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[ariane] 28/2/2019 08:49

E.ON SE (EOAN.XE) said Thursday that it has joined EDP Renewables SA (EDPR.LB) and Engie SA's (ENGI.FR) consortium to bid on a tender for France's planned Dunkirk offshore wind project.

E.ON said it has been working as a technical advisor on the project for two years, and the French government has now formally recognized its entry into the consortium.

The 600-megawatt project is set to be completed by 2025 and will supply more than 600,000 houses with renewable energy.

Earlier in February, Total SA (FP.FR) said it submitted a bid with Denmark's Oersted AS (ORSTED.KO) and Belgium's Elicio.

The auction is set to take place in March.



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February 28, 2019 03:30 ET (08:30 GMT)

[waldron] 26/2/2019 14:18

26/02/2019 | 2:42 p.m.
TOTAL EREN ACQUIRES NOVENERGIA HOLDING COMPANY
The French group Total Eren announced on Tuesday an agreement to acquire NovEnergia Holding Company (NHC), an independent producer of renewable electricity, mainly active in southern Europe.

NHC has a diversified portfolio of solar and wind power plants as well as mini hydropower plants, representing a total net installed capacity of 657 megawatts (MW) and 47 assets in operation, says the renewable energy company, which Total indirectly owns. 23%.

NHC's business is concentrated mainly in six European markets: Portugal, Italy, France, Spain, Bulgaria, and Poland.

"This acquisition underscores Total Eren's ability to successfully establish itself as a major industrial player in the renewable energy sector in less than seven years," said Total Eren President Pâris Mouratoglou, quoted by a statement.

This transaction values ​​NHC at more than one billion euros.

(Catherine Mallebay-Vacqueur, edited by Jean-Michel Bélot)

[adrian j boris] 18/2/2019 11:26

Total forms consortium to acquire French wind project

Written by David McPhee - 18/02/2019 9:39 am

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French oil giant Total has announced it will form a consortium with offshore wind developer Orsted to submit a bid for a Dunkirk offshore wind project.

The industrial consortium will also feature renewable energy producer Elicio, a firm preselected by the French Energy Regulatory Commission.

The Dunkirk windfarm has a generation capacity of 600 megawatts (MW).

Philippe Sauquet, president gas, renewables and power at Total, said: “Total’s participation in this offshore wind bid is in line with our strategy to develop low-carbon electricity business in Europe.
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“Our recognized offshore oil and gas know-how combined with Orsted market-leading expertise across the offshore wind energy value chain, as well as that of Elicio, an experienced developer qualified from the beginning of the bid, provide a solid foundation for success of a safe and competitive project.”

Last month, Danish wind giant Orsted announced it saw healthy £700 million profit growth in Q4 2018.

The wind developer released results showing £1.7 billion pre-tax profit in Q4 2018, compared to £1bn in Q4 2017.

The Danish wind firm commissioned a number of high profile UK projects last year, including Race Bank and Walney Extension, the world’s largest offshore wind farm.

It also announced last week that it was generating electricity from its giant Hornsea development.

Martin Neubert, chief executive officer of Orsted Offshore, said: “Offshore wind can contribute significantly to France’s renewable energy targets.

“As the world-leading offshore wind developer, we bring an unparalleled track-record in developing, constructing and operating offshore wind farms to the consortium, and the combined competencies of Ørsted, Total and Elicio are ideal to help France unleash its significant potential for developing clean power from offshore wind.”

[the grumpy old men] 28/1/2019 14:42

28/01/2019 | 12:28

Rouen (AFP) - The public inquiry committee has delivered a favorable opinion with two reservations on the controversial offshore wind farm project off Le Tréport (Seine-Maritime), the report said Monday. on the site of the prefecture.

"At the request of authorization to set up a wind farm at sea off Dieppe-Le Tréport, the commission of inquiry unanimously gives a favorable opinion", indicates the commission of inquiry in its conclusions .

The project involves the installation of 62 8 megawatt (MW) wind turbines each 17 km from Dieppe and 15.5 km from Le Tréport, at a seabed depth of 14 to 24 meters, according to the site of EMDT, a subsidiary of energy group Engie, retained to carry out this project.

On November 6, the government gave the green light to operate the wind farm.

According to the public inquiry commission, the project has evolved "in the sense of a lesser environmental impact" and it presents "a consequent environmental support system" as well as a dynamic of jobs in its territory of implantation ".

"The project has a character of general interest and it responds to a change in the energy system since the 1970s choice of nuclear energy to an energy mix that relies on renewable energy," says the commission.

The commission nevertheless has two reservations: designate collectively "a mediator to accompany the implementation of a compensation scheme for the fishermen of Normandy and Hauts-de-France" and that are included in the future authorization decree, the the developer's commitments, with "the creation of a wind energy scientific interest group at sea" or "the setting up of a professional fishing support fund".

"The project will need to create around him a better adhesion of the inhabitants of the territory", also notes the commission. For several years, the project has been challenged by Norman fishermen supported by the elected communists of Dieppe and Tréport.

"This wind farm will destroy a unique ecosystem, a feeding and breeding area for fish", according to Olivier Becquet, manager of the Tréport fishermen's cooperative.

The commissioning of the wind farm off Le Tréport is scheduled for 2021, according to EMDT. With a total capacity of 496 MW, the park would produce an average of 2,000 GWh per year, or the annual electricity consumption of about 850,000 people, or about two thirds of the population of Seine-Maritime, according to EMDT.

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[waldron] 20/12/2018 15:54

EDF, Shell team up in JV for up to 2.5-GW wind lease off New Jersey
Offshore wind turbines. Featured Image: Eugene Suslo/Shutterstock.com

December 20 (Renewables Now) - EDF Renewables North America has set up a 50/50 joint venture (JV) with a unit of oil and gas major Royal Dutch Shell Plc (AMS:RDSA), aiming to co-develop an offshore wind lease area in New Jersey.

The specific zone covers 183,353 acres, located about 8 miles (12.9km) off the coast of Atlantic City on the US Outer Continental Shelf. According to a joint statement by the two companies released on Wednesday, the area can accommodate about 2.5 GW of offshore wind turbines with an expected output that will be enough for nearly one million homes.

Called Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind LLC, the JV between EDF Renewables and Shell New Energies US LLC, will carry out a site assessment of the lease area and start developing the project once a positive final investment decision has been taken. The planned wind farm could begin operations by the mid-2020s.

“As the costs of offshore wind are declining, the U.S. offshore wind industry is quickly advancing with strong Federal and State support,” said Tristan Grimbert, president and CEO of EDF Renewables North America.

EDF Renewables has 2.8 GW of offshore wind in development or operation in Europe, while Shell has stakes in onshore wind projects in North America and has one operational offshore wind farm in Europe. The partners said the JV deal is subject to regulatory approvals.

The announcement comes after the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) approved the adoption of a funding mechanism for the state’s offshore wind programme, which targets 3.5 GW by 2030. The Board, however, also rejected the up to 25-MW Nautilus pilot offshore wind project in state waters.

Earlier this week, Mayflower Wind Energy LLC, a 50/50 JV between EDPR Offshore North America LLC and Shell New Energies US LLC, emerged as one of the winners in Massachusetts' latest offshore wind auction, securing an area which could accommodate 1.6 GW of capacity.

[grupo] 17/12/2018 08:22

A joint venture between Shell and EDP Renewables said Friday it won an offshore wind auction to develop a block off the coast of Massachusetts.

Mayflower Wind Energy LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between EDPR Offshore North America LLC and Shell New Energies US LLC, was the provisional winner of block 0521 in Friday's offshore wind auction hosted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

Mayflower bid $135 million for the exclusive rights to develop the federal commercial wind energy lease on the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of Massachusetts.

Once constructed, the lease area could accommodate a total generation capacity of approximately 1.6 gigawatts, enough to power more than 680,000 average Massachusetts homes with clean electricity each year, the company said.



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[florenceorbis] 25/11/2018 20:33

Wind, Solar Could Help Oman Meet Energy Goals
By Oxford Business Group - Nov 25, 2018, 10:00 AM CST
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On October 29 Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) announced it had contracted Omani-Japanese joint venture Marubeni Consortium to develop a 100-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant.

The facility, to be developed under the independent power producer (IPP) model, will generate power for PDO’s own use and will be located in the Amin region of southern Oman, where the company has operational concessions.

Under the terms of the agreement, the Marubeni Consortium – comprising Japanese multinational Marubeni and the Oman Gas Company – will undertake the design, procurement, construction, commissioning, financing, operation and maintenance of the plant, with PDO contracted to be the sole buyer for 23 years.

The announcement follows the launch of the first stage of another of PDO’s renewables plants in February, a 1000-MW solar facility at Amal in the country’s south.

This project combines both renewable and non-renewable energy sources, using solar power to create steam, which in turn is used to extract oil from nearby deposits. The use of steam injection is expected to extend the life of the field, which has been in operation since 1984, with the enhanced oil recovery technology allowing for the extraction of deposits too difficult or too costly to access though conventional means.

Wind and solar key to meeting renewables targets

The PDO developments come amid further nationwide plans to expand renewables’ contribution to the energy mix.

In May the state-owned Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) unveiled plans to develop six new projects – three solar and three wind – by 2024, with a combined capacity of 2650 MW. All six are to be IPPs: the three PV parks will be located at Ibri, Manah and Adam, two of the wind facilities at Dhofar and one at Duqm.
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With the government having committed to a policy of ensuring at least 10% of electricity output is produced from renewable sources by 2025, OPWP is ramping up efforts to meet this target, Yaqoob bin Saif Al Kiyumi, the company’s CEO, told OBG.

“That will mean more than 2500 MW of installed renewable capacity by 2025,” he said.
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“This will likely consist of a combination of solar and wind resources, both of which Oman is well placed to utilise.”

OPWP is to undertake a wind resource assessment programme to more accurately assess available resources at specific locations, and is monitoring the development of alternative technologies to expand the range of generational and storage options in the future.

In October the company also issued two tenders for consultancy services to develop IPP projects that assess the potential of converting waste into energy. These projects are aimed at both diversifying energy sources and reducing pressure on existing landfill capacity, the company said in a statement released in October.

Downstream segment privatisation

In addition to developments in the upstream segment, Oman’s downstream operations are also set to provide greater opportunities for private investment.

On October 7 state holding company Nama announced plans to partially privatise two of its downstream energy assets, offering a 49% stake in the Oman Electricity Transmission Company and up to 70% of shares of the Muscat Electricity Distribution Company, with both offers open to international operators.

The privatisation of the two companies, which have a combined asset base of $3.2bn, is expected to take place next year, with Nama also flagging a partial sell-off of three other of its holdings: Majan Electricity Distribution Company, Mazoon Electricity Distribution Company and Dhofar Power Company.

While credit and market analysis firm Fitch Solutions has said the sale of the two downstream utilities are not likely to have a significant impact on Oman’s fiscal deficit, the move shows the government is committed to broadening the base of the economy and increasing foreign direct investment inflows.

“The decision to invite foreign investors thus underlines a broader drive by the government, accelerated since the oil price slump that began in 2014, to diversify the economy away from hydrocarbons production,” Fitch Solutions said in a statement released in October.

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[steve73] 23/11/2018 05:41

La Forge - post 421...

"In August, Bloomberg NEF data showed that the world had reached the landmark 1 TW of wind and solar generation capacity installed. According to Bloomberg NEF estimates, the second terawatt of wind and solar capacity combined will be reached by the middle of 2023 and will cost 46 percent less than the first."

This is interesting, and I assume refers to the installed capacity PEAK.

I have some figures extrapolated by myself based on the BP energy database 2016, that suggest the 2018 total global electricity generation would be around 3TW. The estimated contribution of wind and solar is just 6.5% of this total.

This indicates to me that Solar and Wind utilization is just 6.5%/(1/3) or around 20%. (Utilisation being defined as actual electricity generated as a proportion of PEAK installed capacity.)

Obviously Solar is only available during daylight hours, and cloudy periods would reduce that further. Also, wind power will only attain its design generating capacity at optimum wind speeds, so perhaps just 20% utilization is reasonable.

A further extrapolation & analysis suggests a similar contribution in 2023.

[ariane] 22/11/2018 14:31

Electric Power 22 Nov 2018 | 14:05 UTC London

Shell joins Dunkirk offshore wind project consortium for French tender

Author Andreas Franke Editor Jonathan Fox Commodity Electric Power

Oil major Shell's new energy unit has joined a consortium for the 500 MW offshore wind project at Dunkirk to be tendered by the French government in H1 2019.
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France to tender 500 MW project in H1 2019

Consortium includes DEME, Quadran

Belgium's DEME already a preselected bidder

The venture known as Moulins de Flandre also includes Belgian offshore specialist DEME, which was already preselected by the French regulator CRE for the project, and French marine renewable energy firm Quadran, it said.

Last week, French prime minister Edouard Philippe launched the final phase for the tender, with candidates submitting offers in Q1 and the winner to be announced by mid-2019.

Energy minister Francois de Rugy voiced hopes that the third French offshore tender would reflect sharp cost declines for offshore wind over recent years after the French government renegotiated tariffs for six offshore wind projects, with a combined capacity of 3 GW awarded in the first two rounds back in 2012 and 2014.

Those subsidies still amount to more than Eur20 billion ($23 billion) over the 20-year duration of the contracts. None of the projects has reached an investment decision yet, mainly due to lengthy court cases.

Feed-in-tariffs for those first six projects will still be around Eur150/MWh, well above current tender levels across Northern Europe, with German and Dutch project already tendered without subsidies.

The first six projects are now expected to be put into operation between 2021 and 2024.

Shell is already part of a successful consortium that was awarded the 730 MW Borselle 3 and 4 offshore wind tender in the Netherlands at Eur54.60/MWh.

Construction work for the Dutch Borselle 3 and 4 project is expected to start next year, with commissioning planned for 2021.

Shell's New Energy unit plans to invest an average $1 billion-$2 billion per year until 2020 in mainly renewable energy projects, it said.

--Andreas Franke, [e-mail]

--Edited by Jonathan Fox, [e-mail]

[temmujin] 18/11/2018 22:39

Could be facing catastrosphic energy shortage this winter due to blinkered,ignorant 'green; fantasist politicians..