Author: Arnes Biogradlija

The Nordex Group has successfully completed the first part of the Dutch 300 MW Wieringermeer project for its customer Vattenfall. The last 50 N117/3600 turbines were linked to the grid in August. Relevant challenges were raised by the position of the project – not to mention the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The next step, with another 32 N117/3600 turbines, is already under construction. Situated 60 kilometers north of Amsterdam, the site boasts excellent wind conditions. Wieringermeer, however, is a polder, i.e. a dense area of reclaimed land seven meters below sea level. The town, measuring 300 square kilometers in…

Enel Green Power Panama (EGPP) and the National Bank of Panama (Banconal), the country’s largest state bank, have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to provide 31,000,000 kWh of renewable energy to five branches of the financial institution for a period of five years. Having served the people of Panama for more than 115 years, Banconal now plans to substantially reduce its power costs and, at the same time, add renewable energy to its supply chain, reinforcing its contribution to the environment as a pillar of the Bank’s Sustainability Strategy. In 2019, Banconal started handling its energy procurement activities in…

Swedish energy storage company Azelio and Indian company Atria Power have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together to install more than 65 MW of Azelio’s energy storage capacity in India by 2025. The agreement is Azelio’s first in the country, a market with significant potential for solutions to renewable energy in off-grid areas. Atria Power plans to use Azelio’s energy storage technologies to generate both electricity and heat. By integrating Azelio’s energy storage systems with cooling and water desalination technologies, Atria will provide zero-emission power, drinking water and cooling for rural villages and communities in India. The…

EDP Renewables (EDPR) has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement with Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure to sell an 80 percent shareholding in the wind and solar portfolio of 563 MW (450 MW net) located in the United States, consisting of four wind farms in operation and one pre-COD solar asset. Those assets consist of: Meadow Lake V of 100 MW, located in Indiana and in operation since 2017;Quilt Block of 98 MW, located in Wisconsin and in operation since 2017;Redbed Plains of 99 MW, located in Oklahoma and in operation since 2017;Hog Creek of 66 MW, located in Ohio and…

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has allocated $8.2 million in funding to Tesla Motors Australia (Tesla) to deploy residential battery and rooftop solar systems at 3000 properties owned by Housing across Adelaide. As part of South Australia’s Virtual Power Plant (SA VPP), Tesla will install 5 kW of roof solar and 13.5 kWh of Powerwall battery on each property at no cost to the tenant. Approximately 80 percent of the current household energy usage would be covered by the system. Together with 1100 systems already installed in the previous phase, Tesla will use…

EDF Renewables has pledged its trust into Hitachi ABB Power Grids to build four substations to connect three new wind farms near Ustka, Parnowo and Gorzyc in Poland. Hitachi ABB Power Grids will deliver three 110/20 kV power substations for three new wind power plants that it is building in Northern and Western Poland. The plants are near Ustka (28 MW), Parnowo (15 MW) and Gorzyca (24 MW). In addition to the three substations, Hitachi ABB Power Grids will also deliver a 110kV substation in Parnowo, which will be used by the distribution system operator. “What is important is that…

Van Oord’s heavy lift vessel Svanen has successfully installed the final foundation for the Danish Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. A total of 72 monopiles were transported floating from Rostock, Germany, directly to the offshore site. The transition pieces were transported on barges from Aalborg, Denmark. Vattenfall awarded the transport and installation of the foundations for Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm to Van Oord. Van Oord’s fleet for this project consisted of 10 vessels, in order to carry out all works. To reduce the underwater noise a ‘double big bubble curtain’ was used during pile driving.…

Mitsubishi Power has started a new council named “Kobe/Kansai Hydrogen Utilization Council” with the intention of developing hydrogen utilization practices and establishing a hydrogen supply chain in the Kobe/Kansai area. Through its actions with the new Council, the company will continue supporting the change to a carbon-free, hydrogen-powered society by 2030.The companies involved are: Electric Power Development, ENEOS Corporation, Iwatani Corporation (Lead), The Kansai Electric Power Company, Incorporated, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Kobe Steel, Marubeni Corporation (Lead), Mitsubishi Power, Obayashi Corporation, and Shell Japan Limited.

GE Research has been granted two projects through ARPA-E’s ASCEND and REEACH programs, which are part of $33 million in funding the agency announced to support 17 various projects to develop hybrid electric aviation systems technology.   GE Research will design and develop a carbon-neutral, hybrid electric propulsion system capable of powering a commercial narrow body aircraft under the eFLITES and FLyCLEEN projects, respectively.  The first is a $2.5 million REEACH project focused on developing a multi-megawatt power generation system that turns a carbon neutral biofuel into electricity called FLyCLEEN (FueL CelL Embedded ENgine). The second is a $2.3 million ASCEND…

GE Renewable Energy has completed the construction and commissioning of 53 MW of Kirazli and 32 MW of Meryem wind farms in Turkey. These two wind farms are part of a larger order made a year ago by Turkerler and RT Enerjito to supply five wind farms. In total, the five onshore wind farms (Kirazli, Meryem, Sile, Pamukova and Mahmut Sevket) comprise forty-nine of GE’s 3 MW onshore wind turbines, with a total capacity of 158 MW to supply renewable energy to the area, powering an equivalent of 183,000 homes. The wind farm facility in Kirazli presented significant technical challenges, as…