Author: Anela Dokso

EMEC has opened a consultation on the revised decommissioning programme for Magallanes Renovables’ 2 MW ATIR platform. Magallanes has secured support through the Horizon 2020 MaRINET2 programme for the ATIR platform, deployed at EMEC’s Fall of Warness test site, and therefore requested consent from the regulator, Marine Scotland, to extend their testing schedule at EMEC. The public and stakeholders will be able to respond to the consultation until June 9, 2020. All received consultation responses will be supplied to the regulator and considered during the decommissioning programme determination and approval process executed by Marine Scotland, on behalf of Scottish Ministers,…

Equinor and SSE Renewables, the two companies behind the world’s biggest offshore wind farm Dogger Bank, plan to build a new Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Base at the Port of Tyne. Dogger Bank wind farm is a 50:50 joint venture between Equinor and SSE Renewables. Construction of the wind farm, led by SSE Renewables, began in January 2020 and as operator for the operations phase, Equinor will construct this new O&M base, and operate the wind farm for its expected life of more than 25 years. The overall wind farm comprises three 1.2GW phases, with each phase located more than 130km from the North East coast of England. When fully operational it will be…

Siemens Gamesa is progressing with the hybrid energy project located in the Oriental Mindoro province, Philippines, that combines an existing 16MW wind power facility and a battery storage solution with an in-house central control system managing the energy produced at the plant. The supply and commissioning of the project is being carried out by Siemens Gamesa, with construction by a subsidiary of Berkeley Energy. The plant is expected to be in full operation in the second half of 2020, following the recent signing of a supply and five-year maintenance contract including the Siemens Gamesa Hybrid Plant Controller (HPC) system. The…

Ameresco is partnering with the State of New Hampshire on an energy savings performance contract (ESPC) that will allow for energy conservation measures at over twenty state facilities throughout New Hampshire’s Seacoast Region. The facilities that will receive energy conservation measures include buildings managed by several state agencies including Fish and Game, Employment Security, Natural and Cultural Resources, Transportation and Administrative Services. By utilizing an Energy Savings Performance Contract, the State of New Hampshire will save energy without incurring any up-front costs. The State of New Hampshire will pay for the energy improvements utilizing the energy savings, estimated to be…

RENOVA is participating in several onshore wind power projects currently under development in the province of Quang Tri in Vietnam. The participating projects have the total capacity of 144.0 MW, representing RENOVA’s first international renewable energy power generation project. RENOVA is now involved in its first international development projects aimed at the first operation, specifically onshore wind power generation projects developed by Power Construction Joint Stock Company No. 1, a power producer based in Vietnam. Amid strong demand for electric power following economic and population growth, Vietnam is actively pursuing a policy of introducing renewable energy. In a bid to…

Elektroprivreda BiH, Bosnian state-controlled power company, has started construction of the ‘Podveležje 1’ onshore wind farm near the town of Mostar. The wind farm will comprise 15 wind turbines with the estimated annual electricity production of circa 130 GWh. The wind farm is being built by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Croatia, in a consortium with Wind Power, Denmark. Bosnian companies, HP Investing Mostar and Minersko Sarajevo are building the foundations for the wind turbines, along with conducting mining works for the project. Podveležje 1 wind farm will be financed by a loan from German development bank KfW and Elektroprivreda BiH’s own…

The consortium behind Pembroke Dock Marine has welcomed Total and Simply Blue Energy’s new partnership aimed at developing floating wind projects in the Welsh waters off the Celtic Sea. The agreement sees Total acquire an 80% stake in a joint venture named Blue Gem Wind to develop an initial 96MW project off the Pembrokeshire coast. The project, named Erebus after the famous ship built in Pembroke Dock in 1826, is believed to be the first in a series of projects planned for the Celtic Sea. Marine Energy Wales – alongside the Port of Milford Haven, ORE Catapult and Wave Hub…

Form Energy, a company developing ultra-low-cost, long-duration energy storage for the grid, has signed a contract with Minnesota-based utility Great River Energy to jointly deploy a 1MW / 150MWh pilot project to be located in Cambridge. This system will be the first commercial deployment of Form Energy’s proprietary long-duration energy storage system. Form Energy’s aqueous air battery system leverages some of the safest, cheapest, most abundant materials and offers a clear path to low-cost, long-duration energy storage. The project with Great River Energy will be a 1MW, grid-connected storage system capable of delivering its rated power continuously for 150 hours,…

A new survey by the California Solar and Storage Association (CALSSA) has shown that California solar and storage industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic forcing hundreds of local businesses to shed or furlough an estimated 15,000 clean energy jobs. “Our local businesses are suffering greatly due to COVID-19. Unless immediate action is taken, the impacts could harm job growth and slow California’s transition to clean, resilient and reliable energy.”  Bernadette Del Chiaro, executive director of CALSSA. The new survey results have shown that 92% of solar and storage businesses are being negatively impacted. Businesses report laying off or furloughing…

Dependable Hawaiian Express (DHX) and REC Solar, an unregulated affiliate of Duke Energy, have completed a solar microgrid solution for a Hawaiian-based freight company.  The solar microgrid solution is designed to bring reliability, savings and zero-emissions generation to the company. “When your company’ first name is ‘dependable’, you better have a power system that is too. Still, my commitment to going green isn’t just about reliable energy and saving money. I have a granddaughter who is 7, and it’s as much about saving the planet for her future. The key for me was finding the right expert.”DHX president Brad Dechter.…