Author: Arnes Biogradlija

The program kick-off is supported by a new raise of $24.3 million, led by Horizons Ventures, joined by a new investor British Airways.

Why onsite production matters to standard hydrogen.

Companies collaborate on pilot program to increase zero-emissions capabilities for medium-duty vehicles.

Nordex Group has received another order from Spain comprising eleven N155/4.X turbines. The turbines are planned for a 50 MW wind farm in the country’s north. The order also requires a long-term Premium Service for the turbines. The wind farm’s building is scheduled to be finished this year. The Nordex Group will mount the turbines on 120-meter-high concrete towers manufactured in the company’s concrete-tower plant in Motilla del Palancar, Castilla-La Mancha. The turbines will be installed in the Nordex Group’s Vall D’Uxo factory, which is situated 320 kilometers away.

Vestas will supply turbines for 132MW wind projects in the United States. An undisclosed wind project totaling 55MW will be comprised of 24 V120-2.2 MW and 4 V110-2.0 MW wind turbines including previously purchased PTC components.  The order covers the supply, construction, and commissioning of the turbines, as well as a 20-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM5000) service arrangement to ensure the asset’s optimal efficiency. Turbine delivery will begin in the third quarter of 2021 with commissioning scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2021. Another order totaling 77MW was placed by MidAmerican Energy to repower the Pocahontas Prairie wind project in…

Vestas has received 168MW EnVentus orders from the Mediterranean. An undisclosed customer form Turkey has a placed 66MW for a wind project that will see the installation of 11 V162-6.0MW turbines, as well as a 15-year Active Output Management 4000 (AOM4000) service agreement. “With the V162-6.0 MW, Vestas continues to drive down the cost of energy and increase the annual energy production of our customers’ projects. We are glad to see how the EnVentus platform enters the Turkish wind energy market and expands its footprint across markets globally.”Olcayto Yigit, GM of Vestas Turkey. Greece will have 102MW of wind power after Rokas Renewables, an…

Iberdrola is advancing the development of renewable projects in Greece with a 102 MW turbine supply contract for its Askio II, Askio III and Rokani wind farms. The Rokani project, in the Viotia region, will install three EnVentus V162-6.0 MW turbines, to be used for the first time in Greece. The order also includes the supply and installation of twenty V150-4.2 MW for Askio II (33.6MW) and Askio III (50 MW) wind farms, located in Kozani, in the country’s north, as well as two Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreements for 5 and 10 years. Turbine delivery will…

The Nordex Group has been hired by Ignitis Group, Lithuania’s state-owned energy holding firm, to supply 14 N149/4.0-4.5 turbines. The Delta4000 series turbines are planned for the 63 MW Mazeikiai wind farm in the country’s northwest region. The deal also includes a 15-year premium service contract for the turbines. The infrastructure work is due to begin in the middle of this year, with turbine distribution and installation planned for 2022. The Nordex Group will mount the turbines on tubular steel towers – eight with hub heights of 155 meters and six with hub heights of 145 meters – to achieve…

Vestas has been awarded a 30 MW contract for the Lenalea wind farm in Ireland, which is being built by SSE Renewables and Coillte Renewable Energy. Vestas will supply and build seven V117-4.2 MW turbines in 4.3 MW operating mode for the County Donegal project. The turbines will be serviced under a multi-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement, which will make use of Vestas’ current service base in the area. The V117-4.3 MW turbines will have a hub height of 76.5m and will be delivered for the first time in the second quarter of 2023. The farm…

‘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…