Author: Anela Dokso

CorPower Ocean has secured €9 million equity funding for its wave energy technology. The funding round was led by Midroc New Technology, with additional investment from ALMI Invest Greentech, EIT InnoEnergy and a group of private investors. Proceeds will be used to demonstrate the first commercial scale wave energy converter (WEC) within CorPower’s flagship HiWave-5 project – and for the long-term development of supply and service capacity for commercial wave energy farms.  The equity funding, which is combined with public investments that co-fund the program, will support CorPower’s pan-European efforts in Sweden, Portugal, Scotland and Norway. “This funding package marks another significant milestone…

Geoquip Marine has secured a contract to work on the development of the Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project off the coast of Virginia Beach. The project is the largest single offshore wind project in the U.S and is the first to be commissioned by a U.S. electric utility for connection to the power grid. For the first time since the founding of Geoquip Marine, this contract has demanded the simultaneous deployment of three of its DP2 vessels, the Geoquip Saentis, Geoquip Speer and Dina Polaris. It is also the first deployment of the Geoquip Speer since…

Proton Energy Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nel, has been awarded a $4.4 million grant by the Department of Energy (DOE) for development of advanced components and manufacturing methods to enable low cost hydrogen from electrolysis. The purpose of the project is to leverage the DOE National Lab capabilities to develop advanced cell configurations which optimize interactions between components such as flow and conductivity, and translate those configurations to low cost manufacturing methods in collaboration with project partners. These advancements will not only reduce the cost of the components being developed, but also the adjacent parts through this optimization.…

EDF Renewables North America has signed an agreement with Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and San Diego-based CollectiveSun to design, build, and operate an integrated energy system consisting of rooftop and carport solar, storage and electric vehicle (EV) charging. The integrated system consists of 847 kilowatt (kWp) solar photovoltaic; 800 kWp/1,805 kilowatt hour (kWh) onsite behind-the-meter battery storage; and 50 smart EV charging stations to be installed at the Sanford Burnham Prebys campus in San Diego, California. EDF Renewables partnered with CollectiveSun, a company dedicated to helping nonprofits and tax-exempt organizations fund solar projects through their proprietary funding models.…

LeydenJar Technologies, a Dutch spin-out of the applied research institute TNO, has developed a new anode that could drastically change the battery industry. For the first time, anodes in lithium-ion batteries can be made from 100% silicon. This breakthrough offers two key benefits: batteries with a 70% higher energy density (1350 Wh/L) and 62% less CO2 emissions. The anode is ready for production and LeydenJar is preparing to massively scale-up its production capacity in the coming years. A 70% higher energy density will have an impact on various sectors: consumer electronics, electric vehicles and the storage of renewable energy. So…

Rovco has chartered the 66.44 meters DP2 vessel, Glomar Wave, from vessel owners Glomar Offshore. The vessel will provide the ideal platform to support Rovco’s campaign of secured remotely operated vehicles (ROV) projects. This includes operational offshore wind farms in both UK and German waters during the coming months. On the vessel, the company will mobilize a dedicated offshore team, to operate recently purchased Seaeye Leopard work-class ROV system and a second observation class ROV. “The charter of the Glomar Wave puts us in a very good position to deliver our booked projects successfully through the UK and Germany. We…

SSE Renewables has hired a consortium led by Partrac, to deliver a detailed assessment of the geomorphology of Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2 project. The consortium consists of Partrac, MetOceanWorks and Cooper Marine Advisors. An understanding of the geomorphology and potential changes arising over the lifetime of an offshore wind farm is an important consideration for project design. Stage 1 of the study was delivered at the end of 2019 providing a comprehensive literature review, an initial phase of numerical modelling and recommendations for detailed site investigations, including metocean and geophysical surveys. Stage 2 is now ongoing and involves…

Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has advised a group of investors led by Arenko Cleantech on the sale of a 41MW Bloxwich operational battery storage project in the West Midlands (Bloxwich) to Gresham House Energy Storage Fund for £20.1 million, with further potential earnout payments. Commissioned in July 2019, Bloxwich operates in the Balancing Mechanism, European Power Exchange (EPEX) and other ancillary services markets, such as frequency response. In mid-May 2020, it was used to provide upward and downward reserve flexibility to National Grid in the UK’s first of its kind trial using a battery. “We are delighted to have…

GameChange Solar has received a broadly encompassing patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The patent covers the entire design of the GameChange Solar Genius Tracker. “We are excited to grow our IP library. Receiving this powerful and broad-reaching patent covering single-axis solar trackers is a significant recognition of GameChange Solar’s design innovation.”Andrew Worden, CEO at GameChange Solar.

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is providing $118 million in funding to support the Coal FIRST (Flexible, Innovative, Resilient, Small, Transformative) Initiative. Under this cost shared research and development (R&D), DOE is awarding a total of $37 million to seven projects and releasing a new funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for $81 million. Coal FIRST power plants will convert coal, biomass, and waste plastics to generate clean and affordable carbon-neutral electricity and hydrogen. Coal FIRST power plants will be capable of flexible operations to meet the needs of the grid; use innovative components that improve efficiency and reduce emissions; provide resilient…