Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Van Oord’s heavy lift vessel Svanen has arrived at the Danish Kriegers Flak offshore wind field in the Baltic Sea. The Svanen will begin construction works for the offshore wind farm foundations. Van Oord signed an agreement with Vattenfall to transport and install the foundations for the Kriegers Flak wind farm. Van Oord will install the 72 monopiles and the transition pieces. Kriegers Flak will be Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm with a production capacity of just over 600 MW and is expected to be fully operational by 2021. The Danish Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm is constructed about 15 to…

Mortenson has began constructing an 86MW solar facility for Silicon Ranch in Jeff Davis County in Southeast Georgia. When the project is finished, Silicon Ranch will supply the renewable energy it produces to Green Power EMC, the renewable energy provider for 38 Georgia Electric Membership Corporations (EMCs) across the state, at cost-competitive rates. Mortenson is in charge of the facility’s design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover. Silicon Ranch, one of the nation’s largest independent solar power producers, is funding the installation and will own and run the array for the long term. The design of the project includes civil, foundations,…

CIT Group unit Power and Energy served as lead arranger on a $217 million financing for the 200-megawatt Hillcrest solar photovoltaic project in Brown County, Ohio. The financing was arranged on behalf of Innergex Renewable Energy, a Canada-based independent renewable power producer that develops, acquires, owns and operates hydroelectric facilities, wind farms, and solar farms. Innergex’s portfolio includes 68 operating renewable energy facilities with an aggregate net installed capacity of 2,588 megawatts. In leading this financing, CIT extends its track record as one of the top renewable energy lenders nationwide, according to market research firm Inframation, an Acuris company. “Securing Hillcrest’s financing is an important step…

EDP Renewables North America, has secured a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA) to sell the energy produced by the 100 MW Sandrini Sol 1 solar pv project. The project, located in the state of California in the United States, is expected to come online in 2022. The project will bring economic benefits to Californians by way of payments to local landowners and governments, job opportunities during construction and operations, and an increase in money spent at local businesses in the vicinity of the solar park.  Sandrini Sol 1 will also generate enough clean electricity…

Seraphim has signed an agreement with ERS Energy to supply 183 MW of high-efficiency solar modules for Philippine projects. The solar farm projects are set to be located in Alaminos, Laguna, and Gigasol, Zambales. “Seraphim and ERS have maintained an excellent cooperation for many years. We are impressed by Seraphim’s passion and professionalism in the solar industry, which makes them an ideal partner. We are determined to join hands to deliver high quality, safe and reliable products to our customers.”Jonathan Kan, managing director of ERS Energy. The projects will be using Seraphim’s monocrystalline 158.75mm half-cell PERC modules. Half-cell modules have…

The Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO) is to fund the investment by Finnish company Valoe Oyj in a solar cell plant in Lithuania through a financing facility of €25 million. The new development of Valoe’s solar cells allows for a major leap in European photovoltaic panel technology. The investment is part of the green growth strategy of NEFCO which aims to promote the deployment and growth of Nordic environmental technologies on the global markets. With funding from NEFCO, Valoe will complete its investment in its solar cells manufacturing plant in Lithuania. Furthermore, the funding will be used to increase the solar…

McAusland & Turner will be providing marine warranty and consulting services to Vestas, which will deliver the 100 megawatt Astana wind project, Kazakhstan’s first onshore wind farm. Delivery of the first components will begin via the Caspian Sea in June this year and, when completed, the approximately $250 million wind farm will provide electricity to 10.000 households, effectively reducing fossil fuel use. “We have worked closely with Vestas Wind Systems for a number of years and have continued to provide a global presence of experts throughout the current Covid-19 Pandemic as wind projects continue. This new contract demonstrates the faith…

Seraphim Solar System has rolled out its latest product, the 158 high efficiency shingled module. The new 158 shingled module can generate more power with higher efficiency ratings. By cutting the 158.75mm cells into 6 pieces and replacing the traditional ribbon with electrical conductive adhesive, the new 158 shingled module can have a maximum efficiency of 20.81 percent, with its module power reaching up to 440W. Solar panel efficiency measures how much of the sun’s energy a certain panel can convert into usable electricity. The energy is converted by capturing the electrical current generated when sunshine interacts with silicon or…

APA Group has received $1.1 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to construct a modular demonstration plant for sustainable methane production at its Wallumbilla Gas hub near Roma in Queensland. The demonstration plant ‘power to gas’ would generate about 620 kilograms of hydrogen each year, turning it into 74 gigajoules of methane which can then be pumped across the East Coast Gas Grid into APA’s natural gas pipelines. Renewable methane may be used to decarbonize the current gas infrastructure in Australia, including gas transmission and distribution networks and supply chains for exports. APA has partnered with Southern…

Scatec Solar and partners have grid connected and started commercial operations of the 54 MW Boguslav project in the Kyiv region, Ukraine. “We are pleased to complete our second project in Ukraine for less than ten months after closing the financing. The Boguslav solar plant will lead to the abatement of more than 24,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions and contribute to growing the share of renewable energy in the country.”Raymond Carlsen, CEO of Scatec Solar. The project is realized under Ukraine’s Feed-in-Tariff scheme and is expected to deliver about 61 GWh per year.  The Boguslav plant will be providing clean energy for up…