Author: Anela Dokso

Fugro has completed a positioning support contract for Bourbon Subsea Services to help install the three units of the WindFloat Atlantic semi-submersible floating wind farm. Located 20 km from Viana do Castelo on the west coast of Portugal, and in water depths of 100 meters, the floating offshore wind farm comprises three 8.4 MW turbines that will have a total installed capacity of 25 MW. Fugro also developed and fitted a customized remote positioning system, powered by a combination of solar and wind, to the floating turbine, which allowed a real-time connection to the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and support vessel. In addition, the…

OHT has entered into the offshore wind turbine generator (WTG) installation sector, having entered into a binding heads of agreement with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) in Jiangsu, China for the construction of two WTG installation vessels with options for a further two units, through its wholly owned subsidiary VIND Offshore Installation. The vessels will be jack-ups of GustoMSC design and will be prepared to handle the next generation WTGs, featuring a telescopic crane with maximum capacity of 2,500t and a maximum lifting height of approximately 165m. The units will be capable of efficiently installing in water depths up to…

Iberdrola, SEAT and Volkswagen Group Spain Distribution (VGSD)have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to jointly promote the deployment of electric and sustainable mobility in Spain. The companies share the vision of the need to advance Spain’s electrification in a coordinated manner, involving alliances between the main actors that are providing solutions in this field, as well as opportunities to set up an industrial, commercial and innovation ecosystem that allows the country to maintain a prominent position in the automotive industry of the future and lead the development of sustainable mobility in Europe. They have also identified the charging infrastructure as…

Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, has made a transaction with WEC Energy Group of Milwaukee to sell an ownership interest in the Tatanka Ridge wind farm, now under construction in Deuel County, SD, northeast of Brookings. Under the terms of the transaction, WEC Energy Group will acquire an 85 percent ownership interest and substantially all of the tax benefits in the project for approximately $235 million. Closing the transaction is subject to receipt of certain regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. “Partnering with WEC Energy Group on another new wind project enables us to capitalize on our broad development…

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has made three key appointments to its leadership team, with Beatriz Puente joining as chief financial officer, while Lars Bondo Krogsgaard and Juan Gutiérrez are appointed as CEOs of the Onshore and Service business units respectively. “I am very pleased that we have been able to appoint three very talented and experienced executives into the team, and also that with these appointments we can diversify the leadership of the company. We are currently engaged in a turnaround process that aims to deliver long-term sustainable growth and profitability to Siemens Gamesa and we need a strong management…

Minesto has experienced a delay in its tidal energy project in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands, due to a mechanical failure that occured during the initial commissioning phase of the DG100 tidal energy converter. Minesto installed the first DG100 tidal energy converter, but during the initial commissioning phase a mechanical failure occurred in the power plant’s mooring interface and denied further operations. The DG100 kite system has been recovered for service and re-fitting of the failed component in the mooring system. In addition, the company completed the installation of subsea and onshore infrastructure for the project. After the concluded installation of the…

Iberdrola and SABIC have signed a pioneering long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) whereby the energy company will provide green electricity to the industrial plant of the petrochemical multinational in La Aljorra – Cartagena, in Murcia, for the next 25 years. Based on this agreement, Iberdrola will promote, construct and operate the world’s largest on site photovoltaic self-consumption system. With an investment of nearly €70 million, the new renewable facility, which will be developed on the site of SABIC’s industrial plant, will have an installed capacity of 100 megawatts (MW) and will consist of 263,000 solar modules. The facility will increase…

CMS Energy has purchased a majority stake in Aviator Wind, a 525-megawatt wind energy project in Texas that will support efforts by Facebook and McDonald’s to achieve their clean energy goals. The project will start operations by fall 2020 in Coke County, about 250 miles southwest of Dallas. Aviator Wind will be operated by CMS Enterprises, a subsidiary of CMS Energy that develops, owns and operates utility-scale renewable energy facilities, including wind and solar. “Through Aviator Wind, we’re proud to continue the drive toward sustainable energy and help two of the nation’s largest organizations meet their aggressive renewables goals. Facebook…

The Northern Territory Government has awarded ‘major project status’ to Sun Cable’s Australia-Singapore Power Link (ASPL) solar project. The proposed Australia-Singapore Power Link is a $20 billion, 10 gigawatt solar farm and a 20-30 gigawatt hour storage facility near Tennant Creek. It will supply loads in the Darwin and Singapore markets via a high voltage direct current transmission. This is the largest solar farm under development in the world. The project will seek to supply long term, competitive, stably priced renewable electricity to the Darwin and Singapore markets. Attracting and securing private investment in the Territory is critical to economic…

The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub has given almost £1.2 million to UK universities to support research projects investigating all aspects of offshore renewable energy. The Hub’s Flexible Funding has been established to enable UK researchers to respond to a number of key research challenges in ORE. The research being funded in this second Flexible Funding call ranges from developing improved models for multivariate metocean extremes to creating advanced, modular power take-off designs for marine energy converters. There are also a number of electrical cable-based research project investigating challenges including scour, insulation reliability and partial discharge monitoring. This second…