Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Tekmar Energy, received a contract award from Sumitomo Electric Industries to supply the patented TekLink Mechanical Cable Protection System (CPS) for the Akita and Noshiro offshore wind farms in Japan. The wind farms, which are set to be the first utility-scale offshore wind project in Japan, will be delivered by Akita Offshore Wind Corporation, a special purpose company set up by a consortium led by Marubeni. Located at the ports of Akita and Noshiro in the coastal zone of Akita prefecture, the wind farms will feature 33 turbines and have an expected combined output of 139MW. The project will supply…

Maxeon Solar Technologies launched its new line of bifacial SunPower 5 panels, the fifth-generation performance solar panels designed specifically for large-scale power plant applications. Performance 5 panels will be commercialized and begin delivery in the fourth quarter of 2020. SunPower Performance 5 panels are engineered to meet the needs of large-scale, multi-megawatt solar power plants. With power ratings of up to 625 watts, these high-power panels are uniquely suited for the needs of power plant developers, maximizing energy production within available space. “SunPower has more than three decades of innovation, including a history in the power plant segment – from…

The Leaders of the three Scottish island councils – the Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar – have warmly welcomed announcements by the UK and Scottish Government’s that the islands will receive £50m from each towards the Islands Growth Deal. The multimillion pound deal will provide investment for local projects across the Scottish islands, driving sustainable economic recovery and growth, creating jobs and attracting further private and public sector investment. A range of areas, including tourism, infrastructure, innovation, skills, energy transition, and renewable energy systems, will be targeted with the funding which will be invested over ten years.…

With over 40 years’ experience in coastal, nearshore and offshore operations, Briggs Marine offers world class marine expertise in areas including diving services, vessel charter and management, submarine cable installation and environmental consultancy. Based in Burntisland, Fife, Briggs Marine has a global reach with over 750 employees based throughout the world including in Canada, Azerbaijan and Georgia with offices in Aberdeen and Liverpool. A family business, Briggs Marine first began work on NnG in the autumn of 2019 providing nine demarcation buoys to mark out the perimeter of the windfarm site. The buoys, known as cardinal and lateral buoys, support…

Siemens Gamesa secured its fifth nearshore wind farm project in Vietnam as the Vietnamese government quickly advances on its renewable energy goals. The latest deal, which surpasses the previous company record in scale for its fourth nearshore project (75 MW) as the largest of its kind in Vietnam, adds a further 78 MW to the company’s existing 174 MW it has already secured. The 78-MW Hiep Thanh wind farm will be located 1-3 km off the coast of Tra Vinh Province. Siemens Gamesa has been able to leverage its engineering and construction experience gathered from both onshore and offshore to…

The UK Government has announced that the caps on battery storage capacity for planning applications in England and Wales (50 MW and 350 MW respectively) will be removed. This means a battery storage proposal that exceeds these thresholds will no longer be considered a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (‘NSIP’), and all applications for battery storage, regardless of their size, will be determined by local planning authorities. The Government started the process of making the necessary legislative amendments through orders under the Planning Act 2008 and the Electricity Act 1989 on 14 July 2020. These orders are expected to pass through…

ENERCON has completed the installation of the prototype of the E-160 EP5. The first system of the new low-wind variant of the EP5 platform was built in the Wieringermeer wind energy test field in the Netherlands.  After installing the first E-138 EP3 E2 at the end of March in Janneby / Schleswig-Holstein, this is already the second prototype project that ENERCON has successfully implemented under difficult corona conditions. The E-160 EP5 is ENERCON’s new top model with the largest rotor diameter in the product portfolio. The nominal power is 4.6 MW. At locations with wind speeds of 7.5 m / s at hub…

Apple has unveiled its intentions to become carbon neutral in its entire business, manufacturing supply chain and the life cycle of its products by 2030. For its global corporate activities, the business is already carbon neutral and this recent pledge ensures that by 2030 each Apple product sold will have net zero climate effects. “Businesses have a profound opportunity to help build a more sustainable future, one born of our common concern for the planet we share. The innovations powering our environmental journey are not only good for the planet — they’ve helped us make our products more energy efficient and…

E.ON will collaborate with Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) and Costain Group, SSEN is one of two energy companies in the United Kingdom that operate both in electricity transmission and electricity distribution. Today, E.ON, SSEN and Costain is announcing this significant collaboration. During the course of the RaaS-project, the partners will create a new market solution for grid resilience by leveraging the strength of technical solutions such as battery storage in combination with access to different flexibility markets. The core of this innovative energy system will be a battery energy storage system that can reestablish the supply of a…

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has highlighted the need for U.S. Regional Transmission Operators and Independent System Operators (collectively referred to as ISOs) to update their policies to meet the increasing number of hybrid renewable energy and storage projects requiring interconnection to the nation’s electric grids. Such hybrid and co-located ventures, mostly involving pairings of wind , solar, storage, or all three technologies, now account for more than ten percent of the U.S. capital pursuing interconnection with ISOs. Hybrid technologies have the potential to add major benefits to the nation’s power grid, helping to provide more energy when consumers…