Author: Arnes Biogradlija

A new study released by RenewableUK, sees renewable hydrogen as a key role in the successful transition from fossil fuels to renewables, alongside a significant expansion of wind energy and other clean power sources. ‘Powering the Future: RenewableUK’s Vision of the Transition’ sets out a wide-ranging vision of how the UK’s energy system is going to transform between now and 2050, the target date for the Government to achieve net zero emissions. Despite Covid-19’s short-term influence on energy consumption, RenewableUK expects low-cost renewable energy to expand steadily over the next ten years to meet rising demand from electric vehicles, low-carbon…

GE Renewable Energy has been selected by Powerica to supply 38 of its 2.7-132 onshore wind turbines to be installed at the Rajkot and Khambaliya wind farms in Gujarat, India. Both projects have been won by Powerica through a competitive bidding process organized respectively by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL) and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) with an output capacity of 51.3 MW. The wind farms will generate clean electricity, sold through a 25-year long-term PPA. Power will be distributed to consumers connected to the state grid and national grid respectively. GE Renewable Energy and Powerica worked closely together to achieve…

Work has started on the construction of seven turbines which comprise the Salzgitter wind farm. Three will be erected on the site of the integrated steelworks operated by Salzgitter Flachstahl, with four more on the surrounding group premises. Avacon Natur, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avacon AG, is the developer and operator of the park. The hubs of the turbines built by Vestas will reach a height of 169 meters. They’ll have a total output of approximately 30 MW. The cost of the whole project –including the construction of the wind turbines and the hydrogen plant and the necessary facilities–amounts to…

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has requested approval of five energy storage projects totaling 423 megawatts (MW), in a filing with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The projects are intended to further integrate clean energy from renewable generation sources while ensuring future reliability of the electric system. “PG&E is deeply committed to the California vision of a sustainable energy future. As we continue to integrate large amounts of intermittent renewable energy, we are now taking advantage of advancements in energy storage technology to ensure that customers continue to receive clean and reliable power from a flexible and dependable…

Ameresco has been named a prequalified supplier under Scotland’s Non-Domestic Energy Efficiency (NDEE) framework. Ameresco will build on its successful work delivered under the previous version of the framework, which included energy efficiency projects at four colleges across Scotland and several Local Authorities; totaling over £7.5m of investment in carbon reduction technologies. The NDEE framework delivers energy efficiency projects for the Scottish public sector, including Local Authorities, Universities and Colleges, Healthcare, and other public bodies. Projects delivered under the framework are based on an Energy Performance Contract (EnPC) that guarantees energy savings. During the last framework, Ameresco’s UK team completed…

LOC has been awarded by Ørsted a contract to provide Marine Warranty Survey services (MWS) for the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan. Under the agreement, LOC will provide MWS services for the transportation & installation of the export and array cables. The cables, including 95 inter-array cables and 16 platform connector cables, will be fabricated in South Korea and transported to Taiwan. The Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms will be located 35-60 kilometers off the coast of Changhua County, with a capacity of approximately 900MW, enough to supply around one million Taiwanese…

Sterling and Wilson Solar signed an EPC contract of approximately A$525 million as well as the operation and maintenance contract of approximately A$85 million, which is its largest order in Australia. The duration of the O&M contract is for a maximum period of 20 years. With this award, SWSL has clearly established its presence in Australia, within a short period of 15 months of setting up the operations. A substantial portion of the company’s international revenues for the current financial year will come from Australia, South America and the USA where the construction of solar projects has now started to…

CS Energy has completed the largest solar project in New Jersey. CS Energy designed, procured and installed the power plant, creating a tailored worksite. The project owner, Ben Moreell solar farm and Department of the Navy (DON), leased approximately 170 acres of underutilized land for the development of a 28.5 MW ground-mount project at Naval Weapons Station Earle (NWS Earle), in Tinton Falls. At construction height, CS Energy’s team of local workers safely installed a 4,000 solar panels every day. CS Energy will install a separate meter solar system directly connecting to the NWS Earle utility grid, supplying renewable energy to…

VSUN has introduced a new half-cell module with a power output of up to 450W, produced by a 166 mm ‘large-format’ silicon wafer, the manufacturer’s multi-busbar technology and PERC half-cell technology. This version of VSUN 450W+ has a recorded conversion efficiency of 20.37 percent. The VSUN450W+ could help investors reduce costs and offer higher ROI ( return on investment) with both lower BOS (system balance) costs and lower LCOE (levelized cost of energy), and it could also become the best option for investors in global scale power stations, the company explained. Electrical characteristics at standard test conditions(STC) Module typeVSUN450-144MHVSUN445-144MHVSUN440-144MHVSUN435-144MHMaximum power…

In a letter to the Dutch Lower House of Parliament, Finance Minister Hoekstra presented his preferred scenario for meeting TenneT’s capital requirement as a result of rising investments (due to the energy transition) and persistently low-interest rates. Participation by the German State in TenneT is the government’s preferred scenario, which has led to the conclusion that a minority stake of the German State in TenneT Holding or TenneT Germany will be worked out. According to the government, this scenario fits best within the formulated political objectives and preconditions. The objectives are holding on to the advantages of TenneT’s cross border…