Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Hydrogen produced with renewable electricity could compete on costs with fossil fuel alternatives by 2030, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). A combination of falling costs for solar and wind power, better efficiency and economies of scale for electrolysers could make this possible. ‘Green Hydrogen Cost Reduction: scaling up electrolysers to achieve the 1.5 C climate target’ looks at the drivers for innovation and introduces methods that policymakers should consider to reduce the cost of electrolysers by 40 percent in the short term and by up to 80 percent in the long term. Green…

Broad Reach Power has acquired a 250-megawatt (MW) wind project and a 250-MW solar project, both located in Montana. Located in Billings, the solar and wind projects were purchased from Invenergy and are expected to be online in 2022 and 2023, respectively. “I am looking forward to begin developing these projects as we continue investing in Montana. Once completed, these projects will provide much needed reliability to the region’s grid while also contributing valuable local construction jobs and significant tax dollars to counties such as Yellowstone, Stillwater and Golden Valley.”Broad Reach Power developer Daniel Zolnikov. The projects join an existing…

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has strengthened its partnership with ZeroAvia through the launch of the HyFlyer II project. EMEC will supply green hydrogen for the 19-seat hydrogen-electric aircraft development programme, to help make zero-emission flights a commercial reality. Funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) and Innovate UK, the HyFlyer II project will see ZeroAvia develop the first certifiable hydrogen-electric powertrain that can power airframes carrying up to 19 passengers. To do this, ZeroAvia is collaborating with two partners, EMEC and Aeristech. Within the £12.3 million funded project, EMEC will…

Vestas has entered into an arrangement with the investment management firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), whereby Vestas will obtain a 25 percent minority interest in the parent companies of CIP. The stake will be purchased at a price of €500 million, in the form of an upfront payment of €180 million and a earnout of €320 million. The transaction is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2021. Via its investment in CIP, Vestas aims to further extend its involvement in the production of renewable projects and to invest in areas of the value chain of renewables outside…

GE Renewable Energy has been confirmed as the preferred turbine supplier for Dogger Bank C, the 1.2 GW third phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank wind farm, a 50:50 joint venture between SSE Renewables and Equinor, that will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm when complete in 2026. The agreement includes the upscaled Haliade-X 14 MW wind turbine and a Service Supply Agreement to provide operations and maintenance support for five years. The Turbine Supply Agreement and Service and Warranty Agreements for Dogger Bank C, will be finalized in the first quarter of 2021. Installation of the turbines…

Van Oord has ordered a next-generation custom-built green cable-laying vessel. The vessel will be delivered from VARD in Norway and equipped with the latest sustainable technologies. The vessel will be fully operational in 2023. This investment is part of Van Oord’s strategy to strengthen its position in the growing offshore wind market. The new vessel has been designed with the latest sustainable technologies in order to reduce the carbon footprint during operations and port standby. Apart from the possibility to run on bio fuel, this hybrid vessel has future fuel ready engines with built-in flexibility to anticipate e-fuels. It will…

The Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has selected EDF to optimize its new 50MW battery site in the Wickham Market. Capable of storing 75MWh of energy, this is the UK’s largest battery installed to date. The arrangement will see EDF, in addition to the control partner Upside Energy, direct the energy flow of the battery to all markets, including Dynamic Containment, generating revenue for the fund both within and outside the National Grid partnership. The agreement leverages EDF’s industry-leading trading experience and benefits from EDF’s proven track record of optimizing revenue for two of its other properties, Littlebrook and Rufford,…

Falck Renewables has purchased the remaining 30 percent of Big Fish SPV and Iron SPV from Canadian Solar Group. Big Fish SPV owns a solar project currently under construction in the provinces of Catania and Siracusa, Sicily, with a total capacity of more than 250 MW. The project, which acquired grid link and preliminary land rights, applied for licenses and permits at the end of 2019. Iron SPV is the owner of a solar plant under construction in the province of Catania. The total capacity of the project is approximately 35 MW. The project acquired grid link and provisional land…

Solarcentury has received construction permits for three solar farms in Cádiz, Spain. Construction, which is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2021, will require an investment of €75 million. Once completed, the projects would further improve the energy transition in Spain. The three sites, Arenosas, Malabrigo and El Yarte, will be built on a 350-hectare site and generate 305 GWh of renewable energy per year, enough to power 90,000 households. At its peak, the construction phase of growth is projected to generate 400 jobs. Each project will have an installed capacity of 50 MWp. Collectively, 90,000 tons of…

RES and Octopus Renewables have signed a three-year spares management contract which will see RES supply inverter spares for the clean energy investor’s solar assets in the UK. The agreement requires RES to own over 1000 spare parts that are compatible with Octopus Renewables’ inverter fleet and deliver these on-demand within a guaranteed time period. This provides substantial availability improvement and commercial advantage for 640 MW of Octopus’ UK solar portfolio. To support this and other recent growth, RES opened an operations and maintenance (O&M) site in Exeter earlier this year. The new 2000 sq ft facility enables enhanced spare…