Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Southern Power has acquired its 13th wind project — the 56MW Beech Ridge II wind facility from Invenergy. Located in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, Invenergy has developed Beech Ridge II which uses 20 wind turbines produced by GE Renewable Energy. The project entered commercial service on May 1st, 2020. “We are pleased to announce the acquisition of our 13th wind project. This project marks Southern Power’s first renewable asset in the Mid-Atlantic region, and it is an important step in the continued growth of Southern Power’s wind portfolio.”Mark Lantrip, CEO Southern Power. The electricity and associated renewable energy credits generated…

Black & Veatch and ENACT Systems have formed a strategic partnership designed to elevate commercial solar project management in Southeast Asia. Black & Veatch’s Global Distributed Energy business will combine its experience and EPC offerings with the ENACT cloud-based platform to automate development and deployment processes for distributed solar projects across Southeast Asia. By digitizing the entire project design and development process, the platform helps manage the project design, management, financing, execution and asset management needs across multiple countries in the region, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. In doing so, the platform will help streamline efforts while…

Scottish engineering company Malin Group has called on the UK and Scottish governments to create “crucial connections” that will determine the commercial future of wave and tidal stream energy. The call comes after two decades in which government incentives have failed to produce commercially viable projects, though trials involving various prototypes are continuing – particularly around the Pentland Firth. In a submission to a UK government consultation, Glasgow-based Malin Group says that such efforts can only succeed if they are linked with domestic manufacturing capacity with marine experience to turn good ideas into technology capable of working under demanding conditions.…

Amazon has added five new renewable energy projects in China, Australia, and the U.S to its portfolio, aiming to reach 80% renewable energy by 2024 and 100% renewable energy by 2030 as well as to reach net-zero carbon by 2040. Amazon’s first project in China is a 100 megawatt (MW) solar project in Shandong. Once complete, the project is expected to generate 128,000-megawatt hours (MWh) of clean energy annually. The second renewable energy project in Australia is a 105 MW solar project in New South Wales. This project will have the capacity to generate 250,000 MWh of clean energy each…

Sungrow, in partnership with Huanghe Hydropower Development, is supplying PV inverter solutions and energy storage systems to a 202.86MW/202.86MWh PV-plus-storage project in Northwest China’s Qinghai Province. The solution can control the output of solar and storage, improving the prediction accuracy of solar generation, and increasing clean energy consumption. The customized AC-coupled low-voltage design can guarantee cost-savings for the customer. Flexibly built microgrid system with Sungrow PV and energy storage system can supply the electricity in the early construction period and slash the construction time. “We value Sungrow s compelling global PV and energy storage track records and professionalism of the team. In this landmark project, Sungrow is the first-ever company to…

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has signed a 30-year contract to provide full-scope service and maintenance for the 226-MW Murra Warra wind farm, consisting of 61 Senvion turbines in Victoria, Australia. The project features Senvion’s onshore turbines powered at 3.7 MW with a 144-meter rotor, producing enough electricity to meet the requirements of 420.000 Victorian households. As the first OEM to operate the wind farm, Siemens Gamesa has assumed responsibility for maintaining both the wind turbines and the plant’s electrical balance for a 30-year period, ensuring turbine performance and maximizing the assets’ operational life. The agreement marks Siemens Gamesa’s second order…

The offshore wind industry has experienced significant growth in recent years, and continues to expand both in the UK and worldwide. Nearly all offshore wind turbines installed to date are located in relatively shallow water, mounted on fixed bottom support structures. However, the number of suitable shallow water sites with high wind resources are limited, and hence it is necessary to expand wind turbine technology for deployment at deeper water sites. Floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) systems offer an opportunity to achieve this expansion, and can potentially play a vital role in providing affordable and sustainable energy for the UK…

Infinite Blue Energy (IBE) has unveiled a new plan to transition large users of fossil fuel based electricity in NSW to green hydrogen by 2027. The initial target for Project NEO is 1000 MW of 100 percent green hydrogen reliable baseload power through a combination of solar PV, wind turbines and hydrogen fuel cell technology. Project NEO initially focuses on delivering 1000 MW, but the concept is scalable, and potentially capable of delivering a significant proportion of the region’s electricity demand. The NSW wholesale power market was worth A$6.55 billion according to the new AER estimates. Traditionally this level of electricity generation was…

A new study released by RenewableUK, sees renewable hydrogen as a key role in the successful transition from fossil fuels to renewables, alongside a significant expansion of wind energy and other clean power sources. ‘Powering the Future: RenewableUK’s Vision of the Transition’ sets out a wide-ranging vision of how the UK’s energy system is going to transform between now and 2050, the target date for the Government to achieve net zero emissions. Despite Covid-19’s short-term influence on energy consumption, RenewableUK expects low-cost renewable energy to expand steadily over the next ten years to meet rising demand from electric vehicles, low-carbon…

GE Renewable Energy has been selected by Powerica to supply 38 of its 2.7-132 onshore wind turbines to be installed at the Rajkot and Khambaliya wind farms in Gujarat, India. Both projects have been won by Powerica through a competitive bidding process organized respectively by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL) and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) with an output capacity of 51.3 MW. The wind farms will generate clean electricity, sold through a 25-year long-term PPA. Power will be distributed to consumers connected to the state grid and national grid respectively. GE Renewable Energy and Powerica worked closely together to achieve…