Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Drydocks World has held a steel-cutting ceremony to start production on a High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) transformer station topside, named Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) Beta. This is the third topside to be installed for Petrofac and end-client TenneT by Drydocks World, and the second project for wind farm HKZ. The HVAC platform will be part of a renewable energy wind farm located in the North Sea sector of HKZ grid connection in the Netherlands. The topside weighs about 3.700 tones and will have a connecting capacity of 700MW. Drydocks World will also provide pre-commissioning, commissioning assistance, load-out, marine fastening and…

The last of the three pre-assembled wind turbine platforms that make up EDP Renewables WindFloat Atlantic project has left the Port of Ferrol, heading to its final destination 20 kilometers off Portugal’s coast at Viana do Castelo, on a journey that will take three days. Connecting this last unit to the pre-laid mooring system and connecting it to the rest of the offshore wind farm will complete this operation. This third platform will be installed next to the other two units that are already in operation and supplying energy to the Portuguese grid. The floating structure – measuring 30 meters high and…

Vestas has secured its largest order in Vietnam to date for a total of 144 MW for the three wind parks Lien Lap, Phong Huy, and Phong Nguyen in the Quảng Trị Province. The order is placed by Power Construction Company No.1 (PCC1), a local independent power producer and electrical infrastructure company, in partnership with RENOVA, a Japanese renewable energy company. Vestas will supply, transport, install and commission a total of 36 V150-4.2 MW wind turbines delivered in 4.0 MW operating mode. By sharing warehousing, installation equipment and manpower, Vestas will leverage synergies with its other wind projects in the area…

The first of the 77 V164-9.5 MW turbines has been installed at the 731.5 MW Borssele III/IV offshore wind project by MHI Vestas at site 55 km off the coast of the Netherlands. After completion of the project, the Borssele III / IV project will provide 825.000 households with clean renewable energy, representing up to 2.3 percent of total Dutch demand for electricity. Completion is expected within this year. “First turbine installation at Borssele III/IV is a key milestone for the MHI Vestas team, who are working hard to deliver offshore wind projects across Europe in the midst of the…

RWE Renewables Japan and Kyuden Mirai Energy have signed a cooperation agreement to jointly explore possibilities for developments in Japan’s offshore fixed-bottom wind projects. The two companies have recently signed a Joint Bidding Agreement on the basis of the cooperation agreement, in order to conduct a full-scale feasibility study for the offshore wind projects planned off the coast of Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture. RWE will continue with formal public tender plans to be coordinated by the central government in compliance with the Offshore Wind Promotion Law, as well as the Environmental Impact Assessment filing process. The two companies will work…

C2 Energy Capital has finalized two community solar projects totaling 5.5 megawatts have been completed. The solar generation systems are owned and run by C2 Energy Capital, based in the cities of Johnstown and Caledonia, New York. The renewable power plants are part of New York’s Community Distributed Generation (CDG) system that allows local solar projects to help both residents and businesses in the city. Community solar projects are built to provide solar energy for residents and businesses who do not own land or have suitable roof conditions for solar panels. Residents and companies who subscribe to the solar projects will…

Innogy has contracted Nordex Group to equip the wind farm Jüchen A44n with six N149/4.0-4.5 turbines, each with a hub height of 164 meters. The wind farm Jüchen A44n will be constructed next to the A44 motorway on approximately 90 hectares of recultivated land previously used by the Garzweiler open cast lignite mining site, located south of the city of Jüchen in North Rhine Westphalia. The wind farm will be run as part of a collaboration in the field of regenerative projects between Innogy and NEW Re, a subsidiary of the municipal service company NEW. At the beginning of 2020,…

The Global Wind Energy Council has published its annual Supply Side Analysis 2019 report. According to the report, 22.893 wind turbines were installed worldwide in 2019 supplied from 33 manufacturers and representing more than 63GW of capacity. Vestas remains a major manufacturer in 2019, accounting for 18 percent of all wind turbines installed in 2019, thanks to its global diversification strategy with installations in over 40 countries. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy moved up one position to second place, with the supplier doubling its offshore wind installation in 2019 and expanding its geographic coverage. Goldwind fell one position to third place despite…

DTOceanPlus project has finalized the implementation of standalone alpha versions for the different tools and modules which are now ready for the verification phase. Project partners are stepping up the training and education activities to communicate closely with future tool users. That means that the core functionality of each individual tool or module is complete and can run independently, with continuous software integration and data flow between modules to deliver valuable results to the users. Standalone alpha versions of the tools built on standardized data formats to allow the sharing and reuse of information in ocean energy designs. These alpha…

European Energy has obtained its environmental impact assessment (EIA) approval for two of its offshore wind projects, Omø South and Jammerland Bay in Denmark. The projects have a total capacity of 560 MW, and will contribute to the transition to green energy in Denmark. Back in 2012 European Energy began implementing the projects through the so-called open door procedure. “I am pleased that we can contribute with such a significant boost to the green transition. In addition to supplying green electricity to over half a million Danish households, we will also remove about 750,000 tonnes of CO2. Furthermore, we will…