Author: Anela Dokso

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction and SK Engineering & Construction (SK E&C) have signed a technical cooperation agreement for floating offshore wind farm projects. The two companies agreed to implement a cooperation system for the floating offshore wind farm business carried out by SK E&C. Under the agreement, SK E&C will take on the development of the wind farm complex, including development of the business plan and obtainment of the licenses and permits, while Doosan will assume responsibility for the technology development to manufacture key equipment for floating offshore wind farms. “Given the rising interest in floating offshore wind farms,…

Vattenfall will deliver a yearly volume of up to 100 GWh of guarantee of origin-certified hydropower to CSC’s data center in Kajaani, Finland, as of January 1, 2021. CSC is a Finnish center of expertise in information technology owned by the Finnish state and higher education institutions. “Vattenfall wants to enable a fossil-free living in one generation. To win this electricity supply agreement shows that we have a product and solutions that well matches the needs of our customers in Finland. CSC has high ambitions to be fossil free and new digital solutions and technology can in a smart way…

Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser, a division of Nel, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iberdrola to collaborate in the development of a green hydrogen production plant with the capacity of more than 200 MW in Spain by 2023. As part of this MoU, Iberdrola and Nel also plan to jointly develop a green hydrogen technology value chain in Spain. “We are honored that Iberdrola wants to work more closely together with us on electrolyser projects in the 100-MW scale and beyond. Just as Iberdrola in the past successfully contributed to developments in the wind industry, they are now doing…

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.…