Author: Anela Dokso

Enel Green Power España (EGPE) has completed the construction of the Las Corchas and Los Naranjos photovoltaic plants, located between the towns of Carmona and La Rinconada in Seville. With an investment of €70 million and built in record time, the two photovoltaic plants will add a combined capacity of 100 MW and will generate 202 GWh a year, equivalent to the annual energy consumption of a town like Carmona. “The efforts of all the workers and the coordination with the local authorities in Carmona and La Rinconada, who also made it possible for the province of Seville to produce…

Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has acquired MAP® RE/ES, the renewable energy business of MAP® Energy (MAP®). GIP’s fourth flagship fund, GIP IV, will acquire 100% of the MAP® RE/ES investment platform, team, and renewable energy assets under management from MAP®, a private fund manager and energy investor. The assets include a portfolio of producing royalty interests across more than 16,000 MW of operating wind and solar projects in the United States, as well as a nationwide development pipeline managed through joint ventures with leading national and regional development partners. The MAP® RE/ES business will continue to be led by its…

Capital Dynamics’s Clean Energy Infrastructure (CEI) business has completed the acquisition ofthe remaining 69.98% interest in Arlington Valley Solar Energy II (AVSE II), a 175 MWdc solar photovoltaic project, from funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management. CEI acquired a 30.02% interest in AVSE II as part of the acquisition of three solar PV projects from LSPower in November 2020. Following the acquisition from the Apollo Funds, Capital Dynamics has assumed 100% interest in the AVSE II solar PV project. The 438 MWdc operating solar PV portfolio includes: Centinela Solar Energy, 252 MWdc located in Imperial County, California,Arlington Valley…

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives (IEA) has been awarded a wind construction contract for the 185 MW Glacier Sands wind farm in Mason County, Illinois. Cordelio Power, a North American based renewable power producer, awarded the project to White Construction, a subsidiary of IEA that constructs utility-scale renewable energy and heavy civil infrastructure projects. White Construction has already started limited construction work on the Glacier Sands project and expects to receive full notice to proceed in Q1 2021, with completion of the project expected in October 2021. White Construction will self-perform all of the engineering, procurement and construction needs of the…

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy awarded Global Wind Service (GWS) with pre-assembly, transport, and offshore installation for all 89 turbines comprising wind farm Fryslân in the Netherlands. The scope of work includes transport and storage of components, pre-assembly, offshore installation, and the supply of lifting equipment. Pre-assembly works are done at Amsterdam Alaska Harbour and Oude Zeug where work is scheduled to start in January 2021 and installation works following soon after. “We are very excited about being awarded with this project, thereby delivering yet another big pre-assembly project with Siemens Gamesa. The fact that they have also chosen GWS for…

Ørsted has signed agreements with a consortium comprising global institutional investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), and Taiwanese private equity fund Cathay PE, who will be acquiring a total of 50 % ownership share of Ørsted’s 605 MW Greater Changhua 1 offshore wind farm. CDPQ will be the majority owner among the two new partners. The Greater Changhua 1 site is part of the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farm, which Ørsted is currently constructing and expects to finalize in 2022. As part of the agreement, Ørsted will construct the Greater Changhua 1…

Siemens Energy has secured a contract by Technology Resources Energy (TRE) to equip two onshore wind farms in Vietnam with Sensproducts, digitally enhanced transmission equipment. The two wind farms IaPet-Dak Doa 1 and IaPet-Dak Doa 2 are both located in the Dak Doa district of Gia Lai province in the country’s central highlands and will have a capacity of 100 megawatts each. The wind farms are part of Vietnam’s ongoing Power Development Master Plan to further push the integration of renewable energy sources and to enhance the power supply. “The Dak Doa wind farm project is another excellent project demonstrating…

Nel has entered into an MoU with Everfuel which involves Everfuel taking a majority stake in H2 Fuel Norway (H2Fuel), a fully owned company of Nel, and changing the name to Everfuel Norway Retail. Everfuel targets an investment of NOK 26 million in H2Fuel, resulting in a 51% ownership share in the company. Everfuel Norway Retail’s strategy will be to combine the resources and build, own and operate hydrogen fueling stations in Norway, starting in Oslo. “Becoming part of Everfuel’s activities in Norway is a natural next step for H2Fuel, and I look forward to continue leading the company’s efforts…

EDF Renewables North America’s 150 megawatt (MW) Merricourt Wind Project has achieved commercial operation and has been turned over to Otter Tail Power Company, a subsidiary of Otter Tail Corporation. EDF Renewables developed and managed the construction process for Otter Tail Power under an Asset Purchase Agreement and turnkey Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) Agreement. Located approximately 10 miles southwest of Kulm, North Dakota, in McIntosh and Dickey Counties, the project created 260 construction jobs as well as injected millions of dollars in economic benefits to the local area. The 75 Vestas wind turbines are expected to generate enough energy…

TransAlta Renewables has entered into definitive agreements for the acquisition of three assets from TransAlta Corporation. The acquisition includes a 100 per cent direct interest in the 207 MW Windrise wind project located in the Municipal District of Willow Creek, Alberta; a 49 per cent economic interest in the 137 MW Skookumchuck wind facility in operation located across Thurston and Lewis Counties in Washington State; and a 100 per cent economic interest in the 29 MW Ada cogeneration facility in operation located in Ada, Michigan. “We are pleased to announce our acquisition of Windrise and economic interests in the Skookumchuck…