Author: Arnes Biogradlija

A ground-mounted photovoltaic plant has just been brought online on the grounds of Bioenergiepark Forst in Brandenburg, Germany. STEAG Solar Energy Solutions worked with the biogas all-rounder from Lower Saxony as a joint partner in this project. “Effective immediately, the 750 kWp solar facility will produce solar power for internal use at our own gas upgrading plant.” Frank Hinken. The STEAG Solar Energy Solutions team planned and implemented the turnkey facility on behalf of Biogas Forst. “The project objectives were achieved without exception, of course always in compliance with the currently applicable protective regulations.” Fabian Herr, head of Projects at…

Bureau Veritas (BV) has named Rolf Stiefel as its new Hamburg-based regional chief executive, responsible for Central Europe – Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Russia. He will be located in BV’s Hamburg regional office, and his appointment will take effect on the 1st of May. He succeeds Dr. Hans Gaetjens who retires after a two-month hand-over period in July. Rolf Stiefel is a highly experienced industry specialist who has been leading engine sales for WinGD’s slow-speed diesel and gas engines for 17 years including the market development of the X-DF gas-fuelled engine. “Rolf is a very welcome addition to our team. He…

wpd has expanded its presence in Taiwan with signing an agreement with Taiwan Green Power (TGP), an offshore wind developer under the Taiwanese LeaLea Group. The partners will jointly develop the No. 28 offshore wind farm site, which is expected to be part of Taiwan’s third tender round. The project with a planned installed capacity of up to 600 MW is located in a region with excellent wind conditions off the coast of Changhua. LeaLea has already earned EIA approval through its development and has built up a lot of local support for the project. As for the 350 MW…

KKR and Shapoorji Pallonji Infrastructure (SP Infra) signed a definitive agreement under which KKR will acquire a total of approximately $204 million in solar energy assets from SP Infra. The portfolio includes assets in Maharashtra with a capacity of 169MW and assets in Tamil Nadu, with a capacity of 148 MW. “We are truly pleased to extend our Infrastructure franchise in Asia and India through this investment in a world-class portfolio of fully operational solar energy projects. Given the growing demand across Asia Pacific for sustainable energy solutions, we also see this as a great example of how KKR can bring capital and expertise to assets to…

Van Oord successfully installed the Slip Joint foundation at Borssele wind farm site V this week. It is the first time that a submerged Slip Joint has been entirely used on a full-size offshore wind turbine on a fully commercial basis. Van Oord deployed offshore construction vessel Aeolus to install the Slip Joint foundation this week, after years of developing the system in collaboration with its technology partners. DNVGL approved the design and manufacture of the Slip Joint in the autumn of 2019, with MottMcDonald reviewing it on bankability aspects. The Borssele site V project consists of two 9.5 MW…

Vattenfall has taken the final investment decision to build South Kyle wind farm, which will be able to power around 170.000 UK homes, saving nearly 300.000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year. Vattenfall has entered into a partnership with the renewable infrastructure fund Greencoat UK Wind as an integral part of the project, that will buy the wind farm after it is completed. “The planned construction of the South Kyle wind farm shows our commitment to the United Kingdom and its transition to climate neutrality as well as delivering on Vattenfall’s goal to enable fossil free living within one…

Nordex will supply 17 AW132/3465 turbines for the 58.8 MW Ventos Serra do Mel 4 (VSM4) wind farm owned by Voltalia Brasil. The order also includes a 15-year service agreement for servicing and maintaining the turbines. The VSM 4 wind farm will be built in the Serra Branca cluster in Voltalia, located in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, near the town of Serra do Mel in northeast Brazil. The Nordex Group will install the 17 VSM 4 turbines on 120-meter concrete towers manufactured by their local factory in Areia Branca, Rio Grande do Norte. The nacelles will be…

42 wind turbine blades that will form part of Iberdrola’s new project in Spain, the Puylobo wind farm, being built in Aragon, have been unloaded at the Port of Bilbao after travelling 20,000 km and passing all the sanitary controls. The company received this component, manufactured by Siemens Gamesa in China for planning reasons, while completing the civil work on the wind farm, supported by local suppliers, and the rest of the wind turbine elements: towers, nacelles/hubs, generators, multiplier and transformers are manufactured in facilities in Asturias, Cantabria, Soria and Burgos.  Located in the municipalities of Borja and Mallén, in…

Nestlé UK has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement to buy the output of 31 MW from Ørsted’s Race Bank offshore wind farm. Nestlé UK will start purchasing 125GWh of green power per year from 1 May 2020 to cover 50 percent of Nestlé UK’s power consumption. The deal, along with the current PPAs of Nestlé UK, means that all consumption of Nestlé UK is protected by certified renewable energy PPAs. “I’m incredibly proud that at Nestlé we are doing the right thing to play our part in reducing climate change. With our partnership with Ørsted we are now able to cover 100…

Parkwind and Bladt have signed an agreement to design, build, and install the substation Arcadis Ost 1 in the German Baltic Sea. The offshore wind farm, 19 km from Rugen Island, is scheduled to start construction works in 2022. Bladt Industries is supplying Parkwind with the full substation, with Semco Maritime and ISC as the main partners. Semco Maritime will be responsible for designing and installing all of the electrical systems, while ISC Engineering will provide the structural design. “In the context of a global crisis, this signature and the imminent start of the works at Bladt, demonstrate Parkwind’s unwavering…