Gases producer Air Liquide has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) to source renewable electricity equivalent to 15% of the company’s consumption, for its activities in Spain. The 10-year PPA, for electricity supplied by a wind farm in Andalusia, will supply some of the group’s industrial and medical gas production assets in the country. The […]
The developers had to adapt to finish the East Anglia ONE project during the coronavirus lockdown. ScottishPower Renewables has started operating all 102 turbines at its East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. The wind farm can provide the UK grid with 714 MW of clean energy, equivalent to the needs of 630,000 homes. Based 43km […]
Spanish renewables contractor Global Energy Services (GES) has announced it is currently building the 114-MW Alenza wind farm cluster in Zaragoza province. The company was contracted by funds managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to execute the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) works for the 49.4-MW Las Majas 6B, the 49.4-MW Las Majas 6C and […]
The global pipeline of offshore wind energy projects which are operational, under construction, consented, or being planned has grown by 37 GW in the last twelve months, new research published by RenewableUK shows. This is an annual increase of 30%, from 122 GW twelve months ago to 159 GW now, RenewableUK’s latest Offshore Wind Project […]
A renewable energy giant has unveiled plans to build two more wind farms in Scotland. Swedish company Vattenfall says the proposed developments in Dumfries and Galloway could together produce enough electricity to annually power around 300,000 homes. If the developments go ahead, each will be built alongside an energy storage battery plant. Vattenfall, which was […]
Germany has taken over the rotating EU Council Presidency from Croatia. As part of the trio presidency, Germany will hold the position until 1 January 2021 before passing it on to Portugal. In the rather short time frame, the German Presidency aims to develop and adopt several important energy policies – with a strong focus […]
Denmark has given a go-ahead for the development of the energy islands, and the second of the three 1 GW offshore wind farms proposed in the Energy Agreement 2018. The 1 GW offshore wind project will be developed at the Hesselø zone in the Baltic Sea and is expected to be commissioned by 2027. The […]
The Government of Lithuania has settled on the position of the country’s first offshore wind farm, with the capacity of up to 700 MW, in the Baltic Sea. The government has decided that the wind farm will be built and commissioned by 2030 at the site previously proposed and considered in the draft Government Resolution, […]
Shanghai Electric has commissioned China’s first 8 MW offshore wind turbine, which is now entering operation. The 8MW-167 offshore turbine, which features the “black start” technology, produces 20% more electricity and reduces the Levelised Cost of Electricity (LCOE) by around 11% compared to the 7MW-154 wind turbine, Shanghai Electric said. The 8 MW turbine is […]
Ørsted has installed its 1,500th offshore wind turbine with which the world’s leading offshore wind developer reached 7 GW of capacity installed. Ørsted achieved this milestone recently after installing the 25th Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbine on the 752 MW Borssele 1 & 2 wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. Before construction start […]