Author: Arnes Biogradlija

TERNA ENERGY has placed a 144 MW order for the Karystia wind project in the prefecture of Evia, Greece. The contract includes the supply and installation of 40 V105-3.45 MW wind turbines delivered in 3.6 MW Power Optimised Mode, as well as a 10-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement. “We are proud to collaborate with TERNA ENERGY on the Karystia wind project, which enjoys one of the highest wind speeds in Greece. Our V105-3.45 MW wind turbine has an extremely robust design, specifically created to optimise energy production in high wind conditions. With this technology, we expect…

The ZEBRA (Zero wastE Blade ReseArch) project, led by IRT Jules Verne, brings together industrial companies and technical centers (Arkema, CANOE, ENGIE, Suez, LM Wind Power, Owens Corning) to illustrate, on a full scale, the technical, economic and environmental importance of thermoplastic wind turbine blades, with an eco-design approach to facilitate recycling. The project has been launched for a period of 42 months with a budget of €18.5 million. In order to accelerate the transition of the wind power industry to a circular economy for wind turbine blades, the ZEBRA project establishes a strategic consortium representing a full value chain:…

ZeroAvia has completed the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell-powered flight of a commercial-grade aircraft. The flight took place at the company’s R&D facility in Cranfield, England, with the Piper M-class six-seat plane completing taxi, takeoff, a full pattern circuit, and landing. ZeroAvia’s achievement is the first step to realizing the transformational possibilities of moving from fossil fuels to zero-emission hydrogen as the primary energy source for commercial aviation. Eventually, and with no new fundamental science required, hydrogen-powered aircraft will match the flight distances and payload of the current fossil fuel aircraft. This major milestone on the road to commercial zero-emission…

LONGi Solar has been selected as the module supplier for Karachi Lyari Hospital’s 790kW solar project.  Power outages, including extended power cuts, are common across Pakistan; hospitals are therefore investing in expensive inverters and DG backups. But these so-called solutions present their own problems in terms of smoke and waste they generate, which are both a health risk and a major contributor to air pollution, making fossil-fuel-based energy-generating solutions both expensive and risky. Irrespective of the types of systems that hospitals may have in place, the best way to ensure constant clean power is to have a reliable, long-term, solar-generating…

JA Solar’s new DeepBlue 3.0 series modules have passed TUV SUD certification testing to IEC 61215 and IEC 61730 standards. These standards certify quality across a variety of product attributes, such as design, structure, materials, components and production technologies. Certification demonstrates the reliability and safety of the product line and its readiness to enter the global PV market. DeepBlue 3.0 modules are built using 182 mm x 182 mm wafers. The efficiency of the module is above 21.0 percent and the output of the mass-produced 72-cell type could reach 545W. As one of the first 182 TUV-certified modules, DeepBlue 3.0…

Abengoa completed the first solar field of the three which is building in the largest solar complex in the world: the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. Phase IV of MBR Solar Park is currently under development by Noor Energy 1 PSC, a company owned by DEWA (Dubai Electricity and Water Authority), ACWA Power, and Silk Road Fund. Abengoa provides the technology and is responsible for the design, engineering and construction, for Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., of three parabolic trough plants of 200 MW each, which are part of phase IV of the complex. A new generation of…

RES has secured the Construction and Asset Management Contract for the 162MW Columboola Solar Farm in Queensland. Hana Financial (advised by ICA Partners and DR&AJU) completed the final stages of development and achieved financial close on the project earlier this month. Construction at Columboola will start immediately. RES’ Construction Management team will support the delivery of the project into operations by managing the EPC and grid connection contracts for the owner. Further, RES will provide a full-time site representative to monitor the construction progress. RES’ in the house grid engineering team will support the project throughout the AEMO registration process.…

Greenalia has begun the process of developing four new offshore wind floating projects by filing its project & environmental planning applications in addition to the Gofio 50MW wind farm, which launched its permitting process earlier this year. Dunas, Mojo, Cardon and Guanche are entirely independent projects with installed capacity of 50 MW each, located on the south-east coast of the island of Gran Canaria, in the vicinity of the Gofio offshore wind farm. In fact, this is one of the areas with the highest wind resource in Europe, making the Canary Islands the perfect platform for the deployment of floating…

Portugal and the Netherlands are committed in the MoU to take another step forward in their commitment to contribute to the growth of green hydrogen in Europe, i.e. from renewable sources, and to confirm their intention to build a strategic export-import value chain to ensure the production and transport of green hydrogen from Portugal to the Netherlands and its hinterland. The Minister for Environment and Climate Action of the Portuguese Republic and the Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy of the Netherlands have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) confirming their intention to connect Portugal’s and the Netherlands’ 2030…

The Tennessee Valley Authority is building the first grid-scale, battery energy storage facility owned and operated by TVA. The storage facility will be located near an industrial complex in Vonore, Tennessee, approximately 35 miles southwest of Knoxville. “TVA is building the energy grid of the future. This pilot project will help us to innovate and adopt new technologies that will provide businesses clean, low-cost, reliable electricity while helping them meet their sustainability goals.”Dale Harris, senior manager who leads research and development for TVA. Known as the Vonore Battery Energy Storage System(BESS), the project will use lithium-ion batteries to store 40…