Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Iberdrola is making progress with its first photovoltaic projects in the Valencia region, which will have an installed capacity of 450 megawatts (MW) and represent an investment of more than ‎€235 million. The company has plans to build two solar plants, PSF Ayora 1 and FV Cofrentes I, in Valle de Ayora-Cofrentes, each with an installed capacity of 200 MW, along with their energy evacuation infrastructures, such as a substation and the power lines necessary to transport the energy; and a third 50 MW facility, FV Alhorines, which is to be located in the La Encina district in Villena. The…

SFC Energy has introduced the new EFOY Pro fuel cell generation. The new product series reduces operating costs by up to 33%, is smaller, lighter and thus more flexible in use. The entire management of the fuel cell can be controlled via the EFOY Cloud. The spectrum ranges from 42 watts (W) output power of the EFOY Pro 900 to 125 watts of the EFOY Pro 2800. New is the EFOY Pro 1800 with 82 watts output power. The EFOY 80 (40 watts) and the EFOY 150 (75 watts) for temporary applications round off the wide range of clean and…

Plug Power has expanded its relationship with Universal Hydrogen. The companies previously partnered to develop a fuel cell-based hydrogen powertrain for regional aircraft. The recent minority investment by Plug Power will enable Universal Hydrogen to complete the construction of a subscale aircraft powertrain by Q2 2021. In addition to this strategic investment, the companies further agreed to a global offtake relationship that will see green hydrogen become cost-competitive with jet fuel by 2025. “When you think about renewables at 4 cents per kW-hr, it’s clear that green hydrogen can be produced at prices equivalent to or below fossil fuel based…

Northern Reliability (NRI) and KORE Power have launched a joint venture company, Nomad Transportable Power Systems (NOMAD) to provide the first utility-scale mobile energy storage systems. The company will offer “plug-and-play” battery energy storage systems integrated into a specially designed and patent-pending mobile ESS and docking system. The PowerDockTM platform is designed to provide customers in multiple industry segments with a flexible, reliable, and affordable way to incorporate storage for their varying use cases. This technology offers an alternative to traditional fixed-site storage solutions and what can be expensive startup costs which are concerns some have contended with in the…

CO2CRC has established a wholly-owned subsidiary company, CO2Tech. CO2Tech will have access to the Otway International Test Centre (OITC) and CO2CRC’s expertise via commercial agreements. “We have established CO2Tech to meet the growing customer need for multi-disciplinary technical consultation, advisory and project management services across the whole CCUS value chain.”David Byers chief executive CO2CRC. “CO2Tech will allow CO2CRC to offer our industry partners and customers, tailored solutions while preserving commercial confidentiality.“CO2Tech will be pleased to work with industry customers to help them achieve their emissions reductions goals by applying individualized technologies and techniques that result in lower costs for capturing,…

WEC Energy Group (WEC) and Invenergy have purchased the Jayhawk Wind project, including a renewable power purchase agreement with Facebook. The more than 190 MW project, located in Crawford and Bourbon Counties, Kansas, will help support the tech company’s operations in the region. “Establishing and growing strong relationships with the nation’s pre-eminent clean energy investors and power purchasers is fundamental to Apex’s core mission and to our ability to bring best-in-class renewable energy assets like Jayhawk Wind to life. Because of these agreements with Facebook—a valued Apex customer—and new partners WEC Energy Group and Invenergy, Jayhawk Wind will advance the…

Eco Wave Power has began work on the planning of the construction of floaters on the sea wall of the Port of Jaffa, Israel. Work will include the clearing of the top cement layer of the appropriate portions of the sea wall, followed by the insertion of steel reinforcing bars and, eventually, the formation of a new cement layer, which will include the necessary support for the construction of the floaters. Around the same time, the company started the construction of ten floaters, which are scheduled to arrive at the site in accordance with the completion of the works on…

Evolugen, part of Brookfield Renewable, and Gazifère, an Enbridge company, have started green hydrogen project in Quebec. The companies, as part of a collaboration formed to advance the development and use of green hydrogen, plan to build and operate an approximately 20 MW water electrolysis hydrogen production plant in the Outaouais region. The facility will result in significant reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and generate considerable benefits regionally, provincially, and nationally. The plant will be built in the Masson sector of the City of Gatineau, adjacent to Evolugen’s hydroelectric facilities, which will power the electrolyzer. An estimated capacity of approximately…

Triton Knoll has started the export of power to the UK National Grid. First generation is being followed by a period of rigorous testing and commissioning, while the project continues to install the remainder of its 90 Vestas V164-9.5 MW turbines. All turbines are being handled at Able Seaton Port in Teesside where RWE, through Triton Knoll, has invested in establishing new turbine handling capabilities at the port for the first time in its history. Further investments in the region also include the creation of a new, multi-million pound operations base in Grimsby, which will generate up to 70 new,…

NewHydrogen is expanding the existing sponsored research agreement with the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) to develop technology to reduce the cost of green hydrogen production. The new agreement is 10 times the previous budget and significantly expands the scope of the research program. The initial sponsored research program at UCLA was focused on replacing the oxygen catalyst, iridium, a precious metal found only in asteroids, with low cost materials that meet or exceed the performance characteristics of iridium. The expanded research will focus on significantly reducing or replacing the hydrogen catalyst, platinum. Platinum is so rare that…