BayWa RE picks up two UK solar sites

2021-07-29T12:45:16+00:00July 29th, 2021|Renewable Energy|

BP’s annual report reveals renewable energy boom in pandemic coincided with slump in demand for oil JBM Solar has completed the sale of two solar farms in England with a combined capacity of almost 100MW to BayWa RE. The two consented developments have a combined solar capacity of 99.8MW. [...]

Global wind and solar power capacity grew at record rate in 2020

2021-07-15T11:05:09+00:00July 15th, 2021|Renewable Energy|

BP’s annual report reveals renewable energy boom in pandemic coincided with slump in demand for oil The world’s wind and solar energy capacity grew at a record rate last year while the oil industry recorded its steepest slump in demand since the second world war, according to BP. The [...]

Plan to build world’s biggest renewable energy hub in Western Australia

2021-07-15T11:01:12+00:00July 15th, 2021|Renewable Energy|

A site in WA the size of greater Sydney has been chosen for the $100bn project to convert wind and solar power into green fuels An international consortium wants to build what would be the world’s biggest renewable energy hub in Australia’s south-west to convert wind and solar power [...]

El Salvador’s first wind farm commissioned

2021-07-15T10:51:29+00:00July 15th, 2021|Renewable Energy|

The 54MW Ventus project comprises 15 Vestas V136-3.6MW turbines Tracia Network Corporation has successfully commissioned El Salvador’s first wind farm, the Ventus Wind Project. Located in Metapán, the 54MW Ventus wind farm comprises 15 Vestas V136-3.6MW turbines. It will significantly add to El Salvador’s capacity for renewable energy generation [...]

Iberdrola wins more than 15% of new onshore wind energy capacity auctioned in Poland

2021-07-05T09:13:32+00:00July 5th, 2021|Renewable Energy|

The company also closes the transaction agreed with CEE Equity Partners in March for the acquisition of 112.5 MW of onshore wind power capacity already in operation. Iberdrola wins 50 MW and advances in its commitment to renewables in Poland one of its new growth markets with significant potential [...]

RWE team examines floating PV potential

2021-07-05T09:10:30+00:00July 5th, 2021|Renewable Energy|

PV2Float will test several solar floaters with different structure designs over a three-year period RWE Renewables, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) and the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) are working together to further develop floating solar power technology. The joint research project, PV2Float, will test [...]

Shell starts green hydrogen production in Germany

2021-07-05T09:05:44+00:00July 5th, 2021|Renewable Energy|

Refhyne consortium plans to expand capacity of the electrolyser to 100MW from 10MW Shell has started operations to produce green hydrogen at what it said is the largest PEM hydrogen electrolyser in Europe. The plant at Shell’s Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland is part of the Refhyne European consortium, [...]

Denmarks largest offshore wind farm stands complete

2021-06-21T09:04:30+00:00June 21st, 2021|Renewable Energy|

The final of the 72 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW wind turbines was installed at Kriegers Flak, Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, on Saturday, 5 June. The next steps will be to finalise testing and certification of the 604 MW wind farm so that it can be inaugurated after the [...]

Hexicon plans 230-turbine Swedish floater

2021-06-21T09:05:46+00:00June 21st, 2021|Renewable Energy|

Danish and Norwegian authorities notified of plans for project in the southern part of the Skagerrak The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency has notified the Danish and Norwegian authorities of plans by Hexicon for a 230-turbine floating offshore wind farm in the southern part of the Skagerrak. The agency said that [...]

BUREAU TECHNICAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT SOFIA OFFSHORE WIND FARM

2021-06-21T08:47:59+00:00June 21st, 2021|Bureau News, Renewable Energy|

Bureau Technical Services is delighted to be working with Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. The project, owned by RWE, will comprise 100 turbines, an offshore converter station and hundreds of kilometres of both inter-array and export cables as well as onshore electrical infrastructure. Under a framework agreement, Bureau will provide services [...]

Shell forms Norwegian offshore wind team

2021-06-21T08:48:09+00:00June 17th, 2021|Bureau News, Renewable Energy|

Energy major linking up with local companies BKK and Lyse to apply for licences off Norway Shell is teaming up with Norwegian renewables companies BKK and Lyse to apply for offshore wind licenses in the Sorlige Nordsjo 2 and Utsira Nord zones off the coast of Norway. The three [...]

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