Author: Arnes Biogradlija

‘SeaH2Land’ is an innovative vision that envisions a regional cross-border pipeline connecting GW-scale electrolysis to broad industrial demand in the Dutch-Flemish North Sea Port cluster. The green energy needed to generate renewable hydrogen is expected to come from the expansion of large-scale offshore wind. ArcelorMittal, Yara, Dow Benelux, and Zeeland Refinery, the region’s major industrial companies, support the construction of the necessary regional infrastructure to allow sustainably-produced steel, ammonia, ethylene, and fuels in the future, assisting the Netherlands and Belgium to accelerate their carbon reductions towards 2030 and beyond. The SeaH2Land vision involves Ørsted developing a 1 GW green hydrogen…

Vestas has expanded its presence in Japan with a 43 MW order for the Yokohama-machi Wind Power Plant in the Japanese prefecture of Aomori. The plant, which is owned by Japan Wind Development, will include nine Vestas V117-3.45 MW turbines and three Vestas V105-3.45 MW turbines with 94-meter towers. The turbines are delivered in 3.6 MW operating mode. The order provides a multi-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM5000) service arrangement, which provides the consumer with an energy-based availability assurance to ensure optimal efficiency and long-term business case certainty. “We are pleased to once again partner with Japan Wind Development with this…

Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS), the UK SME heading the Project Fresson consortium, plans to take advantage of hydrogen fuel cell technology to create a commercially feasible retrofit powertrain solution for the nine-passenger Britten-Norman Islander aircraft. By September 2022, Project Fresson will deliver an emissions-free (zero CO2), hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered flying demonstrator. CAeS welcomed Ricardo UK and Innovatus Technologies to the Fresson consortium after a comprehensive review of hydrogen technology innovators. Innovatus Technologies brings their advanced Scottish Hydrogen Fuel Tank (SHyFT) technology, while Ricardo UK brings experience in fuel cell system production. “We are proud to join the Cranfield Aerospace Solutions consortium to…

About £30 million in government funds will be used to promote innovative studies into battery manufacturing, the hybrid car supply chain, and hydrogen vehicles. Twenty-two studies will share £9.4 million in funding, including plans to develop a plant in Cornwall to extract lithium for use in electric vehicle batteries, a plant in Cheshire to manufacture specialized magnets for electric vehicle engines, and a plant in Loughborough to manufacture lightweight hydrogen storage for cars and vans. The Faraday Institution, which is funded by the government, is now pledging £22.6 million to continue its work to improve the quality, efficiency, and longevity…

Sonnedix has closed the purchase of a 5.1MW operational asset portfolio from Diversis Energa and Grupo Enerpal. The portfolio comprises two ground-mounted solar photovoltaic plants in Spain. Both plants are operated by Spain and have been in service since 2008 and 2006, respectively. “Through transactions like this, we continue to deliver on our long-term commitment with the Spanish market, contributing to the country’s economic recovery. At the same time, our sustainable growth strategy allows us to expand the use of solar, fulfilling our purpose: to harness the power of the sun to build a bright future.” Axel Thiemann, CEO of…

The Nordex Group has received an order for 182.4 MW from Spain that will see the group supply 38 N155/4.8 turbines from the Delta4000 series for a wind farm in the country’s center. The order also includes a service contract for the turbines covering a period of two years. The turbines are expected to be shipped and assembled in the spring of 2022, with commissioning occurring in the same year. The Nordex Group will mount the Delta4000 turbines with a hub height of 120 meters on concrete towers manufactured in Spain. Spain has set ambitious goals for sustainable energy production…

Iberdrola has extended its clean energy footprint in Poland, one of the company’s new growth areas. The company has agreed to buy three new onshore wind farms with a combined capacity of 163 megawatts from CEE Equity Partner. The facilities’ production is now mainly secured by 10-year power purchase agreements (PPAs). Two of the projects, totaling 112.5 MW, are already operational, while the third, with a capacity of 50.4 MW, will begin construction soon. The agreement reaffirms Iberdrola’s contribution to Poland, placing the organization at the frontline of the country’s energy transformation. It comes on the heels of the latest…

GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to upgrade three Gas-Insulated Substations (GIS) located in Khimti, Barhabise and Lapsiphedi in Nepal. These new substations would supply uninterrupted hydro electricity to hundreds of thousands of households in power-scarce areas outside Kathmandu that are still not connected to the national grid. The contract was awarded by Nepal Electricity Authority, the country’s state-owned parent producer and distributor of electric power, which manages and retains the country’s installed power capacity of approximately 1,332 Megawatts (MW). Nepal, a landlocked, mountainous nation with a population of about 28 million people, has long…

Kyungyeol Song has been selected as a Class III member to Plug Power’s Board of Directors. Dr. Song is currently the Head of Quantum Growth for SK E&S, a division of the SK Group. Dr. Song previously worked as the Director of McKinsey Energy Center before joining the SK Group. At McKinsey’s Korea Office, he headed the Electric Power Practice as well as the Energy and Chemical Practice. Dr. Song brought solid growth plans for renewable energies and sustainable technology, such as investment decisions for electric car battery businesses, M&A transactions for front of the meter ESS businesses, and entry…

Johnson Matthey (JM), a global pioneer in renewable technology, particularly those vital for sustainable fuels and chemicals, is going to supply cutting-edge technologies, facilities, and consulting services to the Haru Oni project in Patagonia, Chile, the world’s first methanol plant to harvest wind energy. The Haru Oni initiative, built by Siemens Energy in collaboration with Johnson Matthey and several other major companies, including Porsche, will be the world’s first interconnected and industrial large-scale plant producing climate neutral e-methanol and e-gasoline. Rising e-fuel production is a crucial phase in the energy transition because e-fuels work similarly to gasoline and diesel but are…