Author: Arnes Biogradlija

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…

The second call of the Interreg Atlantic Area funded Blue-GIFT (Blue Growth and Innovation Fast Tracked) project has recommended five ocean energy companies for support to deploy their technology in the Atlantic Area region. This completes the second of three calls for applications in the Blue-GIFT project. The Blue-GIFT project, coordinated by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), based in Orkney, Scotland, aims to help Atlantic Area companies test their marine renewable energy technology in real sea environments and prove that power can be economically generated from the Atlantic Ocean. The 1st and 2nd calls of the project have so…

Vattenfall has been awarded development consent to build Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm. The consent was awarded by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy. Located more than 47 km from the Norfolk coast and with an installed capacity of 1.8GW, Norfolk Vanguard will supply the equivalent energy needs of 1.95 million UK homes each year, thus saving 3 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. “We’re delighted to receive planning consent for Norfolk Vanguard. This decision justifies the confidence that we have in the offshore wind sector in Britain, and we’re looking forward to developing the project…

Vestas has received an order from French renewable energy developer Valeco for three wind projects in France totaling 42 MW. The contract involves the supply and installation of eight V100-2.0 MW wind turbines delivered in 2.2 MW Power Optimized Mode and eight V117-3.45 MW wind turbines in 3.0 MW operating mode, as well as service agreements for Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) designed to maximize energy production for the sites. The company did not disclose the name and location of the projects. Delivery and commissioning of the turbines is planned for the first half of 2021.

Canadian Solar has launched Series 5 and Series 6 PV super-high power modules. These new modules are to join the portfolios of HiKu, BiHiKu and HiDM, extending the range of high-power , high-efficiency monofacial and bifacial solar modules. Series 5 portfolio – HiKu5, BiHiKu5 For a more powerful PV module, HiKu5 and BiHiKu5 can use Canadian Solar’s LeTID (light-and elevated temperature-induced degradation) mitigation technologies and power classes up to 500 W. The HiKu5’s LeTID is 50 percent lower than the industry norm, available in both monocrystalline and polycrystalline cells. Improved module efficiency, high power classes and leading PV module technology…

Iberdrola has completed the acquisition of French renewable energy firm Aalto Power, previously owned by Aiolos y Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, for €100 million. Established in 2005 and based in Marseilles, Aalto Power currently has 118 megawatts (MW) of onshore wind wind generation operating in France and a portfolio of onshore wind projects in the country totaling an additional 636 MW, at different stages of development. Aalto Power’s acquisition would not only provide Iberdrola with the first operational megawatts on French soil, but will also improve the ambitions in the renewable generation sector, thanks to the projects of the company and its…

Vestas has received a 49 MW order for two Italian projects located in the Campania region. The project will include six V110-2.0 MW wind turbines to be installed in 2.2 MW Optimized Power Mode, and ten V117-3.45 MW wind turbines in 3.6 MW operating mode. The contract for the supply and installation also includes a service agreement for 5 years of Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000). “This order showcases how our diverse portfolio continues to offer the winning solutions to our customers’ different business cases in Italy.” Rainer Karan, Vestas vice president of sales region Southern Europe and Turkey. Delivery and…

Atlas Renewable Energy signed a large-scale solar energy contract in Brazil. The clean energy supply will be through the Jacaranda photovoltaic solar plant, located in Juazeiro, the State of Bahía, and is expected to supply over 440GWh per year that will mostly be used to serve Dow under a 15-year duration contract, with offtake starting in the first half of 2021. The Jacaranda solar plant will have an installed capacity of 187MWp with more than 450,000 modules. The plant will generate enough energy to supply a sizable part of Dow’s Aratu Site’s energy needs. According to the average consumption of…

WindEurope signed a ‘Request to Adapt European Energy Planning Scenarios’ initiated by the Renewable Grids Initiative (RGI), together with 40 other organizations including transmission system operators. Renewables-based electrification is a key driver for the decarbonization of Europe. To integrate the rapidly growing shares of wind energy and other renewables, Europe needs to optimize and expand its grid infrastructure. Network development should be based on comprehensive and target-oriented scenarios for the future expansion of renewable energies. To plan future investments in grid infrastructure ENTSO-E and ENTSO-G presented the ‘Ten Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) 2020 Scenario Report’ that describes possible European…

European drivers burn 100 times more palm oil in their tanks than is in the 40 billion Oreo cookies consumed worldwide every year. That’s according to new data that shows the amount of forest-ravaging palm oil used to make EU ‘bio’-diesel increased 7% last year, reaching an all-time high of 4.5 million tonnes. In contrast, the use of palm oil to make everyday products such as bread, ice cream, hazelnut spread, chocolate, margarine, shampoo and detergent dropped to an all-time low of 2.8 million tonnes. This is because of the European biofuels policy enacted in 2009, which mandates oil corporations…