Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) and Tesla have started constructing a 182.5-megawatt (MW) lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) at PG&E’s Moss Landing electric substation in Monterey County. The system will be designed, constructed, maintained by PG&E and Tesla, and owned and operated by PG&E. Construction will proceed until the beginning of next year. PG&E plans to energize the system in early 2021 and to have it completely operational in the second quarter of 2021. Once operational, the Moss Landing substation system will be one of the largest utility-owned, lithium-ion battery energy storage systems in the world. “Battery energy storage…

Duke Energy and Buncombe County are joining together to construct a new solar power plant on a former landfill in the town of Woodfin. Duke Energy will own and run the 5-megawatt solar power plant on Buncombe County’s closed landfill–near to Interstate 26 and the French Broad River. The plant is to be located on 25 acres and linked to the Duke Energy grid. The county will lease the property to Duke Energy under a 25 year deal. For Buncombe County to use the solar power produced in its 100 percent renewable energy target, it must own the Duke Energy…

The consortium comprising RES and Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) announced the completion of the development phase of the second stage of the Murra Warra Wind Farm near Horsham in Western Victoria, and the sale of its interests to global private markets investment manager Partners Group. Murra Warra II Wind Farm comprises 38 wind turbines with a capacity of 209MW. The sale of Murra Warra II builds on the consortium’s success in the development, financing and construction of the adjacent 61 turbine first stage of Murra Warra Wind Farm, which was also acquired by Partners Group (in 2018). Murra Warra…

Nordex has entered into exclusive discussions in relation to parts of its wind and photovoltaic development pipeline with RWE. The sale price at closing would be EUR 402.5 million in cash before deduction of any customary fees, taxes, and any other adjustments. The project development pipeline in the context of the transaction comprises approximately 2.6GW of wind capacity, out of which approximately 1.8GW in France, in addition to a 0.1GW solar PV pipeline. Nordex will continue with its wind developments in other markets. RWE and Nordex have signed a put option agreement on the potential transaction. Nordex will now initiate…

Sembcorp Energy India (SEIL) has completed 800MW of wind energy projects under the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), increasing its operational renewable energy potential to 1.730MW in India. Upon the complete commissioning of its 300MW SECI 3 wind project, Sembcorp is becoming the first independent power producer to deliver on its projects awarded in SECI’s first three wind tenders. It is also the highest operating wind capacity available from SECI tenders for any developer to date. Together, these assets have ample renewable energy to power over 600.000 homes and prevent carbon dioxide emissions of more than 2 million tons…

Nordex Group has delivered turbines for the wind farm developer UKA for the first time and completed the first construction phase of a wind farm in Germany. The 13.5 MW Leeskow II & IV wind farm with three N149/4.0-4.5 turbines in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, is the first project now completed by the Nordex Group on the basis of a framework agreement signed with UKA in early 2020. Throughout the coming years UKA will be able to call up turbines for German projects with a total amount of over 300 megawatts, which will then be supplied and installed by the Nordex…

EDF Renewables North America has signed a 22-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with NV Energy for a 200 megawatt (MWac) photovoltaic solar project, coupled with a four-hour 180 MW battery storage system. The Chuckwalla solar+storage project is expected to come online by the end of 2023, providing enough renewable energy per year to fuel 45.000 Nevada homes on average. The project is located on the Paiute Indians Reservation Moapa Band in Clark County, Nevada, 35 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The project will benefit the Moapa Tribe and local community through land lease, tax and other payments and some 300…

In the south-west of the Netherlands, Vattenfall is currently constructing its largest hybrid energy park. Once operational this farm will consist of 6 wind turbines, 115,000 solar panels and 12 sea containers with batteries. The wind turbines have been installed, the construction of the solar panels started in June and the batteries are currently being tested off-site, ready for delivery in August. The amount of green electricity that the energy park will produce corresponds to the annual consumption of 39,000 households. “Here at Haringvliet we combine three technologies: wind, solar, and battery storage. Wind and solar complement each other very…

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.