Author: Arnes Biogradlija

BayWa r.e is extending its onshore wind pipeline in the United Kingdom with the purchase of the High Constellation wind farm in Scotland from Blue Energy. The planned ten turbine wind farm is situated on the Kintyre Peninsula, about 20 km south of Tarbert and 30 km north of Campbeltown, Scotland. When installed, the capacity would be approximately 50 MW. “We are delighted to add this project to our portfolio in the UK and to continue our successful role in project development in Scotland. Blue Energy has been fantastic to work with, and with them, we are perfectly positioned to…

Hydrogen Council has shown rapid acceleration of hydrogen projects in response to government commitments to deep decarbonization. Developed in collaboration with McKinsey & Company, “Hydrogen Insights 2021: A Perspective on Hydrogen Investment, Deployment and Cost Competitiveness” offers a comprehensive perspective on market deployment around the world, investment momentum as well as implications on cost competitiveness of hydrogen solutions. As of early 2021, over 30 countries have released hydrogen roadmaps and governments worldwide have committed public funding in support of decarbonization through hydrogen technologies. No less than 228 large-scale projects have been announced along the value chain, with 85% located in…

The UK’s first public homes with household appliances fueled entirely by hydrogen are set to be built in Low Thornley, Gateshead. The two semi-detached homes, funded with the help of the UK government’s Hy4Heat Innovation programme, Cadent and NGN will open in April 2021, showing how hydrogen has the potential to be used as a clean replacement to natural gas in the home. At the moment 86% of homes in the UK use gas to heat their homes. The new hydrogen homes will use 100% hydrogen for domestic heating and cooking in appliances including boilers, hobs, cookers and fires. Unlike…

Yara International has signed a Letter of Intent with Statkraft, and Aker Horizons, aiming to establish Europe’s first large-scale green ammonia project in Norway. The project will enable the hydrogen economy and accelerate the green energy transition. The partners will target green hydrogen and green ammonia opportunities within shipping, agriculture and industrial applications, by electrifying Yara’s existing ammonia facility in Porsgrunn. “This is not just a unique decarbonization project, but a strategic investment that can establish new value chains for green hydrogen and green ammonia. With Statkraft and Aker Horizons onboard we gain key expertise within renewable electricity, power markets,…

ENGIE and Equinor have partnered to develop low-carbon hydrogen activities. The partners will investigate the production and market potential for hydrogen from natural gas whereby the CO2 will be captured and stored permanently offshore. ENGIE and Equinor signed a memorandum of understanding to investigate the development of low-carbon hydrogen value chains in Belgium, the Netherlands and France. In the coming months, ENGIE and Equinor will start discussions with potential customers to assess the project, as well as with stakeholders and relevant authorities. This development of low carbon and renewable hydrogen will accelerate the construction of new hydrogen infrastructure and the…

Vestas has invested in Swedish wood technology company Modvion, in a move towards creating fully sustainable products and solutions, and reducing carbon emissions from the value chain. The investment sees Vestas becoming a minority investor in the bio-composite specialist, and marks the first official investment from newly established corporate venture capital arm, Vestas Ventures. Modvion specializes in the development and manufacturing of wind turbine towers made from laminated veneer lumber (LVL), a bio-composite material sourced sustainably from a supplier network, and validated to uphold robust reforestation strategies. When compared directly with the value chain of a conventional steel tower, Modvion…

With declining costs, improved technologies, and increasing deployment, energy storage is poised to become a growing part of the evolving U.S. power system. But measuring the value of energy storage is inherently complex—and future systems will likely include multiple storage technologies, adding new complexity. To answer the big questions around the role of storage in our future grid, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has launched the multiyear Storage Futures Study (SFS). Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Energy Storage Grand Challenge, the study explores how energy storage technology advancement could impact the deployment of utility-scale storage and adoption…

Iberdrola and Porcelanosa have joined forces on electrification projects, which will drive the decarbonization of ceramic production in line with EU objectives and the fight against climate change. The companies have agreed to conduct joint research into energy solutions for the ceramic firm’s plants, such as maximum efficiency, high-temperature heat pumps in driers, as well as the combined use of renewable energy and a green hydrogen supply to reach the temperatures required in atomizers and hybrid ovens. This will help to drive the electrification of the ceramic company’s production process by improving energy efficiency and making use of residual heat.…

TECO 2030 (TECO) plans to create Norway’s first large-scale development of fuel cells, optimized to be the core of hydrogen powered ships and other heavy-duty installations. The development of fuel cells is carried out in cooperation with the Austrian engineering company AVL. TECO 2030 has formed a unique partnership with one of the world’s most advanced R&D clusters. AVL will also contribute to the design and development of the facility. “Our ambition is to build an advanced innovation centre combined with a giga factory, meaning that we will produce fuel cells with a capacity of 1200 megawatts, or 1,2 gigawatt,…

Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) has acquired a 22 MW onshore wind farm in Scieki from the EnerCap Power Funds. The project is located approximately 1 km north west of the village of Scieki and approximately 75 km south west of Warsaw in central Poland. The project consists of 11 Vestas V90 2 MW wind turbine generators and has been in operation for more than eight years. The project helps to avoid an average of 39 kt of CO2e a year in greenhouse gas emissions. The purchase of Scieki sees GIG continuing to play an active role in the rising…