Author: Arnes Biogradlija

The Dogger Bank Wind Farm developers have unveiled the blueprint for the multi-million pound Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Base, which will support the world’s largest offshore wind farm. The base will be built in the Port of Tyne, pending planning consent. It will act as the primary control center for the wind farm, which, when completed, will be capable of meeting about 5% of the UK’s energy demand. The wind farm will be built by SSE Renewables, and it will be operated by Equinor for up to 35 years, generating over 200 direct jobs in the North East of England.…

Siemens Gamesa will install four wind farms in the south of Italy with a combined power of 97 MW. Siemens Gamesa currently has over 2 GW of installed capacity in the country. The company signed two contracts with Alerion Clean Power, which include three wind farms in the Puglia region – Tre Confini, La Ficora and Cerignola. They will be equipped with 18 SG 3.4-132 turbines for a total capacity of 62 MW. These wind farms are scheduled to be commissioned in mid-2022 and the project includes a service agreement. In addition, an agreement was reached with Renexia for the…

Nucor will buy electricity from the Western Trail onshore wind project, which is currently under construction and will be operational later this year. Nucor, a steel producer, has agreed to buy electricity from a 367 MW wind farm in Texas on a long-term basis. “Western Trail will utilise Nucor steel, demonstrating our ability to develop multilateral supply chain relationships, it’s great to partner with Nucor in their efforts to improve the environmental sustainability in the steel industry.”Vishal Kapadia, Senior Vice President and Onshore Chief Commercial Officer at Ørsted The 130-turbine Western Trail wind farm will provide long-term financial returns in…

Vestas has received the biggest EnVentus order in Germany to date, at the 39 MW Wohlsdorf initiative in Rotenburg, Lower Saxony. Vestas will provide seven V150-5.6 MW turbines for the plant, which will be situated between Bremen and Hamburg. Windpark Wohlsdorf, a special purpose company owned by Reon and CapCerta, is developing the Wohlsdorf concept. The project was won as part of the most recent onshore wind auction rounds held by the German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA). The Wohlsdorf V150 EnVentus turbines will have a tip height of 244 meters and will be serviced and operated by Vestas under a long-term…

The Nordex Group has secured an order from Mexico for the supply of 20 N155/4.X turbines. The turbines will be delivered in a project-specific mode of 4.8 MW, giving the wind farm a cumulative rated capacity of 96 MW. The order also requires a two-year support contract for the turbines. The wind farm will be installed in the country’s north. The area has strong average wind speeds of 8 meters per second. The Nordex Group will mount the 4.8 MW turbines on 120-meter-high concrete towers this year, which the Group manufactures in the region. The rotor blades are also manufactured…

According to GlobalData, Poland’s stimulus programs, such as the “My Electricity” initiative, have already resulted in massive improvements, putting the country on track to have about 14.5GW of solar PV installations by the end of 2030. As a result, solar would account for more than 20% of the country’s capacity mix. With coal prices increasing and the rest of Europe moving for carbon neutrality, the Polish government is under pressure to take steps to encourage clean energy. “Poland’s reported cumulative solar PV installations – 3.9GW as of 1 Jan 2021 – represents a massive threefold jump from a year ago.…

Northern Gas Networks (NGN) has issued a green transition bond, allowing the public for the first time to participate in a hydrogen-ready network. NGN has partnered with Abundance, the UK’s leading ethical investment investing site, to launch the bond, which will help finance the upgrading of pipelines to ready the gas delivery network for hydrogen transport. It is the first time a managed electricity provider has sold a renewable transition bond to the general public, helping everybody to share in the transition to net zero emissions. The investment in Northern Gas Networks Finance Plc aims to collect £1 million in…

Korean engineering company Saman has hired international renewables consultancy OWC to take on the owners’ engineering role at the 300 MW Sinan offshore wind farm project, offshore South Korea. The Sinan offshore wind farm project is a 300 MW Phase 1 project at Jeonnam Sinan Jaeun-do, West Sea. It is part of the development area recently announced by president Moon Jae’s administration – an 8.2 GW offshore wind farm complex in Jeonnam Province intended for completion by the year 2030. Under the contract, OWC will deliver owners’ engineering services including review of site conditions; contract support for detail engineering, EPC…

Owned by Japan Renewable Energy Corporation, the wind project will be constructed by Shimizu Corporation and will feature 13 V105-3.45 MW turbines in 3.6 MW operating mode with 84-meter towers.

DNV has signed a $17.7 million contract to become the ‘Owner’s Engineer’ for Changhua Phase II wind farm in Taiwan. It is the largest offshore wind farm being developed solely by Taiwan Power Company (Taipower). The work scope lasting into the second half of 2025 will see DNV support project engineering reviews and marine coordination during wind farm construction. The scope over the project life cycle right through to commissioning includes design review, fabrication assurance, and construction assurance. Detailed design of the 31-turbine project is due this year, with the wind farm scheduled to be online by autumn 2025. DNV…