Author: Anela Dokso

Ørsted has selected Reygar’s BareFLEET remote monitoring and reporting platform to track and analyse the performance of its chartered fleet of Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) operating across wind farms in Europe. Ørsted has 9.9 GW offshore wind capacity installed and under construction. Ørsted has commissioned Reygar’s BareFLEET system to log vessel motion, fuel consumption, and PAX movements. The system will provide an accurate record of events – including transit, push on, transfer, and crane lifts. The system will collate data from existing onboard sensors across the firm’s varied fleet, supplementing this with motion sensor measurements, observations added manually by the…

McGowan Government is launching a feasibility study into producing wind turbine components locally in Western Australia. As part of the WA Recovery Plan, the McGowan Government will drive more local manufacturing opportunities, to become more self-sufficient and create a pipeline of Western Australian jobs. This is the first time a State Government has explored the local supply chain for wind farms. This initiative builds on the latest $92.4 million package to boost local manufacturing in WA to create a pipeline of local jobs. The feasibility study will look at supply opportunities for wind farms, market trends, local industry participation opportunities…

The Vomela Companies has installed a solar array at its new corporate headquarters in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Roughly 3,400 panels have been installed, producing up to 1.3 megawatts of DC energy. That’s enough energy to power 200 typical MN metro homes and will provide for roughly a third of total annual energy usage for the facility. The Vomela Companies worked with a local company, Impact Power Solutions, to get the project completed. “What started out as a niche product has entered the mainstream, mainly due to drastic technology and price improvements over the last decade. “For new construction projects it’s best…

JA Solar has supplied 43.8MW bifacial double-glass modules for the Malaysia’s first solar project that combines bifacial double-glass modules with trackers. The project is expected to generate 74 million kWh of electricity per year once entering operation. Invested by Halpro Engineering, a joint venture between a German developer, EPC Greencells Group and their local partner Majulia, the project belongs to Malaysia’s second round Large-Scale Solar (LSS) program. Combining high-efficiency bifacial cell technology with strong double-glass structure, the bifacial double-glass module has the power of generating electricity from its backside, with power rating can reach more than 70% of that of the front side. “Having…

Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) has signed a contract with Yunneng Wind Power for the provision of temporary power during the turbine construction phase of the Yunlin offshore wind farm. Yunneng Wind Power is the project company of the offshore wind farm belonging to German developer wpd. Located around 8 km off the west coast of Taiwan, the project will comprise of 80 Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines, giving a total capacity of 640 MW. When completed, Yunlin will be one of the biggest wind farms in Taiwan and provide clean electricity to more than 450,000 homes. This…

Enel Green Power España has connected a new 3.46 MW wind farm in the town of Mallén and Fréscano, in the province of Zaragoza, to the electricity grid. The Dehesa de Mallén wind farm has one wind turbine with a capacity of 3.46 MW and will generate around 11.2 GWh per year, which is production equivalent to the amount consumed by 2.841 homes. Its commissioning will avoid approximately 7.400 tonnes of CO2 being emitted into the atmosphere annually. Investment in this project amounts to €4.6 million. Construction of this renewable capacity is part of Enel Green Power’s strategy to fully…

Blue Gem Wind, the joint venture between Total and Simply Blue Energy, has launched an online supply chain database for its Erebus project. The database will enable onshore and offshore suppliers to add their company details, services and record their capabilities. “We would like to encourage all relevant businesses to visit the Blue Gem Wind website, in particular our supply chain opportunities section where you will find high level timelines for the Erebus project. This will help you to understand when your skills and services may be required and is the best way for you to detail how your capabilities…

Jan De Nul Group has completed the installation of four medium-voltage export cables connecting the Changhua County offshore wind farm to the shore, as well as the upgrade of the onshore substation. This substation upgrade was essential for the connection of the first state-owned wind farm ‘Taiwan Power Company Offshore Windfarm Phase 1 Project – Demonstration’ to the Taiwanese power grid. Jan De Nul’s cable-laying vessel Willem de Vlamingh installed the four subsea export cables from the offshore wind farm site, 10 km off the coast, to the shore where they were connected at the landfall area near Fangyuan. For…

Banpu has acquired El Wind Mui Dinh operating wind farm located in Vietnam. The purchase consideration payable is approximately $66 million, subject to certain adjustments outlined in the Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA). The transaction remains subject to customary approvals and conditions precedents in accordance with the SPA with completion expected to take place in the fourth quarter of 2020. The investment is made through BRE Singapore (BRES), an associate company, in which the Banpu holds 50% of shares. For this project, Banpu secured a Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) of 0.085 USD/kWh for a period of 20 years of the Power Purchase…

Enel Green Power Guatemala (EGPG) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Comercializadora de Energía para el Desarrollo (CED) for the supply of 1.26 TWh of sustainable energy over the next 10 years, the largest agreement of its kind in Guatemala. CED, currently the third largest marketer in Guatemala belongs to the agrifood and energy corporation Grupo Magdalena, which represents the third largest generator and the second largest exporter of energy. “We were looking for a strategic ally like Enel to launch this project and satisfy the needs of our clients, providing 100% renewable energy throughout the year. We…