Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Swedish solar panel manufacturer Midsummer has launched Power Mesh Technology, a technology that increases the strength of solar cells and offers a more discreet look to the final products while maintaining previous benefits such as durability, sustainable manufacturing process and class-leading weight features. The new Power Mesh Technology consists of a dense array of wires for current collection rather than the usual ribbons, resulting in less resistive loss in the solar panels. The PMT-solar panels have a larger active area and less shading which results in higher current. Midsummer will increase the average module power by up to 10 percent…

Eolus has signed an agreement to acquire seven wind power projects in early development phase from Vindkraft Värmland, a subsidiary of Modern Energy. The projects located in SE3 and SE4 are estimated to approximately 450 MW. Six of the projects that have been acquired are in SE3, and one is in SE4. The final purchase price is dependent upon how the projects develops and is covered by a profit sharing with the seller when the projects a realized. Eolus has also signed an agreement with the option of purchasing up to an additional volume of 280 MW of three projects…

Ørsted and Van Oord have successfully installed all 94 array cables connecting the turbines of the Borssele I & II offshore wind farm. The installation started in February this year. The cables are installed by Van Oord’s cable-laying vessel Nexus. Next month, Van Oord and Ørsted also expect to finalize the cable burial campaign with Van Oord’s trencher Dig-It. The 94 cables were fabricated by Nexans. ‘Despite the challenging times, we have finalized the cable installation process without delay or significant problems. This is an important milestone for delivering power for one million households by the end of the year.…

Enel Green Power (EGP), through its Indian subsidiary Enel Green Power India (EGP India), and the Norwegian Investment Fund for developing countries Norfund, have signed a long-term agreement to jointly finance, build and operate new renewable projects in India. The arrangement is a joint investment structure in which EGP India will be responsible for the production and construction of each project, while Norfund will be entitled to invest in the projects after a certain milestone has been achieved in its completion, thereby becoming equity partner with EGP India in the project. In addition, EGP India will support each project through…

Siemens Gamesa has introduced its next generation wind turbine in India, the SG 3.4-145. The new wind turbine is specifically designed and optimized for the country’s wind conditions, and has a clear objective of delivering high reliability at the lowest possible Levelized Cost of Energy (LCoE). The turbine is well positioned to meet the needs of the auction market and aims at further boosting wind power development in India. “The Indian market is evolving fast and so adapting to the new market dynamics is key to our success and long-term competitiveness. The SG 3.4-145 – an incremental innovation, is a…

The Nordex Group has obtained a large order to supply and install N149/4.0-4.5 turbines in the 4.8 MW operating mode for the 312 MW Gecama wind farm in Spain. The consumer is Enlight Renewable Energy from Israel. Gecama is the company’s first project in Spain, which operates in Israel and Europe, and the first joint project with Nordex . The order also contains a contract for Premium Service covering a 20 year period. The Gecama project is being built in the Castilla-La Mancha area near the city of Cuenca. Nordex will install the Delta4000 turbines with a hub height of 120 meters on…

New Regen analysis shows that the UK has a pipeline of shovel-ready renewable energy and battery storage projects that could provide hundreds of thousands of jobs and contribute over £125 billion to the green economic recovery – if facilitated by the UK government. The analysis shows the huge scale of the opportunity to drive reductions in carbon emissions across the energy sector, whilst kickstarting the economy and creating valuable jobs across the country. The falling costs of renewables and storage means that the 61 GW pipeline of green electricity projects can be developed quickly through private sector investment, allowing public…

Ørsted acquired the 227MW under construction Muscle Shoals solar project located in Colbert County, Alabama, USA. Concurrent to the acquisition, Ørsted enters into a tax equity funding commitment with Wells Fargo. The project will be Ørsted’s second solar project in the US, following the decision in November 2019 to commence construction of the Permian Energy Center solar plus storage project in Texas. Following the acquisition of Muscle Shoals, Ørsted will have two solar projects totaling 647MWac of generation capacity under construction across the US along with 40MWac of storage capacity. Muscle Shoals is expected to come online in third quarter…

Fugro has mobilized two additional vessels off the coast of New Jersey to support their ongoing site characterization work for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Shell New Energies US and EDF Renewables North America. Operating in the Atlantic Shores lease area since May, Fugro now has three vessels on site with a fourth to be added later this month. The project involves collection of high resolution geophysical, benthic and shallow geotechnical data within the lease area and along two proposed export cable routes. These data will be processed and analysed to characterise site conditions, including bathymetry, seafloor…

The European Marine Energy Center (EMEC) has been contracted by the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) to support the construction of its tidal energy test site at Jang-Juk Strait near Jindo Island, Korea. KIOST is developing a grid-connected tidal energy test site on the Jang-Juk Strait in Korea’s Southwestern Sea. The site of the Korea Tidal Current Energy Center (K-TEC), which will have a grid capacity of 4.5 MW, is scheduled to be operational by 2022. Having handled the design, development and operation of its four marine test facilities in Orkney over the past 17 years, EMEC…