Author: Arnes Biogradlija

The French Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition has reveled the winners of the 10th round of tenders for commercial and industrial rooftop photovoltaic systems with generating capacity ranging from 100 kW to 8 MW. The ministry picked 306 projects in the procurement exercise, with a total installed capacity of 152 MW. The projects will value the electricity produced for projects with generating capacity ranging from 100 kW to 500 kW at an average price of € 96.49 / MWh and €86.17 / MWh for those with capacity ranging from 500 kW to 8 MW. However, the final average prices of…

When we continue to plan beyond the current crisis, the idea of a ‘green recovery’ seems to be one of the buzz words at the moment. Throughout the spectrum, activists, companies, academics , and politicians are calling for urgency and action to resolve the climate emergency as we find our way out of lockdown. With a significant economic downturn forecast, governments around the world look to balance the public health emergency with the need to take action to save the economy. But pressure is also mounting for recovery to focus on sustainability. With less traffic and less emissions, it was apparent…

Taking into account the postponement of several final investment decisions (FIDs) on projects and lower investments in offshore oil and gas, combined with increased activity in the offshore wind sector, the energy research and business intelligence company Rystad Energy expects the two markets to reach parity as early as next year. The oil market collapse caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is set to delay several oil and gas developments in Western Europe, putting capital spending on an ongoing downward trajectory through 2022 in the offshore sector. Rystad Energy expect capital investment (capex) on offshore wind would exceed upstream European O&G…

Jan De Nul began construction works for the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Nearshore and onshore building work started at the landfall site in Miaoli County and Taichung port. The nearshore pre-trenching works and Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) from the shore has started at the landfall site in Miaoli County. Four HDDs will be drilled in total at the site of the landfall. For pre-trenching near HDD exits, the configuration of in-house developed Starfish excavators was specifically adapted to suit Taiwanese offshore wind projects. Meanwhile, 50 kilometers south in Taichung, work on onshore preparations is well underway with…

Antaisolar has designed and provided aluminum solar rackings for a 21.6MW solar project in Hiroshima, Japan. It was reviewed by METI of Japan in January 2020 and started in March, expected to completed in March 2021. Antaisolar was able to provide the customized solar racking solution after dealing with complex terrain conditions, with more than 100 centimeters of snow, complicated soil structure, and high-cost performance and construction efficiency for maximizing solar panel arrangement. The panels are placed in both north and south directions, with a triangular-roof-like arrangement, to maximize the arrangement and improve power generation.

More than A$3 billion in renewable hydrogen projects are contesting to be funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to build the country’s first commercial hydrogen projects. ARENA opened the A$70 million Renewable Hydrogen Deployment Funding round in April to help track renewable hydrogen development in Australia faster. With the initial application stage closing, ARENA reported it had received 36 expressions of interest (EOI) in the funding round. Through the funding round, ARENA aims to support two or more large-scale renewable hydrogen projects with an electrolyser capacity of at least 5 MW and a 10 MW or larger preference.…

DNV GL has signed a contract with Sing Da Marine Structure (SDMS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Steel Corporation (CSC) to support the government’s localization efforts towards offshore project development and building up of the local supply chain in Taiwan. This new collaboration between DNV GL and SDMS follows the conclusion of a successful partnership between DNV GL and CSC, where experts from DNV GL assisted CSC in building its offshore wind farm in Zone 29 with technical insights and specialist support based on their worldwide experience. The Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs aims to generate 20 percent…

The New York State siting board has granted approval to Alle-Catt Wind Energy (Alle-Catt) to build and operate a wind farm in Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Wyoming counties. The Alle-Catt 340-megawatt (MW) wind project will consist of up to 116 wind turbines, with associated underground collection and substation systems and related infrastructure in the towns of Arcade (13 turbines), Centerville (36 turbines), Farmersville (21 turbines), Freedom (33 turbines) and Rushford (13 turbines) in the counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus and Wyoming. The project will produce enough electricity to power 134.000 homes annually. “In keeping with governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s ambitious goals for…

Pondera and Rebel have taken over the wind project from Yard Energy at the breakwaters in the Eemshaven. In recent years Yard has developed this project, and as such has entered an agreement with Groningen Seaports on the use of the location. The main permits for the construction of two wind turbines have been obtained. “YARD has chosen to sell the project now to focus on completing the construction of onshore wind projects and investments in projects and companies related to the energy transition. We are delighted that Pondera and Rebel have taken over from us and are confident that…

ReneSola and Nautilus Solar Energy have reported the acquisition by Nautilus of a 10.4 MW community solar portfolio developed in Minnesota by ReneSola Power. The portfolio consists of eight solar installations with single axis trackers, each commonly referred to as solar garden. The projects are spread throughout counties the southern half of Minnesota, and are built to generate enough electricity to power over 1.450 households. The portfolio is expected to be made available online by the fourth quarter of 2020. For this portfolio Nautilus will be responsible for project management, long-term asset management and subscriber management and maintenance services. ReneSola…