Author: Arnes Biogradlija

The Coradia iLint, built by Alstom in Salzgitter, Germany, makes use of on-board fuel cells to turn hydrogen and oxygen into energy, reducing operating emissions to zero. This will be the first time a hydrogen train will operate in daily passenger service for the Austrian Federal Railways, ÖBB, until the end of November. Following a successful test run in Northern Germany between 2018 and 2020, the Coradia iLint train will now prove its worth in Austria for three months, during which it will carry passengers on geographically difficult routes. “With its use in regular passenger operations for ÖBB, our innovation…

EDF Renewables and Enbridge celebrated the production of the first GE Renewable Energy nacelle, for the future wind farm implemented by EDF Renewables-Enbridge in Saint-Nazaire. This nacelle, which contains the generator, is the first to be installed by GE Renewable Energy at the Montoir-de-Bretagne production site in a series of Haliade 150-6MW wind turbines, generated for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm. This wind farm, which has been under construction for one year, will consist of 80 wind turbines a kilometer apart and 12 to 20 kilometers off the coast. When it goes into service in 2022, it can generate enough power…

Nexamp is acquiring a 10-project, 50-megawatt portfolio of community solar projects from Dimension Energy. The projects — representing some of the first introduced since Governor Mills reinstated, expanded, and improved the state’s Net Energy Billing program last year— will enable Central Maine Power and Versant Power residential customers to subscribe to a portion of the output of a project and earn savings on their monthly electricity bills via credits. Nexamp as long-term project owner can develop the infrastructure and handle customer subscriptions through its in-house staff. In early 2019, the development team of Dimension Energy began work on these projects…

Wilhelmsen will acquire 25 percent of the growing offshore wind company Østensjø Group. Wilhelmsen also received an option before June 2021 to purchase another 25 per cent. Launched in 2018, Edda Wind owns and operates service vessels that support the maintenance work performed during offshore wind park commissioning and activity. “The Wilhelmsen group’s strategy is very clear, to further expand into renewables, by working together with partners, and leveraging our expertise and assets. So, finding an opportunity like this to work with Østensjø and invest in Edda Wind, a growing company, rapidly expanding its fleet with future-focused emission free vessel…

ib vogt has sold its shareholding in the 64.1 MWp Infinity 50 photovoltaic project in Benban, Egypt to Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company. In addition, ib vogt and Masdar have signed purpose agreements to buy ib vogt’s shares in three additional solar parks also located in the Benban Solar Complex with a total amount of 166.5 MWp. Inaugurated in early 2018, the Infinity 50 solar power plant was the first large-scale PV power plant installed in Egypt, and the first to mark what would later become the Benban Solar Development Complex, one of the world’s largest utility-scale grid-connected solar…

BP and Microsoft have agreed to work together as strategic partners to further digital energy system transformation and promote the two companies’ net zero carbon targets. This includes a co-innovation initiative focusing on digital solutions, Microsoft Azure’s continued use as a cloud-based system for BP infrastructure, and BP providing renewable energy to help Microsoft achieve its 2025 renewable energy targets. “BP is determined to get to net zero and to help the world do the same. No one can do it alone – partnerships with leading companies like Microsoft, with aligned ambitions, is going to be key to achieving this.…

DNV GL has been appointed by National Grid ESO as a lead partner in the Offshore Wind Coordination project in Great Britain. The project will examine a structured approach to the construction of offshore grids and form the future national strategy of Great Britain’s offshore grid by feeding into the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s Offshore transmission network review, which also includes other parties, such as OFGEM, the UK regulator. After the implementation of the technology, the UK has emerged as a world leader in offshore wind energy. With a planned offshore wind capacity of over 10…

Thermion will develop the Delaro wind farm in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico in partnership with Siemens Financial Services. It will have a total installed capacity of 117MW, 100 per cent of which is already engaged and sold to Mexican and foreign companies. The Delaro project offers Mexico the ability to approach its independence from fossil fuels, offering clean, secure and affordable energy, equal to the 64,634 household electricity demand and CO2 savings equal to 22,8 million planted trees. Delaro is the first project with Siemens Financial in Mexico under Thermion. State Tamaulipas, a state in northern Mexico, was picked for having…

GE Renewable Energy has been selected by EDF RE and Mitsui & Co. to supply equipment for the 87 MW Taza onshore wind farm. Twenty-seven onshore wind turbines from GE’s 3.2-85 will be installed near Taza, in northern Morocco. The project is part of Morocco’s energy policy, which aims to produce 52 per cent of its installed electricity from renewable energy by 2030. At the beginning of 2022 the Taza project is scheduled to launch operations, supplying the equivalent of 350,000 homes and saving up to 200,000 tons of CO2. This project adds to the construction of the 200 MW…

The Dutch offshore access provider, Ampelmann, has signed a contract for a project with Seaway 7 expected to launch in 2021. This contract marks the first contract for the company in Taiwan and it is also the first time an Ampelmann device will be deployed in Asia for an offshore wind job. The Dutch company will be mobilized on Seaway Strashnov with one of its A-type ships, a Heavy Lift Vessel capable of raising structures up to 5,000 meters. Previously this combination was used for a similar purpose in the offshore wind sector in the North Sea. The campaign will…