Author: Arnes Biogradlija

JinkoSolar reached the maximum solar conversion efficiency of its large-area N-type monocrystalline silicon solar cells to 24.79%, and have set a world record for large-size contact-passivated solar cells. This result was independently confirmed by the Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin (ISFH), Germany.  The record-breaking mono-crystalline silicon solar cell was fabricated on a high quality CZ mono-Si substrate, with a practical size of 267.72cm2, and several advanced technologies have been implemented to achieve this new record of 24.79%, including passivating contact technologies, advanced diffusion system, surface passivation, and advanced anti-reflection technologies, and a series of the material upgrade were integrated into the…

Vestas has secured a 50 MW order with local EPC construction company, Bac Phuong JSC for the second phase of the Dong Hai 1 intertidal wind project. This project win comes after Vestas was awarded the first phase of the project in December 2019. With this second phase in place, the 100 MW Dong Hai 1 intertidal wind project will be the largest intertidal wind project in Vietnam to date. To optimise energy production for the site’s specific wind conditions, Vestas will supply and supervise the installation of 13 V150-4.2 MW wind turbines, with ten turbines in 3.8 MW and three turbines in 4.0 MW operating modes. The project will also feature customized…

Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) has secured a contract with MHI Vestas to ship and install wind turbine generators at the Seagreen offshore wind farm. MHI Vestas has chosen Swire Blue Ocean for the transport and deployment of wind turbine generators at the offshore wind farm Seagreen in Scotland, for which SSE Renewables and Total entered FID on 3 June 2020. After construction, the plant will be the largest offshore wind farm in Scotland, meeting the electricity needs of about one million households. Seagreen is situated 27 kilometers off Scotland’s east coast, in the deepest waters of the offshore wind sector…

Fugro has started a four-month marine site characterization campaign for Vattenfall at two large offshore wind production sites about 40 kilometers off Norfolk, UK. The resulting Geo-data from Fugro’s geotechnical investigations will feed into the ground model for the wind farms Norfolk Vanguard and Norfolk Boreas, which will have a total installed capacity of 3.6 GW, sufficient to power over 3.9 million homes. Working from its dynamically placed (DP2) geotechnical drilling vessel Fugro Scout, Fugro performs surveys and sampling using its patented SEACALF Mk V DeepDrive cone penetration testing system at both locations, and will perform research both in situ and…

A Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) was concluded with ENGIE Zielona Energia, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French energy supply group ENGIE. The PPA was signed between the project companies of wpd’s own onshore wind farms Jarocin Kozmin and Słupca-Kołaczkowo and the Polish ENGIE subsidiary. The agreement is a so-called offsite PPA with physical delivery of electricity, covering 100 % of the projects’ electricity generation, i.e. more than 900 GWh over the lifetime of the agreement. The two wpd wind farms will be built in the western centre of Poland, in the Wielkopolskie voivodeship. The project Jarocin Kozmin is located…

Encavis Asset Management has acquired an operating wind farm in France from Energiequelle. The contribution is now part of the Encavis Infrastructure Fund II (EIF II), a special fund primarily administered by BayernLB. The acquired Senonnes wind farm, located in northwest France’s Pays de la Loire region, was connected to the grid in May 2019. The total generating capacity of around 11.5 Megawatt (MW) is provided by five E-82 wind turbines from Enercon. “The Senonnes wind farm, advantageously located north of Nantes, perfectly complements the EIF II portfolio. Another step into the regional diversification of the fund’s portfolio. Investments were…

Gainesville Regional Utilities and Origis Energy have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for FL Solar 6, a new, large-scale solar project of 50 megawatts (MW) coupled with 12 MW of energy storage. Approving the initiative, City Commissioners in Gainesville, Florida, brought the municipality closer to achieving their target of 100 percent renewable energy resources by 2045. FL Solar 6 is to be installed by Origis Energy in Alachua County, Florida. FL Solar 6 is scheduled to be completed by late 2022. With the 50 MW turn-key solar plant online, GRU will be able to supply customers with solar without…

Vestas has developed a customized wind energy solution which allowed its long-term customer Polenergia Farma Wiatrowa 3 to secure from a competitive auction round a 121 MW wind project in Poland. The Zielona Debsk project with a total capacity of 121 MW will be located in the Mazovian Province, in north-central Poland. The site-specific solution consists of 55 V110-2.0 MW turbines in 2.2 MW Power Optimized Mode on 120 meter towers and a long-term service agreement, utilizing the versatility of the 2 MW platform to satisfy local needs and optimizing power output while lowering energy costs. “A couple of weeks after the…

Sonnedix has acquired Eliantus, a fully-operating portfolio under the Spanish regulatory regime, from JZI and Elliott. The 74.7 MW portfolio is comprised of 22 ground-mounted PV plants, operating since 2008- 2013, located in Valencia, Toledo, Sevilla, Cáceres, Murcia, Badajoz and Albacete. “Under these unprecedented times, it is with agreements like this that we deliver on our long-term commitment with the Spanish market, playing an active role in the economic recovery of the country while continuing to fulfil our purpose of harnessing the power of the sun to build a bright future “.Axel Thiemann, CEO of Sonnedix. The acquisition brings the…

Renewable energy specialists, Kea Energy Ltd, have embarked on the construction of a 1.85 MW utility scale solar farm located in the Wairau Valley, Marlborough. Kea Energy has selected the Power Electronics HEMK series of solar inverter platform for the project. After two years of research, design and consenting, construction has commenced with the plant expected to be commissioned in the last quarter of 2020. The project will use over 5000 individual solar panels and cover 10 acres of land. The panels will be installed on a single axis tracker mounting system. This ensures optimum efficiency of the panel but…