Author: Arnes Biogradlija

The Vietnamese renewable energy industry has been gaining momentum lately as the country considers renewable energy to play a pivotal role in achieving the ambitious Power Development Plan (PDP), says GlobalData. The PDP is intended to strengthen the power grid and increase the renewable energy mix in order to accelerate decarbonisation. In this context, solar PV and wind are expected to drive the decarbonization sector in Vietnam and reduce the cost of solar PV systems by about 25 percent and wind projects by 17 percent by 2030. “Vietnam’s installed power capacity is likely to reach approximately 135GW, growing by more…

The objective of the Green Hydrogen Hub Denmark project is to establish one of the largest green hydrogen production plants in the world and to combine it with underground hydrogen storage in the area between Hobro and Viborg. The project has been on the drawing board since 2014 in collaboration with Eurowind Energy, Corre Energy, and Danish state-owned Energinet, and is named Green Hydrogen Hub Denmark (GHH). The aim is to establish a complete PtX value chain by 2025, consisting of an electrolysis plant, hydrogen storage plant and a number of industrial hydrogen consumers, including the Compressed-Air-Energy-Storage (CAES) facility. The…

Ignitis Group has reached a significant point of development for Pomerania wind farm with the final wind turbine installed. Turbines installation was initiated in the middle of May in one of the largest wind farms in Poland. The Pomerania wind farm, which is the first Ignitis Groups’ project of its kind in Poland, comprises 29 wind turbines with a nominal capacity of approximately 3–3.3 MW. “Completion of Pomerania wind farm is another important step towards the decarbonization of the Poland energy system. It is also exceptionally important to Ignitis Group because it will increase the green generation portfolio of the…

GE Renewable Energy has been appointed by Azora to supply 19 Cypress onshore wind turbines for the 100 MW Cuevas de Velasco wind farm located in the province of Cuenca in Spain. Azora will run the 5.5 MW Cypress turbines with a rotor diameter of 158 meters, the most powerful turbine ever in Spain. This marks the first order in Spain for GE’s Cypress platform, the largest onshore wind turbine in the field. The scope of GE’s work would also include a 30-year service agreement. The two-piece blade of Cypress will be manufactured by GE’s wind turbine blade subsidiary, LM Wind…

Clearway Energy Group (Clearway) has finished repowering the now 160 MW Langford wind farm, increasing its nameplate capacity by 10 MW and generational output by more than 25%. Repowering Langford, which began original operations in 2009, will increase the project’s operational life by over a decade. Turbine equipment was provided by GE Renewable Energy and construction for the repowering was led by Mortensen. Langford is interconnected into ERCOT and will generate enough electricity to power nearly 75,000 households each year. “Repowering Langford was a major investment in Tom Green, Schleicher, and Irion counties in Texas to extend the life of…

Capital Dynamics’s Clean Energy Infrastructure (CEI) business has achieved financial close on a 383 megawatt (MWdc) solar photovoltaic project, located on the Moapa River Indian Reservation in Nevada. This transaction represents the financial close for the Eagle Shadow Mountain project and builds on the initial collaboration with 8minute Solar Energy, which continues to oversee project development. The project is anticipated to generate up to 400 new jobs during the 18-month construction period, with 10 full-time employees working at the plant upon completion by the end of 2021. The project marks the Clean Energy Infrastructure Team’s third transaction with the leading…

Equinor has entered into an agreement with Eni to sell a 10 percent equity interest in the Dogger Bank wind farm A and B assets in the UK for a total consideration of around £202.5 million. Eni also entered into an agreement to buy a 10 percent stake in Dogger Bank A and B from project partner SSE on the same terms. When the deal is completed, the new cumulative shares in Dogger Bank A (1.2 GW) and Dogger Bank B (1.2 GW) will be – SSE (40 percent), Equinor (40 percent) and Eni (20 percent). Eni will join the…

RES has won the Outstanding Service prize at the Scottish Green Energy Awards for its extraordinary efforts to keep the lights on during the Covid-19 pandemic. Throughout this year RES’ asset management and O&M teams have continued to keep renewable projects operating, helping to keep the lights on for 2.4 million homes. Responsible for 3GW or 10% of the UK’s renewable energy generation capacity RES has also proactively carried out ‘major works’ at some of the 76 onshore wind farms or 742 turbines, 61 solar farms, 3 storage projects and 6 offshore transmission assets. In its nomination RES was also…

GRS has successfully energized the Molong solar farm, operated by Amp Energy, in the Molong area of New South Wales. It’s up and running after delivering its first output, taking a preliminary step towards its commissioning and beginning grid link tests. The photovoltaic project, which covers 80 hectares of land on which 89,088 photovoltaic modules and 1,024 solar trackers have been installed, has an installed capacity of 39 MWp, which will generate approximately 78,000 MWh of renewable energy per year. In addition, once the facility generates 100 percent, it can provide electricity to some 11,000 Australian households, while preventing an…

RES has signed an agreement with local civils contractor, Edward Mackay, at its Kintradwell wind farm proposal in east Sutherland. The agreement grants Edward Mackay the right of first refusal of civil construction work for the planned scheme –helping to ensure important local jobs and employment opportunities for local people should the project obtain consent. RES has also committed itself to funding a local apprenticeship at Edward Mackay, with a view to completing the apprenticeship in time for construction work beginning at Kintradwell. The scheme, which lies approximately 8 kilometers north of Brora, has undergone many design iterations. In response…