Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Siemens Gamesa has entered into an arrangement with Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy, a long-term customer of 81 MW, to supply the most powerful onshore wind turbine, the SG5.8-155, which represents the first acquisition of this new technology in Finland. A total of 14 turbines with a 155-meter rotor will be shipped to the Alajoki-Peuralinna site in central Finland, a two-hour drive from the coastal town of Vaasa. The turbine will be optimized to meet site specifications, like high towers, to harness better wind speeds and improve electricity generation. The turbines will also be fitted with a low-temperature kit and Ice operation to…

Poland is speeding the transition from fossil fuels with the construction of two new wind farms funded by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The EBRD is funding a €26 million loan for a project in the north-east of the country with a total installed capacity of 51,4 MW: Mława (37,4 MW), situated approximately 110 km northwest of Warsaw, and Grajweo (14 MW), 60 km southwest of Suwałki. The EBRD funding would be complemented by a parallel loan from the DNB. The wind farms will be designed and run by a joint venture between Taaleri SolarWind Fund II, the Helsinki-based renewable…

GE Renewable Energy has finalized supply and service arrangements (subject to final notice) with Ocean Wind, a Ørsted project situated 15 miles off the coast of Southern New Jersey. Ocean Wind will feature GE’s Haliade-X 12 MW wind turbine with a 13 MW option. The arrangements will include a five-year Service & Warranty arrangement to provide technical assistance for wind turbines along with the Ørsted Operational and Maintenance staff. The Haliade-X 13 MW uses the same design as the 12 MW, which ensures that the size and dimensions of the turbines are the same. However, GE Renewable Energy engineers have…

Thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers’ Green Hydrogen product division has been awarded an engineering contract to install an 88 megawatt (MW) water electrolysis plant for Hydro-Québec, a Canadian energy firm, after successfully completing a feasibility report. The water electrolysis plant will be installed in Varennes, Quebec, which will deliver 11,100 metric tons of green hydrogen per year. Both hydrogen and oxygen, a by-product of the electrolysis process, can be used in a biofuel plant to generate residual waste biofuels for the transport industry. With a power of 88 MW, this plant will be one of the world’s first and largest renewable hydrogen…

Acciona is coordinating a new project aimed at developing and validating Spain’s first offshore plant for the generation, storage and delivery of green hydrogen. The project will propose modular, scalable and smart optimization suited to the current business model focused on offshore renewable electricity generation, incorporating floating wind and photovoltaic technologies. The project will research various possibilities for the deployment of an offshore hybrid power generation system, analyze concept options through the entire hydrogen manufacturing, storage and delivery chain and find technologies that have the greater potential for growth based on the proposed new materials. The project will be established…

Moray East has successfully installed the first turbine, issuing photos of the first of 100 9.5MW turbines in the Moray Firth. In December, Moray East finished the construction of a jacket-with 100 three-legged steel foundations mounted on the seabed. The turbine components arrived in the Moray Firth, where they were processed and stored onshore. Pre-assembly testing is ongoing at the Global Energy plant in Nigg. The components of the turbines are mounted onto the construction vessel and taken to the site; the offshore installation, consisting of 5 lifts, will be completed by MHI Vestas and Fred Olsen. “A turbine is…

Linde will build, own and run the largest PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) electrolyzer plant at the Leuna Chemical Complex in Germany. The new 24-megawatt electrolyzer would generate green hydrogen to supply Linde’s commercial customers via the current pipeline network. In addition, Linde will supply liquefied green hydrogen to fuel stations and other industrial customers in the area. The total green hydrogen produced will power approximately six hundred fuel cell buses, driving 40 million kilometers and save up to 40,000 tons of carbon dioxide tailpipe emissions per year. The electrolyzer will be designed by ITM Linde Electrolysis, a joint venture between Linde and ITM Power,…

MAN Energy Solutions has purchased almost 99 percent of the shares of H-TEC SYSTEMS, a PEM electrolysers maker based in Augsburg, Germany. Subject to the consent of the competition authorities, MAN Energy Solutions purchased the shares of the former majority shareholder, GP JOULE, in addition to the 40 percent stake previously owned of the firm in 2019. Currently, the remaining shares are in free float. “Green hydrogen is becoming an incredibly important natural resource on our journey to becoming a climate-neutral global economy. With the acquisition of H-TEC SYSTEMS, from now on we will cover all processing steps of the hydrogen economy…

The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has acquired an equity interest of 17.5 percent in Beatrice offshore wind farm from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). Beatrice is a 588MW offshore wind farm built by SSE using Siemens turbines, has a track record since operations started in 2018 and profits from a Contract-for-Difference (CfD) grant. Following completion of the deal, Beatrice will constitute nearly 12 percent of TRIG’s investment portfolio. The wind farm is situated approximately 13 kilometers off the north east coast of Scotland and consists of 84 Siemens 7MW turbines using direct-drive technology. The plant has a 15-year maintenance deal with…

Wärtsilä Finland, along with Vaasan Sähkö and EPV Energia and the City of Vaasa, have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on a project aiming at the use of emission-free hydrogen in power generation, industry and transport applications. The project will be located in Vaasa and will concentrate on enabling a new way of storing renewable energy. At the same time, the goal is to pilot a hydrogen-based energy generation solution that is ideal for export markets. Hydrogen is considered to have a major role to play in meeting global warming targets. Hydrogen can be generated without pollution using…