Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Nexans has secured a major contract by SSE Renewables to design, manufacture and install the high voltage (HV) onshore and offshore export cables for the phase 1 development of the Seagreen offshore wind farm project.  Construction will start next year on the 1,075 megawatt (MW) project, which is located 27 kilometers off Angus coast. Once completed in 2022/23, Seagreen 1 will be the largest wind farm in Scotland and the single largest source of renewable energy, contributing significantly to Scotland’s net zero ambition and providing enough clean, renewable energy to power 1 million homes. Three 65 kilometers offshore export cables…

The cross-border SELKIE project aimed at boosting the marine energy industry in Wales and Ireland has revealed that Ocean Energy is the wave energy company following a tender for a pilot demonstration project. Ocean Energy has followed a careful technology development route, resulting in a robust and practical design device with one part moving out of the sea-water. Early TRLs were covered through tank tests in Cork and Nantes. The progression up the TRL levels resulted in more than 3 years of successful live sea testing at the Galway Bay Test Site resulting in proven device survivability. Recently, Ocean Energy…

GE Renewables has signed its first contract with Power China Guizhou Engineering to supply 12 units of 2.5-132 low-wind speed turbines for a 30MW wind farm near Puyang city, China. The order includes a two-year service agreement. This is the first onshore wind contract in China with PowerChina, a long-term global EPC partner of GE. The project is scheduled to begin construction in the fourth quarter of 2020 and is estimated to be fully operational by the end of 2020. “We’re delighted to see our first onshore wind partnership with PowerChina. GE has a long-term relationship with PowerChina and has…

Ørsted has recently installed the 25th of Borssele 1 & 2’s 8MW wind turbines, it was also the 1.500th offshore wind turbine installed by Ørsted. Before construction started at Borssele 1 & 2, Ørsted had already installed 6.8GW of offshore wind capacity worldwide, which provides green electricity for the equivalent of 6.6 million households annually. Ørsted is currently constructing 3GW of offshore wind and plans to have a total of 15GW deployed in Denmark, Germany , the Netherlands, Taiwan, UK and the US by 2025. “Offshore wind has matured at a rapid pace and can now be considered a cornerstone in…

Neoen has started construction of Yllikkälä Power Reserve One, a new 30 MW power storage facility with a storage capacity of 30 MWh, in Finland. The facility will be in the southeast of the country, near Lappeenranta. The facility is expected to play a crucial role in stabilizing the Fingrid-managed national electricity network. Aside from better stability and lower costs of stabilizing the power grid, the plant would promote the introduction of future renewable energy projects. Yllikkälä Power Reserve One will make it possible to harness Finland’s substantial wind resources and speed up progress towards a target of being carbon…

Crown Estate Scotland has launched the first round of offshore wind leasing in Scottish waters for a decade. The multi-billion pound investment opportunity will form a major part of Scotland’s green recovery.  The round, called ScotWind Leasing, allows companies at the cutting edge of offshore renewables to apply to build the new generation of offshore wind farms in Scotland and to help drive the transition towards a net zero future. The total investment in ScotWind Leasing projects could surpass £8 billion. The projects could deliver enough green electricity to power every Scottish household, and over 6 million tonnes of CO2 could be saved annually. ScotWind is expected to increase…

TenneT has chosen the joint venture ENGIE Fabricom – Iemants, subsidiary of Smulders, to build an offshore transformer station for the Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm. The joint venture is also the favored contractor for TenneT’s next offshore projects, the Hollandse Kust (west) Alpha and the Hollandse Kust (west) Beta platform. The scope of work for the joint venture of the Hollandse Kust Noord project consists of the engineering, procurement, construction, offshore installation, connection and testing of the offshore transformer station. This offshore transformer station consists of a 45 meter-high jacket of 1.930 tonnes and 870 tonnes piles to be…

Jiangsu Seraphim has entered into a 50MW agreement with Raystech Group for the supply of high-efficiency solar modules. The newly unveiled S3 series semi-cell monocrystalline PERC modules with output power up to 370W and efficiency exceeding 19.80% will be delivered to the Australian market by Seraphim. The half-cell S3 series module, integrates 166 millimeters silicon cells with multi-busbar and half-cut cell technologies. “We are extremely happy to partner with Raystech; this is a step forward for us to strengthen our local distribution network. Australia is one of the most mature PV markets in the world, and Seraphim entered this market…

Vestas has won its fourth order from the latest Polish auction round for a total order intake of more than 350 MW for the two wind projects Dobrowo and Retowo. This 36 MW wind project consists of ten V126-3.45 MW turbines delivered in 3.6 MW Power Optimized Mode combined with site-specific towers and a 20-year Active Output Management (AOM 5000) service contract, offering competitive levelised cost of energy. The project is located in the northwest of Poland and was developed by ENERTRAG. “ENERTRAG has persistently pursued its vision to realise wind farm projects in Poland. Our team has been working for many years…

Austrom Hydrogen has secured land in Callide, Queensland with enough capacity to establish a 3.600 MW solar powered hydrogen facility. With close proximity to the existing power grid and the Port of Gladstone, it is ideally positioned to become Queensland’s new renewable power center. The facility will have the potential to produce over 200.000 tonnes of hydrogen annually. It will also develop an ambitious new export industry for Australia and its economy with enough hydrogen to cover 60 percent of Japans hydrogen strategy by 2030. The Pacific Solar Hydrogen project has already started initial environmental impact studies and irradiance monitoring…