Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Iberdrola has purchased a controlling stake in DP Energy’s offshore wind pipeline in Ireland, totaling 3 GW. The ventures are situated in three clusters on the east, west and south coasts of the country, each of which will be ready for the upcoming offshore auctions in 2025-2030. The deal also involves the purchase by Iberdrola of a majority stake in the business generated by DP Energy, which will be responsible for the construction of this wind pipeline in Ireland. The projects involved in the deal are the Inis Ealga Wind Farm on the south coast of Co Cork and the…

Denmark has reached a historic deal on the development of a North Sea energy hub. The energy hub will be an artificially built island 80 kilometers from the shores of the Jutland Peninsula. That would be the property of a public-private partnership. The hub will improve the convergence of Europe’s energy grids and increase the production of renewable electricity required for a climate-neutral Europe. Denmark has introduced a cut-off date of 2050 for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea and has canceled all future licensing rounds. Denmark is taking another important phase in the green revolution by deciding…

Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has advised EWE Erneuerbare Energien (EWE) on its purchase of a portfolio of five German onshore wind farms from InvestInvent Funds SICAV through its InvestInvent Wind Energy Fund. EWE’s five wind farms are Bad Berleburg in North Rhine-Westphalia, Steinau in Hesse and Petersdorf 1, Petersdorf 2 and Stretense-Panschow, both in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The gross installed capacity of the five wind farm units is 28 MW. EWE is the renewable energy arm of the EWE Group, one of the main energy providers in Germany. It has been involved in the wind power sector for three decades…

GE Renewable Energy has successfully completed the Lower Kaleköy Hydropower plant at the Lower Kaleköy Dam in Turkey. Now that the last of the three units has been attached to the grid, the plant has entered into complete commercial service. As the consortium leader, Hydro Solutions has provided a total of three 155 MW of Vertical Francis Turbines, including the control system, the balance of the project and the hydroelectric power station. With its installed capacity of 500 MW, Lower Kaleköy will be Turkey’s sixth largest hydropower plant with installed capacity built by the private sector. Thanks to the new…

Vestas has won a contract to supply, build and commission 15 V110-2.0 MW of wind turbines for a 30 MW project in Poland. The order includes a 10-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM5000) service arrangement as well as a VestasOnline Business SCADA solution, which decreases downtime of the turbine and thus optimizes the energy output. Delivery and commissioning are scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2022. Customer and project names are not revealed at the customer’s request.

McDermott International’s CB&I Storage Solutions company was awarded a contract by New Jersey Natural Gas for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) of a power-to-gas plant in Howell, New Jersey. The plant will use solar power to generate green hydrogen for injection into an existing gas delivery network for home and commercial use. “Green hydrogen is critical to power a carbon-free future. As the energy industry seeks opportunities to reduce its impact on the environment, our proven project execution model is positioned to deliver the next generation of sustainable energy infrastructure.”Cesar Canals, senior vice president of CB&I Storage Solutions. Project completion…

Vestas has received an order from the Irish climate solutions firm Bord na Móna for the 75 MW Cloncreen project in Ireland. The contract involves the supply, construction and commissioning of 21 V136-3.45 MW wind turbines in 3.6 MW operating mode in conjunction with the 20-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM5000) service arrangement, optimizing power generation while at the same time providing competitively leveled energy costs. The project is based in County Offaly, in the Irish Midlands, and is derived from the current RESS 1 auction round. When commissioned, Cloncreen will be the largest wind park in Ireland to date. “Following…

Vestas has secured an order of 36 MW for the second phase of the Sandy Knowe Wind Project in Scotland from ERG, one of the largest wind energy operators on the European market. The project will consist of ten 3.6 MW V112-3.45 MW wind turbines in service mode. In November 2020, Vestas was awarded the contract for the first phase of the 50 MW project by the same client. The twin ventures will be situated in the Dumfries & Galloway Council district of South-West Scotland. “We are pleased to continue our partnership with ERG in Scotland and we are proud to…

Iberdrola, through its UK subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables (SPR), has chosen Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) as the preferred bidder to supply and install some of the world’s most efficient and profitable offshore wind turbines for its £6.5 billion East Anglia Hub program. SPR and SGRE have agreed to work together to refine the projects before the next Contracts for Difference sale, set for later this year, with the intention of signing turbine supply and implementation agreements. Selecting the favored bidder at such an early stage in the construction of Hub projects provides an incentive for SPR and SGRE to develop…

Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) is unveiling Cero Generation (Cero), a specialized solar energy company operating across Europe to facilitate the transition to a net zero future. Consolidating the current and potential European solar activities of GIG, Cero is home to one of the largest solar development portfolios in the region. Its existing 8 GW portfolio comprises over 150 projects based in the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Poland, France and the Netherlands. “The launch of Cero Generation marks an important milestone in GIG’s ambition to create Europe’s leading solar development company. An agile, flexible, development-focused business, backed by the global expertise, resources and reach of GIG, Cero is the…