Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Commerz Real has purchased the Heinsberg wind farm in the North Rhine-Westphalia administrative district of the same name for its newly launched Klimavest Impact fund. The seller is Energiekontor, the developer and operator of wind farm and solar parks based in Bremen. Commerz Real also recently bought a wind farm in Beckum in the Münsterland region from the same company, for Klimavest as well. The Heinsberg wind farm consists of three wind turbines, which were placed into operation in 2017 and have a residual service life of 25 years. They originate from the renowned German provider Nordex, with whom a…

Renewables will account for almost 90 percent of the rise in total power capacity worldwide in 2020 and will accelerate to its fastest growth in the last six years in 2021, according to the latest IEA report. Renewable energy is rising robustly across the world this year, in contrast to the sharp declines caused by the Covid-19 crisis in many other parts of the energy market, such as oil, gas and coal, according to a study released by the International Energy Agency. Driven by China and the United States, new additions to renewable energy capacity worldwide would grow to a…

Ørsted and bp have jointly agreed to develop a possible large-scale renewable hydrogen project at bp’s Lingen Refinery in North West Germany (Emsland). The project, which is scheduled to be operational in 2024, will consist of a 50 megawatt (MW) electrolyser device capable of producing one ton of renewable hydrogen per hour or approximately 9,000 tons per year. This will be sufficient to offset about 20 precent of the total fossil-based hydrogen consumption of the refinery, avoiding about 80,000 tons of CO2 equivalent emissions per year – equivalent to about 45,000 cars in Germany. The project also aims to endorse…

Work on the acquisition of two new vessels to support the operation of Vår Energi in the North Sea began in October. The initiative is part of the sustainability strategy of the company, where it is important to choose suppliers with solutions that can reduce the environmental footprint of Vår Energi. “We are constantly working to reduce our footprint, so we were extra happy when Olympic Energy became available. The supply vessel is one of the cleanest vessels in operation on the shelf and helps us move closer to a more environmentally friendly oil and gas production in the North…

Romande Energie France and Calycé Développement have signed a co-development partnership covering a portfolio of 15 wind farm projects in France. Located in the regions of Grand Est, Hauts de France and Pays de la Loire, the project have a total output of 646 MW. Under the terms of the partnership, Romande Energie will acquire an interest in six early-stage projects (50 percent shareholding), seven late-stage projects (100 pecent), a guaranteed project (80 per cent) and a wind farm that is already in operation (100 percent). Calycé’s team will continue to oversee all projects until they are ready for construction.

Energiekontor sold its Boddin wind farm. The wind farm is a single-unit Nordex N149 style project with a capacity of 4.2 MW. The contract for the project was awarded at 6.20 ct / kWh in the tender on 1 October 2019. The Boddin wind farm will be erected at a site of the same name in the district of Prignitz (Brandenburg) and is currently expected to be operational by the end of September 2021. This selling therefore has no effect on the 2020 business results, but will only be recognized in profits in 2021. The buyer is Swiss InvestInvent with its…

The construction of the Moray East offshore wind farm came a step closer as Siemens Energy, the lead contractor for the 950MW project, completes the onshore cable installation. The onshore cable, which begins near Banff, Aberdeenshire, takes the offshore power from the three 220 kV subsea cables and transmits it to the new onshore substation in New Deer, where it connects to the grid. Work began in October 2018, with more than 300,000 meters of high voltage cable laid across the 34.5 kilometer route. The cables, manufactured by TFK Cables in Poland, are loaded onto specialized cable drum trailers and transported…

The European Marine Energy Center (EMEC), Orkney, Scotland, will deploy an Invinity Energy Systems 1.8 MWh flow battery at the EMEC tidal energy test site on the island of Eday. For the first time in the world, the project would combine flow battery technology with tidal power to generate continuous green hydrogen. This unique combination of tidal power and flow batteries will be used to power the hydrogen production plant of EMEC, demonstrating the continuous production of hydrogen from variable renewable generation. The commercialization of green hydrogen is a crucial step towards a 100 percent sustainable future. Green hydrogen is…

Pacifico Renewables Yield has signed an agreement to purchase a 15.6 MW onshore wind farm in Germany from a subsidiary of New Energies Systems (Mayen, Rhineland-Palatinate), a non-affiliated project development company. The wind park is currently at an advanced stage of construction and is scheduled to be completed in early 2021. Once fully operational, the project is expected to generate approximately 37 GWh of green electricity per year, contributing to an annual reduction of almost 30,000 tons of CO2 emissions. Following the purchase of a 21.2 MW photovoltaic portfolio in the first half of 2020, this second major transaction will increase…

Polandergia Farma Wiatrowa Debice / Kostomloty, a long-term customer of Vestas, was able to secure a 27 MW wind project from Poland’s technology-neutral energy auction in December 2019 with a customized wind energy solution developed by Vestas. The site-specific solution consists of nine 3.0 MW Power Optimized Mode V136-3.45 MW turbines on 122 meter towers as well as a 30-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement, exploiting the versatility of the 4 MW platform to maximize project power generation while meeting local requirements. The wind project, which is the fifth project in cooperation with Polenergia, will be situated in…