Author: Arnes Biogradlija

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…

Enagás and Naturgy are researching the development of green hydrogen using 350 MW of wind power in Asturias. The project is a candidate for the Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) and allows the production of this renewable hydrogen through the use of indigenous energy resources to achieve greater value-added. Specifically, the scheme envisages the development of an electrolysis and renewable energy facility for which the construction of both an on-shore and an off-shore wind power plant off the coast of Asturias is envisaged. The latter will be constructed using the floating technologies developed by the Navantia-Windar Joint Venture, with…

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together to promote the implementation of renewable energy options, including decentralized technology, in Southern African countries. The two organizations will also collaborate on policy creation, capacity building initiatives and regional activities aimed at attracting investment to the region. Southern Africa has seen a dramatic increase in access to electricity over the last decade. This is primarily due to the strong commitment of the SADC Member States to tap into the region’s…

K2 Management has won two mandates to provide technical expertise for onshore wind projects in Pakistan. Developer, Artistic Milliners, named K2 Management as owner’s engineer to provide full technical advice during the construction process of the 50MW Artistic Wind Power Project in Jhimpir, Pakistan. The scope of the work includes a review of comprehensive engineering and design, project management and site oversight over the 16-month implementation duration of the EPC before the start of commercial service, scheduled at the end of 2021. “Artistic Milliners is well recognized in the Pakistan renewables industry, thanks to our large pipeline of clean energy…

Enel Green Power and FNM have signed an MoU to discover and define the best way to supply green hydrogen for mobility as part of the “H2IseO” project. The deal, signed by FNM Chairman Andrea Gibelli and Enel Green Power CEO Salvatore Bernabei, provides for the creation of a joint working group to define and recommend the most suitable solutions. The H2IseO project, promoted by FNM in partnership with Trenord, will make it possible to build the first Italian Hydrogen Valley in Lombardy, specifically in Sebino and Valcamonica. The key objectives of the project are: the procurement of new hydrogen-powered…

Global infrastructure and energy provider ATCO has signed an agreement to purchase the rights to build the 325MW Central West Pumped Storage Hydro Project near Yetholme, Central West NSW. The 325MW pumped storage hydro project would be capable of delivering 2,600MWh of stored energy for up to eight hours as required, ensuring low-cost, long-term storage of energy. The project is situated near Yetholme, 30 kilometers from Bathurst, adjacent to the planned Central West-Orana Renewable Energy Zone (CWOREZ). It is situated in close proximity to major clean energy resources and a 330kV grid link serving the Sydney Load Center. The venture has…

Extreme E with AFC Energy has launched the hydrogen fuel cell generator which will play a key role in the opening season of this new electric racing series, starting April 2021. This technology will allow Extreme E to charge its race fleet using zero emission energy, with the only by-product being water for utilization elsewhere at each of its five races. AFC Energy has worked closely with Extreme E to design and complete a bespoke fuel cell and operating system, requiring a detailed understanding of the extremities of conditions in each race location to support the system’s deployment in being…

ENERCON has signed a framework agreement for 190 MW with the Italian energy group ERG for five projects in Italy and Great Britain. As part of the agreement, ENERCON will deliver a total of 46 E-138 EP3 E2 (4.2 MW) and E-115 EP3 E3 (4.2 MW) turbines to ERG’s subsidiary ERG Power Generation SpA over the next three years. The scope of delivery also includes transport, assembly, commissioning and servicing of the systems during the first operating phase. In an internal tendering process carried out by ERG, ENERCON asserted itself as a successful supplier. The 46 turbines are planned for…

The Frames Group and Twinning Energy have teamed up together to deliver hydrogen mobility solutions, including local, green hydrogen generation options. The cooperation was formalized by the purchase of a 50 percent shareholding in Twinning Energy by the Frames Group. The transition from fossil fuels to clean energy is on the rise, with hydrogen having the ability to change the way we are actually thinking about transport and mobility. Hydrogen-driven vehicles or FCEVs (Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles) are an important building block in the decarbonization of the transport and mobility industries. The combination of mobility solutions provided by Twinning Energy,…