Author: Arnes Biogradlija

RWE Supply & Trading will purchase the full output of the Dutch onshore wind generated by Waddenwind, a group of local farmers in the province of Groningen. RWE Supply & Trading expects its big industrial and municipal customers to market both the electricity and the associated guarantees of origin. The wind farm, which consists of 12 wind turbines, is situated on a dyked area (Oostpolder) south of port Eemshaven. The turbines will generate an average of 190,000 megawatt-hours of green electricity per year, enough to provide electricity to an equivalent of 70,000 households. The first wind turbines will start producing…

Voltalia has sold a ready-to-build wind project (28 megawatts) located in Voltalia’s Serra Branca cluster, Brazil, to the Japanese construction company TODA. Voltalia will also provide construction, storage , maintenance and administrative services for TODA. “Thanks to our high-quality pipeline of projects and our integrated model we are able to sell projects at different stages: ready to build, during construction or post construction. Under the agreements signed with TODA, our teams provide a full-scope of solutions including the Development, EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction), O&M (Operation and Maintenance) and AM (Asset Management, as per the Greensolver business model) of the…

Direct electrification will be the primary driver for decarbonizing the European economy by 2050. Another important element will be renewable hydrogen–it will play a key role in decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors such as heavy-duty transport. This requires a substantial uptake of highly scalable and cost-competitive wind energy, WindEurope argued at the Green Hydrogen Virtual Summit. In the EU Hydrogen Strategy, released in July, the European Commission emphasises the role of renewable hydrogen produced from renewable electricity via electrolysis. The Strategy foresees €220-340bn to scale up and directly connect 80-120 GW of wind power and solar energy capacity to the production of…

Vestas has secured a 36 MW order with ELAWAN Energyfor four projects awarded at the Polish wind-solar-energy auction in December 2019.  With this order, Vestas has now secured over 1.5 GW of onshore wind energy projects in Poland, since the country introduced its auction scheme in 2018.  The order reinforces Vestas’ market leadership in the country’s renewable energy sector and builds upon the installed base of over 2.2 GW. Vestas has been active in Poland since 2002 and employs around 400 people in the country. “The order fromELAWAN Energy is another proof-point showing Vestas` ability to deliver solutions to our valued customers in Poland. It…

DeepGreen has formalized partnerships with leading scientific research institutions and internationally-renowned universities in a significant investment into its ongoing deep-sea discovery program to characterize the potential impacts of lifting polymetallic nodules up from the bottom of the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) of the Pacific Ocean. The program will include dozens of discrete studies of pelagic and benthic biology, bathymetry and ecosystem function of the CCZ as part of DeepGreen’s environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) for its proposed polymetallic nodule collection project. The data collected will enable informed decision-making and regulatory development in advance of the commencement of a new…

‘Buy local’ has been a clear theme for people over recent months with an increased sense of community taking hold during pandemic restrictions – not least because of the inability to travel. As many have been opting to spend their money supporting local businesses, it is hoped that this trend will not be short lived. And, as individuals rediscover local suppliers it is also hoped that the business to business sector can also benefit from this renewed local focus. In north Wales many believe that this has potential for the renewables and low carbon supply chain in particular. Of course,…

Wave energy developer CorPower Ocean has appointed Miguel Silva as head of its Portuguese operation. The news comes shortly after CorPower unveiled plans for a new €16 million R&D, manufacturing and service center in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, to become a key focus for the HiWave-5 project in Aguçadoura with a showcase pilot wave farm. Silva will oversee the activities of CorPower in Portugal, including the construction of composite hulls, the production and assembly of WECs (Wave Energy Converters) as well as the installation and maintenance of wave arrays offshore. He brings a wealth of expertise from leading advanced engineering…

JDR has entered into a deal with Boskalis to terminate and test 100 array cables and two offshore substation interconnector cables for the Moray East offshore wind farm off the coast of Scotland. This award secures further UK content for the project and comes in addition to the 200 kilometer supply of 66kV array cables and a range of termination accessories that are currently being manufactured by JDR in its facility in Hartlepool, United Kingdom. The scope of work includes the provision of technicians, tools and test equipment. JDR shall carry out procedures for stripping of the armor safety, fitting of…

JinkoSolar has signed a contract with Shanghai Electric to supply approximately 1 GW of solar modules for Phase V of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (“DEWA”) Solar Park. The DEWA project is in Dubai, and is part of the government’s sustainable development to support the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 with the goal of providing 75% of Dubai’s total power output from clean energy sources by 2050. JinkoSolar will supply its high efficiency Swan series modules, which will meet the high requirements of Dubai’s scorching temperatures and on the levelized cost of energy (“LCOE”). The innovative, bifacial design and…

The energy minister of the German state with the most wind turbines has warned of an impending “catastrophe” in the industry due to the end of support under the Renewable Energy Act (EEG). Olaf Lies, energy and environment minister in Lower Saxony, told Klaus Stratmann in Handelsblatt that the federal government must act to cushion the effect of the expiration of the fixed feed-in tariffs to “prevent the impending collapse of wind energy”. Germany could face “a gigantic dismantling of wind energy with all the consequences for CO2-free power generation”, the Social Democrat said. Both Lies and the German Wind…