Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Southern California Edison has signed seven contracts totaling 770 megawatts of battery-based energy storage resources to help enhance the reliability needs of the region’s electrical system. The projects will increase the efficiency of the electrical grid and help solve possible energy shortfalls found in California. The projects will help to incorporate renewable clean energy into the grid from intermittent wind and solar resources and will also allow the state to change its energy profile, as many large coastal once-through cooling plants are expected to retire in the next three years. “These new emissions-free projects will help us ensure the reliability of…

The Clean Energy Council has launched a proposal to guide Australia’s COVID-19 economic recovery with increased investment in renewable energy and energy storage. ‘A Clean Recovery’ outlines a strategy to harness Australia’s immense potential for renewable energy and energy storage to jumpstart the economic recovery. The Clean Energy Council says the current investment pipeline will generate more than 50.000 new jobs, lower power costs, and inject investment worth more than $50 billion to revitalize economic development in regional and rural communities. “There are currently hundreds of large-scale wind and solar projects that have been identified with planning approval and are…

Encore Renewable Energy has received approval of all the permits needed to construct a 5MW solar array in Oakland, Maine, on underutilized land near the city center. The permit was obtained by working collaboratively and remotely with local officials from the town of Oakland. When completed, the new solar array will generate enough renewable energy to power almost 10.000 homes in Maine. “Solar and energy storage will provide local communities and Maine businesses with economic relief in the form of affordable electricity, lease income for landowners, tax revenue for communities and jobs, all while addressing the climate crisis.”Chad Farrell, CEO and…

Global Energy’s port of Nigg confirmed the safe arrival of the OHT Osprey heavy lift vessel with the first 8 of what will be 103 jacket structures for the DEME Moray East offshore wind farm project. The port of Nigg was chosen as the foundations staging port for the construction of the 950MW offshore wind farm, which will see the installation of 100 turbines and 3 offshore substation platforms. “It has always been our desire to make the best use of Nigg Energy Park and I am delighted that DEME Offshore recognized we have the facilities, experience and skills to support…

Sunlogics has chosen Enphase Energy as its exclusive supplier of microinverters for the SunPower P-Series modules using Enphase IQ 7 and IQ 7+ microinverters. IQ 7 and IQ 7 + microinverters utilize Enphase’s software-defined architecture and semiconductor integration for outstanding reliability and economy of scale. “Our residential customers who purchase a solar system using Enphase microinverters are looking at the long term. When we meet with prospective customers, we are able to validate their potential return on investment by choosing Enphase microinverters. While an installation with string inverters might seem less expensive, the requirement to replace them after twelve years means…

Vestas has received a 50 MW order from China, which includes the supply of V120-2.2 MW wind turbines. The turbines will be delivered in 2.4 MW power optimized mode and a 5-year Active Output Management 4000 (AOM 4000) service contract. Deliveries are expected to begin in the third quarter of 2020, with commissioning planned for the same quarter. The customer and project names are undisclosed.

Siemens Gamesa has completed the purchase of all of the shares in Ria Blades, the company that owns and operates the onshore wind turbine blade manufacturing facility in Vagos, Portugal, as well as other additional assets necessary to run the facility. The completion of this acquisition means that the company has fully completed the acquisition of select assets from Senvion. The acquisition will help boost the competitiveness of Siemens Gamesa in its onshore business by absorbing planned demand growth from external suppliers, primarily from Asia, and will become an export center for the international markets. “The acquisition of Senvion’s Ria…

EDF Renewables and Alliant Energy reported that the 200 MW Golden Plains wind project entered commercial service and is providing Iowa consumers with renewable electricity. Located in the counties of Winnebago and Kossuth in the north central part of Iowa, the project pumped millions of dollars into the economy and employed hundreds of employees at the peak of construction. “We are pleased to partner with Alliant Energy to deliver competitively-priced, clean energy to its customers through the Golden Plains wind project. The project provides an economic boost to the Iowa economy, through new construction and operations jobs, expanded tax base, and recurring, long-term…

Vestas has secured another order for two 64 MW projects located in complex mountainous terrain in the province of Quang Tri, Vietnam. In total, Vestas will supply, deliver, build and commission 16 V150-4.2 MW wind turbines delivered in 4.0 MW operating mode. The two projects are owned by local project companies, Huong Tan Wind Power Joint Stock and Tan Linh Wind Power Joint Stock. “Vestas is once again leading the market in Vietnam. We are very proud to partner with local developers Huong Tan Wind Power JSC and Tan Linh Wind Power JSC and look forward to working closely with them to support…

The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has received several applications for the subsidy-free tender for the construction of a North Sea wind farm in the Hollandse Kust (noord) Wind Farm Zone. RVO will assess these applications and expects to announce the winner of the permit within 13 weeks. A wind farm of at least 700 megawatts will be built in the zone and will produce renewable electricity without a government subsidy. This will account for approximately 2.5% of the total current electricity consumption in the Netherlands. 11 GW installed offshore wind capacity 2030 The tender for Hollandse Kust (noord) is the…