Author: Anela Dokso

STAG Industrial has started construction of its first onsite solar installation in Illinois, and its fifth solar installation in Massachusetts. The projects are part of community solar programs and will provide low-cost renewable energy to local homes and businesses. Facilitated by Black Bear Energy in partnership with STAG, and developed by Green Street Power Partners (GSPP), these systems have an aggregate capacity of 3.5 MW and will generate over 4.4 million kWh of electricity annually – the equivalent of powering nearly 361 homes with solar. With the addition of these sites, STAG now hosts over 13.5 MW of solar nationally.…

Community Windpower has submitted plans for a new wind farm that would provide a boost to the Green Recovery in southern Scotland and help the region address the Climate Emergency. Scoop Hill Community Wind Farm, located entirely in Dumfries & Galloway, will see £1.8 billion of economic investment, which will be felt throughout the regional economy, including jobs and community benefits, supporting the Green Recovery. This is the third Community Windpower renewable energy project in southern Scotland and would see the business invest a total of £4.05 billion and provide enough clean, green energy to power 1.25 million homes. The…

Nova Innovation has secured an investment of £1.2 million from the Welsh Government for its Enlli tidal energy project in North Wales. The Enlli project creates the opportunity to generate electricity from the natural ebb and flow of the tide between Ynys Enlli – ‘The Island in the Currents’ – and the mainland of the Llŷn Peninsula. It has the potential to help the ‘Island in the Currents’ switch from a dependency on diesel generation to become the world’s first blue energy island. The funding provided by the Welsh Government, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), will support the…

Tesco is taking action to help tackle the two biggest sources of emissions in the UK – electricity production and transport, to help bring forward its ambition to become net zero in the UK by 2035. Tesco is launching a new partnership with renewable energy investor, Low Carbon, that will see the creation of three new solar farms in the UK. The solar farms in Essex, Anglesey and Oxfordshire will generate up to 130GWh of energy per year, enough to power 44,828 three-bedroom homes, and help Tesco procure more renewable energy with additionality for the grid. The work is part…

Royal HaskoningDHV has been hired by North Falls Offshore Wind to provide the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services in support of the Development Consent Order (DCO) application for the project, a proposed extension to Greater Gabbard in the southern North Sea. North Falls Offshore Wind Farm is a joint venture between SSE Renewables and RWE Renewables. North Falls will provide an important contribution to the UK’s target for offshore wind to provide enough electricity to power all homes in the country by 2030, as announced by the UK Government. “We welcome Royal HaskoningDHV to the team and look forward to…

Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has advised Elawan Energy (Elawan) on a €92 million loan for the project financing of its 250 MW Campanarios photovoltaic (PV) portfolio, comprising five Spanish plants currently under construction with a 50 MW nominal capacity, located in Spain’s Albacete region. The transaction closed on November 03, 2020, with the plants to be operational by Q4 2021. Banco Sabadell, Bankia, Abanca Corporación Bancaria, y Banco Pichincha España, acted as financing entities for the circa €92 million structured loans granted to the special purpose vehicles (SPVs) that own each plant, themselves all owned by Elawan Energy. The…

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released its Hydrogen Program Plan to provide a strategic framework for the Department’s hydrogen research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) activities. The DOE Hydrogen Program is a coordinated Departmental effort to advance the affordable production, transport, storage, and use of hydrogen across different sectors of the economy. The Plan involves participation from the Offices of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Fossil Energy, Nuclear Energy, Electricity, Science, and the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy. “Hydrogen is an exciting fuel source that has the potential to integrate our nation’s energy resources, but to fully recognize its potential across…

Equinor plans to locate America’s first offshore wind tower manufacturing facility at the Port of Albany, in upstate New York. Developed jointly with the wind industry manufacturers Marmen and Welcon, Equinor stands ready to transform the port for manufacturing offshore wind towers and transition pieces (TPs), creating up to 350 direct jobs in the region. The Port of Albany extension initiative is part of the bid Equinor submitted in response to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) latest offshore wind energy solicitation, which seeks up to 2.5 gigawatts of offshore wind and multi-port infrastructure investment plans…

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has made a selections for $130 million in new projects to advance solar technologies. Through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office, DOE will fund 67 research projects across 30 states that reduce the cost of solar, increase U.S. manufacturing competitiveness, and improve the reliability of the nation’s electric grid. “Ensuring low-cost, reliable electricity for all Americans while minimizing risk is a top priority for this department. That means creating domestic manufacturing opportunities and increasing the power system’s resilience in case of disruptions. Projects that advance solar technologies are essential…

KACO new energy has added solar PV inverters with innovative silicon carbide power transistors to its product range. The new inverters create a host of opportunities for commercial and industrial customers to increase the cost-effectiveness of PV systems. The corresponding output of the inverters is 105 kilowatts in the international version and 125 kilowatts for the North American market. KACO new energy launched the new solar PV inverter with 105 kilowatts output. The line voltage of 400 volts makes it possible to connect the blueplanet 105 TL3 to an existing transformer at no additional cost. The 480-volt version with an…