Author: Arnes Biogradlija

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Abengoa has completed the construction of the demonstration plant for the Grasshopper project, with the aim of producing sustainable power using hydrogen fuel cells. As part of this project, a pilot plant has been built in Seville and moved to Abengoa Innovation’s testing facilities in the port of Seville, Spain, where it is being commissioned and started up before being sent to Delfzijl, The Netherlands. There, it will use the hydrogen excess produced in the Nouryon chlor-alkali plant, thus validating power production in a real industrial environment. The Grasshopper project creates a fuel cell power plants (FCPP) capable of generating…

ENERGODATA has selected Leclanché (LECN) to provide its proprietary energy management software (EMS) along with a battery energy storage system (BESS) for a novel application in a natural gas-fired power plant in Levice. The Leclanché EMS and BESS will be installed in the Veolia gas power plant in Western Slovakia. The 5.2 MW, 2.9 MWh energy storage system will be installed in the plant’s internal medium voltage grid. It will be used to help the plant comply with new European secondary frequency control regulations for automatic frequency restoration reserve (aFRR). The regulation, which goes into effect on January 1, 2022,…

ScottishPower has signed an agreement with Global Energy Group at its Port of Nigg site to identify processes and plant that could be powered by green hydrogen. Green hydrogen will be generated at the Nigg site and used to power heavy plant, machinery and vehicles used in the daily operations at the site and to power high temperature, energy intensive processes like the manufacturing of offshore wind components. “Green hydrogen provides a sustainable, scale-able, long-term energy solution and we are looking forward to working with Global Energy Group to develop and deliver green hydrogen for their operations.”Barry Carruthers, ScottishPower’s hydrogen…

BASF and EDF Energy North America have signed a 35 MW Wind Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) that will bring 25 MW wind power to BASF’s Verbund site in Freeport and 10 MW wind power to the Pasadena site. The companies plan to improve the energy balance and reduce CO2 emissions of two of production sites in Texas. “The agreements underline BASF’s commitment to sustainability. Manufacturing products for sustainable solutions, reducing emissions from our processes and using non-fossil fueled energy sources – all of these efforts help lead us on our continuing journey of sustainability. The addition of renewable energy to…

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and CrossWind have entered into a deal to supply the turbines for the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind park. This involves the procurement of 69 SG 11.0-200 DD offshore wind turbines and a 15-year service and maintenance deal. Final requirements are expected to be completed in the coming months, turning the deal into a firm order for Siemens Gamesa. The Notice of Proceed was signed following the issuance of an irrevocable permit from the Dutch authorities to CrossWind in December 2020. The Hollandse Kust Noord project is the third project of the Dutch National Offshore…

H2GO Power, in collaboration with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and Imperial College London, are trialling the use of artificial intelligence (AI) software coupled with hydrogen technology. Funded by Innovate UK and the Sustainable Innovation Fund, the HyAI (Hydrogen Artificial Intelligence) project is a pilot demonstration of AI software-controlled hydrogen storage technology. HyAI will show how software integrated with hydrogen hardware can make intelligent, data-driven asset management decisions in real time and optimize renewable energy integration into the UK electricity grid. Trialling the system using energy data supplied by EMEC from its Hydrogen Production Plant in Orkney, the AI…

Solaris Bus & Coach has signed three framework agreements for the exclusive supply of up to 182 buses which will be used throughout Austria. The operator Österreichische Postbus has opted for Solaris as a potential supplier of both emission-free and conventionally driven vehicles. According to the concluded framework agreements, a total of up to 40 hydrogen buses and 142 diesel vehicles of different lengths will be supplied in 2021-2023. he contracts will be executed in 2021-2023. The buses to be purchased by the carrier will include up to 40 emission-free Urbino 12 hydrogen buses. The rest of the vehicles will…

Swansea University and Hanson UK have installed new green hydrogen demonstration unit at the company’s Regen GGBS plant in Port Talbot, South Wales. The demonstration unit, which generates green hydrogen through renewable energy, has been developed as part of the £9.2m ‘Reducing Industrial Carbon Emissions (RICE)’ project which has been part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government, and is aimed at the deployment of industrial scale demonstrations of new technology. Cement production is energy intensive due to the high temperatures required to produce clinker – the main component of Portland cement. Hanson’s Port Talbot plant produces…

Siemens Gamesa 5.X platform has gathered momentum in Sweden heading into 2021 following the signing of a 62 MW deal to supply two adjacent sites in the Sunne region. The deal with local utility firm Tekniska verken will cover the supply of 7 SG 5.8-170 turbines at Fryksdalshöjden and 3 of the same turbines at the closeby site of Norra Länsmansberget. These turbines will use a flexible power rating to adjust their nominal power to 6.2 MW, and are expected to be installed by late 2022 and will have a 115-meter hub height. The deal also includes a up to…