Author: Anela Dokso

PDE Offshore Corporation has selected underwater positioning equipment from Sonardyne Asia to support its work on wind farm construction projects offshore Taiwan. The company has ordered a Mini-Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) system and Wideband Sub-Mini 6+ (WSM 6+) transponder/responders to accurately track the position its underwater equipment, which includes a seabed frame used to guide geotechnical corers. The Mini-Ranger 2 will be installed and operated from PDE Offshore’s 72-metre long survey vessel MV Geo Energy, which is scheduled to spend this summer working in the Taiwan Strait, evaluating proposed locations for turbine foundations. Mini-Ranger 2 is built around Sonardyne’s…

The Hydrogen Council, a global CEO-led coalition working to enable the global energy transition through hydrogen, has added 11 new members. The news comes at a pivotal moment for the world’s sustainable economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and further bonds the industry’s commitment to leverage hydrogen solutions to build a cleaner, more resilient economy post-COVID. The Hydrogen Council has grown from 13 founding companies in 2017 to 92 members in just three years. The group of new joiners includes two steering members: CMA CGM and Microsoft; seven supporting members: Baker Hughes, Clariant, MAHLE, NYK Line, Port of Rotterdam, TechnipFMC…

Siemens Gamesa has appointed Jorge Magalhães as head of technology of its Onshore business unit. Jorge is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of international experience in companies such as Philips, Motorola, Emerson Electric and Vestas. “I am delighted to welcome Jorge to the team. His addition will reinforce our technological leadership and sharpen our focus in innovation to develop the technologies that will ensure we stay ahead of our competition. Throughout his professional life, Jorge has held positions at both engineering and sales and marketing functions, which gives him a profound understanding of our customers’ needs and expectations.”Alfonso…

sPower has closed on $700+ million construction/term loan financing for Spotsylvania Solar Energy Center in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. At 620 MW DC, this is the largest solar project east of the Rockies. The project is currently under construction, with phases coming online this year through project completion in the summer of 2021. The full financing package for the Spotsylvania Solar Energy Center exceeds $1 billion. In April, sPower secured a $350 million tax equity commitment for this project with Wells Fargo’s Renewable Energy & Environmental Finance group. Nine separate banks committed the $700 million of capital needed for the construction…

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has added new members to the ARENA board, including a new chair. The new board members, who have been appointed for two year terms, are: New chair, Justin Punch, an experienced environmental investor focused on climate and energy, who was previously a partner at Archer Capital, one of Australia’s most experienced private equity firms,John Hirjee who is the executive director, Resources, Energy and Infrastructure at ANZ Banking Group,Anna Matysek, an experienced economist and consultant, who is the founder and managing director of Northbridge Consulting Services,Justin Butcher, a technology entrepreneur and business investor, who is…

SIMEC Atlantis Energy’s non-executive director and chair of the audit committee, Ian Wakelin, has resigned from the board of Atlantis having accepted the role of chairman of Viridor Group, a British waste company. Wakelin will leave the company’s board in October and will in the interim assist the transition of the audit committee to a new chair. “I have thoroughly enjoyed my time working with the talented team at Atlantis on the groundbreaking Uskmouth project and the rest of their exciting portfolio under development. I am stepping down to prevent any future conflicts of interest given my new role at…

CorPower Ocean has secured €9 million equity funding for its wave energy technology. The funding round was led by Midroc New Technology, with additional investment from ALMI Invest Greentech, EIT InnoEnergy and a group of private investors. Proceeds will be used to demonstrate the first commercial scale wave energy converter (WEC) within CorPower’s flagship HiWave-5 project – and for the long-term development of supply and service capacity for commercial wave energy farms.  The equity funding, which is combined with public investments that co-fund the program, will support CorPower’s pan-European efforts in Sweden, Portugal, Scotland and Norway. “This funding package marks another significant milestone…

Geoquip Marine has secured a contract to work on the development of the Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project off the coast of Virginia Beach. The project is the largest single offshore wind project in the U.S and is the first to be commissioned by a U.S. electric utility for connection to the power grid. For the first time since the founding of Geoquip Marine, this contract has demanded the simultaneous deployment of three of its DP2 vessels, the Geoquip Saentis, Geoquip Speer and Dina Polaris. It is also the first deployment of the Geoquip Speer since…

Proton Energy Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nel, has been awarded a $4.4 million grant by the Department of Energy (DOE) for development of advanced components and manufacturing methods to enable low cost hydrogen from electrolysis. The purpose of the project is to leverage the DOE National Lab capabilities to develop advanced cell configurations which optimize interactions between components such as flow and conductivity, and translate those configurations to low cost manufacturing methods in collaboration with project partners. These advancements will not only reduce the cost of the components being developed, but also the adjacent parts through this optimization.…

EDF Renewables North America has signed an agreement with Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and San Diego-based CollectiveSun to design, build, and operate an integrated energy system consisting of rooftop and carport solar, storage and electric vehicle (EV) charging. The integrated system consists of 847 kilowatt (kWp) solar photovoltaic; 800 kWp/1,805 kilowatt hour (kWh) onsite behind-the-meter battery storage; and 50 smart EV charging stations to be installed at the Sanford Burnham Prebys campus in San Diego, California. EDF Renewables partnered with CollectiveSun, a company dedicated to helping nonprofits and tax-exempt organizations fund solar projects through their proprietary funding models.…