Author: Anela Dokso

Scout Clean Energy has completed construction and closed tax equity funding for the 180 MW Heart of Texas wind farm (HTX) located in McCulloch County, Texas. Scout started construction on Heart of Texas in September of last year. “Heart of Texas was completed on time and under budget which is quite an achievement given the wide-spread disruption that COVID-19 has caused across the entire US economy. It is a real credit to Scout’s construction management team, our suppliers, contractors and financiers who have worked tirelessly to get to the finish line. Reaching commercial operations at Heart of Texas brings Scout’s operational portfolio of wind energy generation to…

Subsea 7 has secured a contract worth over $750 million by SSE Renewables for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of the foundations and inter array cables for the Seagreen offshore wind farm project in Scotland. The Seagreen development will be a 1,075MW offshore wind farm, comprising 114 wind turbines located off the east coast of Scotland. Seaway 7, the Renewables business unit of Subsea 7, will manage the EPCI of the 114 wind turbine generator foundations and approximately 300 kilometres of associated inter array cables. The agreement will immediately secure 30 jobs within Seaway 7’s Aberdeen office where the…

Wärtsilä has joined a consortium of partners to form Zero Emission Services (ZES), an enterprise aimed at making inland waterway shipping more sustainable. The other founders of ZES are ING Bank, energy and technical service provider Engie, and the Port of Rotterdam Authority. The concept is supported by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. Within the Netherlands transport sector, inland navigation accounts for 5 percent of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. By switching from diesel fuelled propulsion to fully electrically powered transport, an important step can be taken towards realizing the Paris Climate Agreement goals, the company explained. The…

Vestas has secured a 226 MW order for five wind energy projects in Russia from Wind Energy Development Fund (WEDF), a joint investment fund created on a parity basis by PJSC Fortum and JSC RUSNANO. With this fifth order from its framework agreement with RUSNANO and Fortum to supply wind energy solutions in Russia, Vestas increases its footprint in the country to a total capacity of almost 830 MW. Located in the Rostov and Astrakhan region, the projects will consist of V126-4.2 MW wind turbines with 87 meter towers and long-term Active Output Management (AOM 5000) service contracts. “We are…

DEPCOM Power has started construction on the Altavista Solar plant near Lynch Station, Virginia. The 113 MWdc utility-scale solar plant will span across approximately 720 acres and is being engineered and constructed by DEPCOM for Liberty Power. Developed by Apex Clean Energy, Altavista Solar will be the first utility-scale solar project in Campbell County and generate over $1.8 million in local tax revenue over the project’s 35-year lifetime. The project is expected to be completed and powering the grid with clean energy by end of year. Focused on empowering the local community, the solar plant will generate approximately 300 jobs during…

Walney Extension, a joint venture owned by Ørsted (50%), PKA (25%) and PFA (25%), has signed an agreement for the sale of its transmission assets to Diamond Transmission Partners Walney Extension.  Diamond Transmission Partners Walney Extension is a partnership between Diamond Transmission Corporation, HICL Infrastructure Company and Chubu Electric Power. The transmission assets hold an asset value of £447 million (100%). The assets include the onshore substation, export cables, and the offshore substations. The divestment takes place in accordance with the offshore transmission owner (OFTO) regime. In March 2019, following a competitive tender, Ofgem selected Diamond Transmission Partners Walney Extension…

Ocean Installer has established a new business segment to serve the global offshore wind market. The company appointed Even Larsen as a director of Offshore Wind, starting from August 1.  Even Larsen has a Master’s Degree in “Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture” from NTNU, and has extensive executive and operational experience from the offshore wind construction and service business. “I am very excited about this new chapter for our company, which makes Ocean Installer relevant in the ongoing global transition from oil and gas to renewable business. Even’s capabilities and track record are of great relevance to our new initiative,…

Community Energy has made a deal with Big Rivers Electric Corporation creating 100 megawatts (100 MW) of new solar power in western Kentucky.  Under two 20-year Power Purchase Agreements, Big Rivers will buy 100% of the output of two new solar farms under development by Community Energy.  Located in McCracken County and Meade County, these facilities are expected to produce a combined 230 million kilowatt-hours of solar energy per year starting in 2023.   “Big Rivers is showing impressive leadership with this purchase of solar power from our McCracken County and Meade County projects. Each of Big Rivers’ Member-Owners will benefit…

The EU-funded Ocean DEMO project has opened its 3rd call. Successful applicants will receive free access to test their ocean energy products and services in real sea environments at the project’s network of test centres. This new call will focus on supporting technology developers with high readiness level for deployment in late 2020 or early 2021. Technology developers can apply for support packages to test multi-device farms or single devices able to scale up to multi-device in the future. Funded by Interreg North-West Europe, Ocean DEMO is a €13 million project aiming to accelerate ocean energy’s transition from single prototype…

SolarEdge Technologies has appointed Carsten Schmidt as general manager of its e-Mobility Division. Schmidt will be responsible to lead the growth strategy of SolarEdge’s new e-Mobility Division, which was established following the acquisition of S.M.R.E. Carsten Schmidt has more than a decade of experience in the automotive industry, with a focus in electric vehicles. He has held several managerial positions in the field of electric powertrains, including the position of vice president of sales in the Hybrid Electric Vehicle Business Unit of Continental, as well as vice president and general manager DF e-Car Powertrain Systems China at Siemens. “I am excited…