Author: Arnes Biogradlija

The Board of Mainstream Renewable Power has appointed of Mary Quaney as group chief executive officer. Mary Quaney joined Mainstream in 2009. She has been group chief financial officer since 2017 and was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2019. The appointment follows the resignation of Andy Kinsella, who has served as chief executive since 2016. “I’m delighted to announce the appointment of Mary Quaney to lead Mainstream through the next phase of our high-growth trajectory. Mary brings significant experience and a record of success that will be critical as we continue to build the company across the world…

Better Energy will develop, build and operate the solar plant located in Holstebro Municipality, while Heartland will become the owner of the plant. Approximately half of the new green energy produced by the solar plant has already been sold to the Heartland subsidiary BESTSELLER. This energy is equivalent to 100 percent of BESTSELLER’s global electricity consumption for owned and operated buildings. Apart from BESTSELLER, NORMAL and nemlig.com will also purchase new green power. “It is not only the size of the new solar plant that is groundbreaking, but it is also the fact that the solar plant will supply BESTSELLER, NORMAL…

Sunrun has partnered with GRID Alternatives, a national non-profit leader in making renewable energy technology and job training accessible to underserved communities, which will provide 100 percent free battery systems to low-income customers in wildfire-prone regions. Batteries will be financed through the California Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) Equity Resiliency Budget, enabling Sunrun and GRID Alternatives to provide zero-cost batteries to homeowners receiving them. GRID Alternatives will continue to work with community-based organizations and be responsible for outreach to potential clients. This opportunity is timely, as the rolling blackouts have brought thousands of Californians into darkness in the midst of a heatwave.…

JERA is planning to construct an offshore wind farm off Ishikari Bay, Hokkaido, Japan and has submitted its Planning Phase Environmental Impact Statement for the Ishikari Bay Offshore Wind Farm Construction Project1 to the Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry. Ishikari Bay is suitable for the development of bottom-fixed offshore wind power generation for its favorable wind conditions, shallow seabed, and the spare capacity of the nearby power grid. The planned offshore wind power generation project will be at least 2.5km offshore from the cities of Ishikari and Otaru and include 65 wind turbines with a maximum generation capacity of…

GE Renewable Energy has started the construction of the largest wind turbine rotor test rig of its kind at LM Wind Power’s WMC Technology Center in Wieringerwerf, the Netherlands – located on the border of the IJsselmeer, approximately 70 kilometers north of Amsterdam. Under the three-year STRETCH initiative, a consortium comprising GE Renewable Energy, LM Wind Power and TNO was formed to develop this test rig, with partial support from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. The rotor test rig will enable the strength and dynamic behavior of wind turbine rotors to be verified under the huge mechanical loads caused…

Onsite green hydrogen production cost is expected to halve by 2030, suggesting an rise in South Korea’s hydrogen ambitions, according to Wood Mackenzie. Under the administration of president Moon Jae-In, the Government has announced ambitious plans to become an economy dependent on hydrogen by 2050. This includes proposals for three hydrogen-powered cities by 2022 and accelerating fuel cell vehicle (FCV) deployments, both of which have spiraled the country into a frenzied search for hydrogen investments. “Cost is the biggest challenge today as green hydrogen costs 2-4 times more than fossil-fuel hydrogen. This is set to change by 2030. Net-zero emissions…

Johnson Controls has completed its Phase One project with Gunnison County, Colorado which included the installation of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels and LED lighting in five county buildings. The Phase One upgrades are the continuation of the County’s long-standing pledge to reducing its facilities and operations’ energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions. For several years, the County has electrified and increased the performance of its facilities, and the introduction of PV generation is an exciting next step in a long-standing dedication to the the environmental effects of County operations. The project was enabled by the Colorado Office of Energy. Gunnison County…

Encore Renewable Energy and the Greater Burlington YMCA have completed a new solar array on the rooftop at downtown Burlington. Encore has worked extensively with the management team and construction contractors at the YMCA to integrate the solar project into the new facility that was built on a redeveloped property in downtown Burlington, Vermont. The new rooftop solar array will provide cost savings for the YMCA on the electrical bills of the facility and the opportunity to acquire the asset at a future date, while complementing their sustainability goals to be energy efficient as well. It also furthers the position…

174 Power Global has completed and energized its Oberon Solar Power Facility, one of the largest utility-scale solar generation facilities in Texas. Chariot Energy, an affiliate of 174 Power Global, has entered a power purchase agreement (PPA) for 30 megawatts (MW) of the 180-MW project to support its 100 percent renewable energy product offering to retail customers across the deregulated Texas energy market, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. “This is a major milestone for both 174 Power Global and Chariot Energy, as we commissioned this project as a means of helping transform the way energy is generated and provided…

Hanwha Energy, a comprehensive-energy-solutions company, hosted an event at its Daesan Industrial Complex in Seosan, Korea, and celebrated the completion of a hydrogen-fuel-cell power plant that only uses recycled hydrogen. The new byproduct-hydrogen-fuel-cell power plant was designed by Hanwha Engineering & Construction and costs $212 million. It occupies 20,000 m2 of the Daesan Industrial Complex. It is the world’s largest industrial hydrogen-fuel-cell power plant, and the first to use petrochemically recycled hydrogen only. The electricity needs of 160,000 homes will be met with an annual production capacity of 50 MW and the ability to generate up to 400,000 MWh of…