Author: Arnes Biogradlija

The County of San Luis Obispo has completed two solar projects at the Department of Parks and Recreation’s Dairy Creek golf course and the Department of Social Services on South Higuera Street, both located in San Luis Obispo. These solar parking canopies are the first of several County solar projects expected to exceed 552 kilowatts (kW) marking a significant sustainability milestone for the County. The two projects, built and funded by ForeFront Power, are planned to provide more than 80 percent of the electricity needs on site. The County looks forward to saving more than $1 million in electricity costs…

IRENA has published the full series of 30 Innovation Briefs under its Innovation Landscape report. It is the most comprehensive analysis available on innovation priorities that policymakers must address to successfully decarbonise the electricity systems with renewables and push for innovative renewables solutions in a COVID-19 recovery stimulus. Innovation is a key driver for energy transformation. Innovative solutions can make energy production, transmission, and consumption more flexible, allowing for higher, cost-effective use of renewables and empowering a new generation of energy consumers. Electrification, decentralization, and digitalization are leading innovation trends that are changing paradigms, unlocking system flexibility for more renewables, changing roles and responsibilities,…

Innergex Renewable Energy has purchased all the Class B shares of a portfolio of six operating wind farms in Elmore County, Idaho, US for a purchase price of $56.8 million from Terna Energy. The totally installed capacity of the six 23 MW wind farms, Cold Springs, Desert Meadow, Hammett Hill, Mainline, Ryegrass and Two Ponds, is 138 MW. “The Mountain Air Acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to Free Cash Flow per share. We are pleased to further expand our portfolio in the United States with fully contracted wind farms. Despite the current crisis, Innergex remains in an excellent…

Nordex customers have ordered 217 wind turbines for projects with a combined output of 888.0 megawatts, from April to June. The intake of firm orders in the Projects segment (excluding the service business) reached a volume of 2,531.9 MW in the first half of 2020. Europe accounted for 83 percent of the order intake in the second quarter of 2020, with major projects in Spain and Ireland contributing to this share. Further orders were placed in Brazil-Latin America region: 17 percent. New business is dominated by the current Delta4000 series of turbines. In the second quarter of 2020, around 65…

Siemens Gamesa has scored a double order, including one for Vietnam’s largest nearshore wind farm, as the country advances rapidly on its renewable ambitions. The two deals will use the SG 5.0-145 turbines, which are among the most powerful turbines on the Vietnamese market, with 75 MW and 90 MW at the Tan Thuan and Thai Hoa wind farms respectively. The Tan Thuan wind farm is Siemens Gamesa’s fourth nearshore project secured in Vietnam, and is also the country’s largest nearshore project to date. The orders follow Vietnam’s largest order declared for 113 MW in March, helping to consolidate its…

The EU’s budget proposal fails to honour the climate protection commitments made by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The 1.85 trillion euro budget, which will be deliberated at the upcoming meeting of the European Council, only allocates 80 billion euros firmly to climate protection. If significant amendments are not made, Europe will face a vast shortfall in green investment. On the eve of the special European Council meeting on the new EU budget, the current budget proposal falls far short of the vigorous climate action promised by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Only 80 billion euros are firmly…

Solar FlexRack has supplied Primergy Solar for 14 projects with its TDP and TDP 2.0 solar trackers, both of which will provide electricity to Illinois schools. The projects together are based in the northern and central parts of Illinois and total more than 8 megawatts ( MW). “Primergy Solar has a solid team of experienced solar industry veterans and is building high-performance solar projects that will deliver lower-cost clean energy reliably to these schools for decades. School solar programs are a win-win for the schools and their communities.” Steve Daniel, executive vice president of Solar FlexRack. The ground-mount solar systems range…

In response to the coronavirus outbreak, SSE has written to Irish Minister for Climate Action, Communications Networks and Transport, Eamon Ryan T.D., with five main goals for achieving a green economic recovery. SSE claims that decarbonization funding for the energy sector will help build and preserve thousands of jobs in all regions. SSE identifies concrete opportunities to create a win-win for economy and environment by enabling private investment in low-carbon infrastructure and helping people decarbonize their homes and businesses in its five-point ‘greenprint’. The objectives include promoting the development of onshore and offshore wind projects, such as phase 2 of…

The tides roll in, and the tides roll out, just like clockwork. It’s this consistency and predictability that makes tidal energy attractive, not only as a source of electricity but, potentially, as a mechanism to provide reliability and resilience to regional or local power grids. Tidal power is one type of marine renewable energy, along with power harvested from waves, ocean currents, and temperature and salinity differentials from different water depths. Although tidal power is in its infancy—no commercial systems are in place in the United States—researchers at PNNL are looking at the potential benefits it offers in addition to power production.…

Sunport Power has optimized the company’s S6 flexible module product that aims at the growing BIPV market. Launched in 2018 and developed on the pilot line later, S6 has been continuously updated and optimized by the R&D team of Sunport Power with its versatility and high performance for the needs of customers in various scenarios. The new upgraded S6 module achieved module efficiency of 21.2 percent. Sunport Power’s S6 Flexible Module applies Metal Wrap Through (MWT) technology as its core. The MWT is an back contact technology to improve the performance of the solar cell and module by removing the…