Author: Anela Dokso

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives (IEA) has been awarded a wind construction contract for the 185 MW Glacier Sands wind farm in Mason County, Illinois. Cordelio Power, a North American based renewable power producer, awarded the project to White Construction, a subsidiary of IEA that constructs utility-scale renewable energy and heavy civil infrastructure projects. White Construction has already started limited construction work on the Glacier Sands project and expects to receive full notice to proceed in Q1 2021, with completion of the project expected in October 2021. White Construction will self-perform all of the engineering, procurement and construction needs of the…

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy awarded Global Wind Service (GWS) with pre-assembly, transport, and offshore installation for all 89 turbines comprising wind farm Fryslân in the Netherlands. The scope of work includes transport and storage of components, pre-assembly, offshore installation, and the supply of lifting equipment. Pre-assembly works are done at Amsterdam Alaska Harbour and Oude Zeug where work is scheduled to start in January 2021 and installation works following soon after. “We are very excited about being awarded with this project, thereby delivering yet another big pre-assembly project with Siemens Gamesa. The fact that they have also chosen GWS for…

Ørsted has signed agreements with a consortium comprising global institutional investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), and Taiwanese private equity fund Cathay PE, who will be acquiring a total of 50 % ownership share of Ørsted’s 605 MW Greater Changhua 1 offshore wind farm. CDPQ will be the majority owner among the two new partners. The Greater Changhua 1 site is part of the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farm, which Ørsted is currently constructing and expects to finalize in 2022. As part of the agreement, Ørsted will construct the Greater Changhua 1…

Siemens Energy has secured a contract by Technology Resources Energy (TRE) to equip two onshore wind farms in Vietnam with Sensproducts, digitally enhanced transmission equipment. The two wind farms IaPet-Dak Doa 1 and IaPet-Dak Doa 2 are both located in the Dak Doa district of Gia Lai province in the country’s central highlands and will have a capacity of 100 megawatts each. The wind farms are part of Vietnam’s ongoing Power Development Master Plan to further push the integration of renewable energy sources and to enhance the power supply. “The Dak Doa wind farm project is another excellent project demonstrating…

Nel has entered into an MoU with Everfuel which involves Everfuel taking a majority stake in H2 Fuel Norway (H2Fuel), a fully owned company of Nel, and changing the name to Everfuel Norway Retail. Everfuel targets an investment of NOK 26 million in H2Fuel, resulting in a 51% ownership share in the company. Everfuel Norway Retail’s strategy will be to combine the resources and build, own and operate hydrogen fueling stations in Norway, starting in Oslo. “Becoming part of Everfuel’s activities in Norway is a natural next step for H2Fuel, and I look forward to continue leading the company’s efforts…

EDF Renewables North America’s 150 megawatt (MW) Merricourt Wind Project has achieved commercial operation and has been turned over to Otter Tail Power Company, a subsidiary of Otter Tail Corporation. EDF Renewables developed and managed the construction process for Otter Tail Power under an Asset Purchase Agreement and turnkey Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) Agreement. Located approximately 10 miles southwest of Kulm, North Dakota, in McIntosh and Dickey Counties, the project created 260 construction jobs as well as injected millions of dollars in economic benefits to the local area. The 75 Vestas wind turbines are expected to generate enough energy…

TransAlta Renewables has entered into definitive agreements for the acquisition of three assets from TransAlta Corporation. The acquisition includes a 100 per cent direct interest in the 207 MW Windrise wind project located in the Municipal District of Willow Creek, Alberta; a 49 per cent economic interest in the 137 MW Skookumchuck wind facility in operation located across Thurston and Lewis Counties in Washington State; and a 100 per cent economic interest in the 29 MW Ada cogeneration facility in operation located in Ada, Michigan. “We are pleased to announce our acquisition of Windrise and economic interests in the Skookumchuck…

Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has elected Clyde W. Hewlett, Diana G. Purcel, and Peter E. Slaiby to its Board of Directors. Clyde Hewlett has more than 40 years of experience in offshore engineering design, manufacturing, and operations, having most recently served from 2015 to 2019 as CEO of Oceaneering International. Hewlett has also served on the Board of Directors of Seismic City, Inc. since April 2000. He will chair the OPT Board of Directors’ Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Committee. Diana Purcel has 20 years of experience as a chief financial officer, including 17 years with several small cap publicly…

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 29 projects to receive nearly $7.6 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development. The projects will advance energy storage technologies under the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Energy Storage for Fossil Power Generation. Energy storage combined with fossil energy assets offers a suite of benefits to asset owners, the electric grid, and society. These benefits include more reliable and affordable energy, a cleaner environment, and stronger power infrastructure. These projects will accelerate the development of technology options to manage the energy transition underway to decarbonize and increase the flexibility of fossil…

Vestas has received a 138 MW order to repower a wind project in the U.S.   With this order, Vestas will replace 73 existing V80-1.8 MW turbines with a total of 73 V110-2.0 MW turbines, including previously purchased 2 MW components. With the largest global installed capacity and service base, Vestas is uniquely positioned to harness operational and technical insights gained from the largest wind data repository in the world, to develop repowering solutions for Vestas and non-Vestas wind turbines alike. Repowering offers solutions for asset owners facing the higher operation and maintenance costs of an aging fleet and mitigates the…