Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Tidal stream energy has made a further step towards commercial viability following what has been described as the most comprehensive lifecycle assessment to-date of a megawatt-scale array in the UK. The assessment, authored by Black & Veatch and free to view by anyone, shares lessons learned during the planning, design, delivery, and operation of MeyGen’s six-megawatt (MW) array in Scotland’s Pentland Firth. Phase 1A of the MeyGen project was partly funded through a £10m grant from the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, with a requirement that lessons learnt from the project were collated and shared. “The assessment offers…

Minesto, together with its partner SEV, has been conducting installation work for its tidal energy project in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands, but due to a technical issue occurring during cable laying the subsea cable installation that connects to the electric grid was not completed. Since the issue is not related to Minesto’s DG100 tidal kite powerplant, the company expects to complete the infrastructure installation during upcoming periods of favourable tidal conditions. “No matter how eager we are to get the kite system up and running with electricity production to grid as soon as possible, we respect the lead time required to safely…

Ørsted, has awarded Semco Maritime a one-year service contract for programmed preventive maintenance on the two offshore substations for wind farms Borkum Riffgrund 1 and Borkum Riffgrund 2 in Germany. Semco Maritime will perform maintenance work on the substations’ LV utilities and fire, safety and structural systems. The contract furthermore includes upgrading of the helideck system on the Borkum Riffgrund 1 substation. “We look forward to working with Ørsted and ensuring that the sustainable energy produced at sea is brought to shore as smoothly and efficiently as possible. At the same time, we are pleased to return to the two…

Enel Green Power through its Indian renewable subsidiary EGP India, has signed a 25-year energy supply contract for a 420 MW solar project in the State of Rajasthan, India. The project was awarded under the 2 GW Ninth Tranche of the national solar tender issued by the government company Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). “This new tender award is testament to Enel Green Power’s continuous commitment to expand its clean, sustainable energy footprint, with the aim to move forward along the Enel Group’s path towards full decarbonization. India represents an important market in a strategic geography for our company,…

ENGIE has signed an agreement to sell 49 percent equity interest in a 2.3 GW US renewables portfolio to Hannon Armstrong ENGIE will hold a controlling portfolio stake and will continue to manage the assets. On commissioning, this portfolio of 2.3 gigawatts (GW), comprising 1.8 GW of onshore wind and 0.5 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, will be a significant milestone in achieving ENGIE’s target of commissioning an estimated 9 GW of renewable energy by 2021. “The U.S. is a key growth market for our renewables business, where we have a strong pipeline of opportunities and a solid development…

LOC has won a contract to provide Marine Warranty Services (MWS) for transport and installation operations to support the construction of offshore wind farms Zhanjiang Wailuo II and X in China. Guangdong Energy Group is the owner of the offshore wind farm. Under the terms of the deal, LOC will provide the proposed fleet with document review and verification, inspection, and suitability surveys to support OWF development and monitoring of critical operations. The Zhanjiang Wailuo offshore wind farm II consists of 37 wind turbines, with a total installed capacity of 203.5ME. Turbines will be installed in water depths of up to…

Brazilian National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) closed the first half of 2020 with a total of 3,003.41 MW released for commercial operation in plants located in 12 states of the country. With this power, it would be possible to supply a city with approximately of 3.6 million inhabitants. As a result, the target for new plants for the period was exceeded – which was initially 2,936.43 MW. In June alone, 141.47 MW went into commercial operation – almost three times more than that scheduled for the month, which was 54.84 MW. In 2020, the highlights have been solar and wind…

Germany has taken over the rotating EU Council Presidency until 1 January 2021. In that time frame, the German Presidency aims to develop and adopt several important energy policies – with a strong focus on offshore wind. The German Presidency Programme underlines the fundamental importance of the EU Green Deal for Europe’s recovery from COVID19. Germany intends to play its full part in shaping an “economic, technological and social transformation process” that is “economically balanced, socially just and supported by society as a whole”. To help deliver this transformation, the German Presidency is betting on offshore wind and renewable hydrogen.…

ABB has launched Terra 184 charger with the ability to charge up to three vehicles simultaneously. With a charging power of 180kW, the Terra 184 can be used by vehicles of all sizes, private cars, buses or trucks. It comes with a footprint of less than 0.5m2, the same as the current Terra 54 model. The Terra 184 supports all the charging standards on the market, including CCS, CHAdeMO and AC, and caters to the needs of all batteries up to 920V. It is customizable with features including customized credit card payment terminal, screen and cables, which have also been…

The UK Government has published the ‘UK research and development roadmap’ setting out the government’s vision and ambition for science, research and innovation. Responding, Morag Watson, director of policy at Scottish Renewables, said: “We welcome the commitment of the UK Government to invest in research and development in technology such as zero-emission vehicles, hydrogen and carbon capture use and storage, which will help in tackling climate change. “The UK’s remarkable marine energy resource means we currently lead the world in the development of technology to capture clean energy from the sea, but despite our world lead both tidal stream and wave power are…