Author: Arnes Biogradlija

REDAVIA deployed its first solar farm in Kenya for the Menengai Farmers tea farm in Tigoni. For the first 20 years of its operations, Menengai Farmers successfully grew tea without any large electrical demands. However, in the mid-’80s, weather patterns in Tigoni changed requiring the installation of an irrigation system. As the tea farm and irrigation system have grown, so have Menengai Farmer Ltd’s energy needs, putting a strain on their operational budget. Designed for maximum ease, REDAVIA’s contract also includes installation, maintenance, and 24/7 technical monitoring. REDAVIA’s onsite engineers deployed the solar ground mount unit at the Menengai Farmers…

CrossWind, a consortium comprising Shell and Eneco, is going to build and operate the third unsubsidized wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The wind farm will be in the Hollandse Kust (noord) Wind Farm Zone (HKNWFZ). The wind farm will have a capacity of over 750 MW and its construction will mean that by 2023, offshore wind power will provide 16% of the Netherlands’ electricity needs. In 2016, Blauwwind (comprising Shell and Eneco) was awarded the permit to build and operate sites III en IV in the Borssele Wind Farm Zone. This wind farm is currently under construction.

OWC’s involvement with ScottishPower Renewables’ East Anglia ONE project dates back to 2013, and the global consultant is still involved today as the 714 MW offshore wind farm completes the final commissioning with all her 102 Siemens Gamesa 7 MW turbines now operational. OWC started by developing the ground model and applied its SI LIVE 1.0 tool to the offshore site investigation (SI) campaign, which was linked to real-time ground modeling. This resulted in significant savings (greater than £4.0m) for the project. “Congratulations to our friends at ScottishPower Renewables and Iberdrola for their incredible achievement. East Anglia ONE was my…

The Nordex Group has received an order for the supply of 41 N149/4.0-4.5 turbines for a wind farm in Colombia. The order also includes a service agreement for a period of two years with an option to extend initially by three and subsequently a further five years. The N149/4.0-4.5 turbines with a rotor diameter of 149 metres will be installed on site on tubular steel towers with a hub height of 105 metres. The project name and customer are undisclosed. According to associations, Colombia has considerable wind potential in various regions. On the basis of official figures, 1,278 wind turbine…

Duke Energy has began construction on two major solar projects in North Carolina. The projects are the 69-megawatt (MW) Maiden Creek solar facility, located on Didley Dadburn Road in the Catawba County town of Maiden and the 25-MW Gaston solar facility located on Neal Road in the Gaston County town of Bessemer City. The projects were selected as part of a competitive bidding process that was established from 2017’s landmark solar legislation in North Carolina. The projects were among the most cost-effective and will deliver clean solar energy at the lowest possible cost. “Catawba County applauds Duke Energy’s efforts in…

In Lower Saxony’s Bremervoerde, the world’s first hydrogen filling station for passenger trains will be built starting in September. Representatives of the state and the companies involved met on site for a symbolic ceremony. An eighteen-month test phase for the first two trains was successfully completed at the end of February. The mobility project, which has attracted worldwide attention, is now entering its next phase. The gases and engineering company Linde will build and operate the hydrogen filling station near Bremervoerde station on behalf of the Lower Saxony Regional Transport Company (LNVG). Other project partners are the rail vehicle manufacturer…

C2 Energy Capital announced the completion of a one-megawatt solar power project for the Otsego Local School District located near Bowling Green, Ohio. The company financed, owns, and operates the project. The first clean energy project of its kind with the local Tontogany utility, C2 Energy Capital supported regional developer, Solar Power & Light (SP&L) who worked closely with the school board, the local utility, and community to deliver a high-quality solar project with no capital expense for the school district. The project is powered by advanced thin film modules from First Solar, Inc. which were designed and developed at the company’s research and…

This year‘s event will take place in a hybrid format, with a socially-distanced physical awards ceremony and live-stream to comply with the latest government guidelines. Nominations are open for 11 categories, with submissions welcome from all renewable energy technologies, from wind, hydro and solar to wave power, low-carbon heat and more. Categories this year include Best Innovation, Best Community Project and Outstanding Contribution. The awards ceremony on November 26 will be hosted by comedian Jo Caulfield. “Scotland’s renewable energy industry is playing a critical role in our fight against climate change.“The Scottish Green Energy Awards gives us an opportunity to…

Scottish civil engineering contractor RJ McLeod has been awarded the main contract to build the 103-turbine Viking Wind Farm, one of the largest contracts of this type ever awarded in Scotland. The appointment follows SSE Renewables’ decision last month to invest £580 million in the 443 megawatt (MW) wind farm project developed by the Viking Energy Wind Farm partnership. As part of its contract, RJ McLeod’s team will build the network of access tracks through the wind farm site as well as the new Sandwater road, construction compounds, and the bases and crane pads for the turbines. RJ McLeod will…

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind confirms that the final of three V164 8.4 MW turbines is now generating power to the Portuguese grid. The third and final V164-8.4 MW turbine installed on Principle Power’s semi-submersible WindFloat floating platform has now completed testing at the WindFloat Atlantic project site, and is generating clean, renewable wind power to the Portuguese grid. The three V164-8.4 MW turbines are the largest commercially-operating wind turbines installed offshore on floating platforms anywhere in the world. The project site is located 20 km off the coast of Viana do Castelo in Portugal at a sea depth of 100…