Author: Anela Dokso

Vestas has received an 22 MW order of 2 and 4 MW platform turbine components that qualify for the 60 percent PTC value from an undisclosed customer. The components will enable future wind energy projects that complete construction by the end of 2024. The PTC terms set in the PATH act, passed by Congress in 2015, made the wind industry the first energy industry to agree to permanent tax reform and have resulted billions of dollars in wind energy investment in the U.S., including expansions in domestic manufacturing and supply chain, construction, transportation, tax revenue to local communities, and the…

Repsol has started to generate wind power with the connection to the grid of the first wind turbines at Delta, one of its two major wind projects located in the northern Spanish region of Aragon. Delta is made up of eight wind farms, located in the Zaragoza and Teruel provinces, with a total of 89 wind turbines and 335 megawatts (MW) of installed power. The construction and commissioning of this facility, which is already supplying the grid with its first megawatt hours of 100% renewable energy, was completed in less than 12 months and has required an investment of €300…

UK has made a big step forward towards the net zero targets with the first hydrogen powered train run on the UK mainline, as part of a project in partnership with the University of Birmingham. The trials of the train, known as HydroFLEX, which have been supported with a £750,000 grant from the Department for Transport, follow almost two years’ development work and more than £1million of investment by both the University of Birmingham and Porterbrook. Unlike diesel trains, hydrogen-powered trains do not emit harmful gases, instead using hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity, water and heat. The ground-breaking technology…

Vestas has secured a 252 MW order for five wind energy projects in Russia from WEDF (Wind Energy Development Fund), a joint investment fund created on a parity basis by PJSC Fortum and JSC RUSNANO. With this sixth 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 more than 1 GW. Located in the Volgograd and Astrakhan region, the projects will consist of V126-4.2 MW wind turbines combined with 87m towers and long-term Active Output Management (AOM 5000) service contracts, maximizing…

The Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) in partnership with the Douglas County Public Utility District, the Renewable Hydrogen Alliance, and Toyota Motor North America has received a $1.9 million grant from the Centralia Coal Transition board to fund the Renewable Hydrogen Demonstration Project, which will deliver the first hydrogen fueling station for fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) in Washington State. With the funding provided by the board, the Renewable Hydrogen Demonstration Project will lay the foundation for the expected growth of zero-emission personal and heavy-duty hydrogen powered fuel cell electric vehicles. The Centralia Coal Transition board provides grants to improve energy…

Canadian Solar has appointed Leslie Li Hsien Chang as an independent director to Canadian Solar’s board of directors. In addition, and in preparation for the planned carve-out IPO in China of Canadian Solar’s Module and System Solutions subsidiary, CSI Solar, the company appointed Yan Zhuang as president of CSI Solar, stepping down from his role as president and CEO of Canadian Solar. Zhuang remains as a director on the Canadian Solar board. Furthermore, Guangchun Zhang is appointed as senior VP, Operations and Technology, of CSI Solar, stepping down from his role as senior VP and chief manufacturing officer of Canadian…

Vestas has secured a 54 MW order for the GreenLab Skive project from Eurowind Energy.  The GreenLab project, located in Mid Jutland, Denmark is a sustainable energy park and research facility that generates renewable energy from multiple sources such as wind, solar and biogas. To maximize the project’s power production, Vestas has developed a site-specific wind energy solution that features one V126-3.45 MW turbine delivered in 3.6 MW Power Optimised Mode and 12 V136-4.2 MW turbines, combined with towers on different hub heights and a 20-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement. “We are happy to execute this…

Black & Veatch has joined the Center for Hydrogen Safety (CHS), a global nonprofit that supports and promotes the safe handling and use of hydrogen across industrial and consumer applications. Efforts to decarbonize the power sector while maintaining a reliable, balanced generation mix remains a goal of the industry. Initial hydrogen turbine projects in Europe have demonstrated the viability of the technology, drawing acclaim for its promise to provide reliable baseload power. “Hydrogen is a rising star in the changing energy landscape, particularly when it comes to pursuing robust decarbonization through renewables. Fully integrating hydrogen into the energy mix will…

Iberdrola has inaugurated the Andévalo photovoltaic plant in Andalusia. Iberdrola Chairman, Ignacio Galán, accompanied by the president of the Andalusian Parliament, Juanma Moreno, explained that “Andévalo is an example of the operations we are undertaking in Andalusia to triple our renewable potential in the region to 3,000 MW over the next 5 years”. This new plan represents an investment of nearly €1.5bn and will allow for the creation, in the construction and assembly works alone, of 5,500 new jobs in the region. Iberdrola currently has an installed renewable capacity of 900 MW in the region. Andalusia thus becomes one of…

The New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) has placed a 252 MW order with Vestas for the Gulf of Suez 1 wind project in Egypt. Vestas has developed a solution that comprises the supply and installation of 70 V105-3.45 MW wind turbines in 3.6 MW Power Optimized Mode and a three-year Active Output Management 4000 (AOM 4000) service agreement, capable of maximizing the project’s annual energy production, while meeting the local tip-height restriction and the national grid code requirements. Vestas will also manage the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) side of the project, which includes related civil and electrical works…