Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Energi Coast, North East England’s Offshore Wind Cluster, is launching a new Innovation Group, which aims to develop long term solutions to meet the requirements for new technology in offshore wind. The Innovation Group, led by Simon Hogg, Ørsted Professor in Renewable Energy and Head of the Department of Engineering at Durham University, will launch on 23rd September and be made up of key representatives from the offshore wind sector, regional universities, Local Enterprise Partnerships and industry. It is also supported by representatives from Dogger Bank Wind Farm developers Equinor and SSE Renewables, and Sofia Offshore Wind Farm developer, RWE…

Pivot Energy has agreed with Wazee Partners, a Denver-based real estate company, for a 445-kilowatt community solar subscription. The subscription will serve two income-qualified multi-family buildings in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The subscription represents the final amount of renewable energy needed to supply each building with 100% clean energy. Wazee Partners’ solar subscription will be fulfilled through a community solar garden developed and operated by Pivot Energy, and solely dedicated to serve income-qualified residents in Colorado. The solar subscription will avoid the amount of greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to nearly 150 passenger vehicles driven for an entire year.

LONGi has signed an agreement with TBEA Sunoasis to supply 360MW of its high-efficiency solar modules for TBEA’s energy production base at Shihezi City in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. As part of the agreement, LONGi will prioritize delivery of 103MW of its highly anticipated new product, which means that the market can officially evaluate the Hi-MO 5 module, designed for ultra-large ground power plants. LONGi released Hi-MO 5 in June and, just 70 days later, the first module rolled off the production line at its factory in Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province. With the construction of an additional factory in…

Trina Solar’s Vertex 600W/550W series ultra-high power modules has passed the comprehensive reliability test by TUV Rheinland. This is another milestone after both the IEC 61215 PV module performance standard and the IEC 61730 PV module safety standard certificates were awarded to Trina Solar in March 2020. The Vertex series has adopted a low voltage, high string power design and integrated advanced technology solutions based on Trina Solar’s multi-busbar technology, including non-destructive cutting and high-density cell interconnect technology, dramatically enhancing both micro-crack and heat spot resistance efficiency while further reducing device costs and levelized energy costs (LCO). The optimized Vertex…

Billions of euros in German taxpayers’ money are still flowing into stock transactions that contribute to a global warming trajectory far above that agreed on in the Paris Climate Agreement, divestment initiative Fossil Free says. The initiative carried out an analysis of all stock transactions by federal and state authorities in Germany in 2018 and found that 13.2 billion euros in tax money are going to about 1,700 listed companies without regular checks on the investments’ climate impact. According to Fossil Free, these companies are conducting their business in a way that could contribute to a global warming of 4…

The NOVACAVI team recently designed and produced a prototype of a robust and reliable custom-engineered cable solution built in Oslo Fjord, Norway, for an advanced floating solar power system for the marine environment. NOVACAVI managed to engineer a water blocked composite power and signal cable with polyurethane outer sheath to ensure optimum output without losing elasticity in persistent cold climates, water splashing or submersion and sun exposure, having been challenged by its unique permanent application on top of floating fully supported solar panels above water level. “Proud to apply our technical and manufacturing expertise and deliver our cable as a…

Boulder-based juwi Inc. and Colorado Springs Utilities announced they signed a power purchase agreement for a 175-megawatt (MW) solar project coupled with a 25 MW, four-hour battery energy storage system. The 25-MW battery storage system will be one of the largest in Colorado. “This new agreement is exciting for Colorado Springs Utilities as we lead the way for battery storage in the state. The additional solar we will bring online will help diversify our energy mix and help us reach our Energy Vision goal of achieving 80% carbon reduction by 2030.”Springs Utilities Chief Executive Officer Aram Benyamin. On June 26…

The CEO of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind, Philippe Kavafyan, has been elected to chair the European Wind Energy Organization, WindEurope, for the next 18 months. Signalling the increasing importance of offshore wind in the wind industry in Europe, Philippe Kavafyan, CEO of MHI Vestas, was elected by the association’s Board of Directors as Chair of WindEurope. Since April 2018, Mr. Kavafyan has been CEO of MHI Vestas and has improved the company into the leading manufacturer of pure play offshore wind turbines. MHI Vestas is involved throughout Europe and maintains production facilities in both Denmark and the United Kingdom, as…

Global finance to developing countries in support of clean and renewable energy reached USD 21.3 billion in 2017. This almost doubles the level from 2010 when international financial flows were at USD 10 billion, according to latest figures of a new indicator under the Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG). The new indicator, jointly monitored by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), tracks global capital flows to developing countries in pursuit of affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all. By tracing international financial flows to developing countries, the new SDG7 indicator…

A total of 280,000 new shares in Minesto were subscribed to by senior executives in Minesto through the exercise of PO4 series warrants. As a result, all issued PO4 warrants in Minesto have been exercised and through the warrant program the company will add approximately SEK 7.4 million ($833k) in proceeds. PO4 is one of three Minesto employee warrant systems that were accepted at the 2019 annual general meeting of the company. A total of 280,000 PO4 series warrants have been issued, all of which were acquired in August 2019 by senior executives at Minesto. The right to subscribe for…