largest bifacial solar park. The use of bifacial modules increases the energy yield of the 450 hectare Kozani solar park by up to five percent. The regenerative power plant is scheduled to go online at the end of 2021. It will then deliver 300 million kilowatt hours of climate-friendly electricity a year – enough to supply 75,000 Greek households with clean electricity. The investment volume is €130 million. Operator will be the Hellenic Patroleum Group. “This is another major step for the juwi group and in particular for our Greek subsidiary, as it…

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has appointed Marc Becker as CEO of its Offshore business. Becker served as managing director for Germany and head of Offshore Sales and Projects at Siemens Gamesa before leaving the company in early 2020. In the latter role, and previously as COO of Siemens Wind Power, Becker played a key role in building the company´s strong leadership position in the growing Offshore segment. Becker, who is to be the permanent replacement for Andreas Nauen who was promoted to CEO of the company in June, will be based in Hamburg and start his new role on February…

Tethys Energy Services (Tethys) and Aerones have won a competition to demonstrate a novel remote blade maintenance technique for offshore wind farms to one of the industry’s leading turbine manufacturers. The two companies have won a blade robotics innovation competition launched by GE Renewable Energy, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and KTN, which called for robotics solutions focused on automating maintenance activities and reducing unplanned offshore activity during the O&M phase of offshore wind turbine blades. Tethys and Aerones will deliver a new offshore transportation and delivery platform to enable the Aerones onshore wind robotics technology to work offshore.…

Panasonic, Equinor and Hydro have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a strategic partnership to explore possibilities for establishing a sustainable and cost-competitive European battery business. The companies will work together towards summer 2021 to assess the market for lithium-ion batteries in Europe and mature the business case for a green battery business located in Norway. The companies intend that this initiative is based on Panasonic’s technology and targets the European market for electric vehicles and other applications. The companies will also investigate the potential for an integrated battery value chain and for co-location of supply chain partners.…

RWE Renewables has started construction of the Hickory Park solar project, a 195.5-megawatt (MWac) facility coupled with a 40 megawatt 2-hour battery storage system, located in Mitchell County, Georgia. RWE is the operator and manager of the solar facility, selling the energy and renewable attributes from the facility to Georgia Power through its Renewable Energy Development Initiative program. The project is expected to be online in late 2021. The company entered into a 30-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Georgia Power Company in November 2019. “We are extremely pleased to have a project of this size in Georgia under construction.…

Enel Green Power Panamá (EGPP) has started construction of the Esperanza photovoltaic solar plant, a 26.24 MW capacity project located in the town of Progreso, district of Barú, in the province of Chiriquí. The 41.85 GWh per year of energy generated by this plant, which is expected to be completed in the first half of 2021, will feed the local operation of important clients in the commercial and industrial sector of the country, while avoiding the emission of more than 23,600 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. It will cover an area of 40 hectares and will include the use…

Bladt Industries and Burns & McDonnell have formed a strategic alliance to bring together resources and experience and create local jobs along the Eastern Seaboard. Under the alliance, Bladt and Burns & McDonnell plan to source, fabricate, produce and assemble steel, concrete and electrical components for individual U.S. offshore wind projects. “Burns & McDonnell is recognized as an industry leader in the U.S. transmission and power delivery markets. With Burns & McDonnell having the ability to deliver projects in the U.S., combined with Bladt’s long track record and position as a central player in the green energy transition, our alliance…