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[la forge] 28/10/2019 10:41

Green fuel move
Lidl to install electric vehicle charging points in car parks
Terry Murden, Editor | October 28, 2019

Charging to near capacity will take 50 minutes

Supermarket group Lidl is spending £25 million to install rapid electric vehicle chargers at all of its new stores.

More than 300 Lidl stores will be fitted with chargers over the next three years. This includes existing stores that are able to accommodate the chargers in their car parks.

Tesco has a similar project under way in conjunction with Volkswagen.

Ingo Fischer, chief development officer for Lidl GB, said: “It is our hope that, through this significant investment, we will enable easier access to charging points, ultimately helping more households switch to electric vehicles.”

Lidl’s commitment supports the Government’s plans to deliver a significant increase in quality infrastructure to support ultra-low emission vehicles around the country.

The points, which can charge vehicles from 0-80% charge in around 50 mins, will be operated by Pod Point. Chargers will have their own allocated and marked parking bays for use.

The company says that whilst leaseholds sites ultimately depend on landlord approval, Lidl will take all possible steps to ensure that agreements are put in place to facilitate installation.
Tesco agrees renewables deal

Tesco stores will install roof-mounted solar panels on 17 of its stores in a deal with EDF Renewables to take power from two onshore wind farms that will be built in Scotland.

Construction at the stores – all in England – is already under way and it will be completed by the end of next year (2020).

EDF Renewables will extend the Burnfoot East wind farm in the Clackmannanshire area. The location of the second wind farm will be revealed later.

CEO of EDF Renewables UK, Matthieu Hue said: “These exciting projects also demonstrate our ability to develop subsidy free solar and wind in the UK as well as underpinning the important part these technologies play in de- carbonising the UK electricity system to reach the country’s net zero targets by 2050.”

[maywillow] 26/10/2019 09:58

The Daily Telegraph (Comment): Death knell for fossil fuels? IEA claims offshore wind can power humanity more cheaply than coal or gas.

[waldron] 24/9/2019 16:25

ENI SpA (ENI.MI) said Tuesday that ArmWind LLP, its joint venture with General Electric Co. (GE), was awarded a contract for a 48 megawatt wind power project in Kazakhstan.

The Italian energy company said that this is its second wind-power project in the country.



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September 24, 2019 06:34 ET (10:34 GMT)

[florenceorbis] 20/9/2019 09:51

SSE PLC (SSE.LN) and Equinor ASA's (EQNR.OS) wind-power joint venture Dogger Bank Wind Farms has been awarded contracts totaling 3,600 megawatts in a U.K. allocation round, the U.K. utility company said Friday.

FTSE 100-listed SSE said three projects will receive guaranteed remuneration for 15 years. SSE and its Norwegian partner will now progress toward a final investment decision for the Dogger Bank projects by late 2020, the U.K. company said.

SSE said its renewables arm will lead the development and construction phases of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm projects and Equinor will lead on operations.



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September 20, 2019 04:08 ET (08:08 GMT)

[waldron] 16/9/2019 06:58

Renewables/Energy Transition
Total’s ‘strong position’ in Aberdeen spurring offshore wind plans
by David McPhee
16/09/2019, 6:00 am

Total CEO Patrick Pouyanne Photographer: Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg
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French oil and gas giant Total has said its “strong industrial position” in Aberdeen has spurred on its decision to move into the Scottish offshore wind market in the North Sea.

The company’s boss, Patrick Pouyanne, revealed earlier this month that Total “intends to participate” in the upcoming ScotWind leasing round.

He said Total was looking at both the offshore wind and floating wind markets.

A spokesman for Total confirmed the firm’s plans last night, adding that the company was “moving fast” in developing its offshore wind plans.

He said the move was provoked by Total’s existing presence in Aberdeen and the “synergiesR21; between oil and gas and floating offshore wind.
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Total announced this year that it would also partner with Danish offshore wind firm Orsted to submit a bid for a 600 megawatt (MW) Dunkirk offshore wind project in France.

Oil supermajor Shell also confirmed this month that the firm was “absolutely221; targeting the North Sea for future big offshore wind development.

The company’s energy transition manager, Joanna Coleman, said Shell was “very keen” to enter the sector due to the “huge amount of transferable skills” from the oil and gas sector.

A spokesman for Total said: “Total is moving fast in developing our low carbon electricity footprint and is interested in the offshore wind industry.

“The British market is among our targets, with the coming lease auctions.

“The Scottish tender with its mix of floating and bottom fixed offshore wind zones is a particularly challenging opportunity, where Total intends to participate, given its strong industrial positions in Aberdeen and synergies between Oil and Gas and Floating Offshore Wind.”

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[the grumpy old men] 14/9/2019 11:54

Some companies are feeling the winds of change

Sitting in the North Sea some 43km from the Suffolk coast, Scottish Power Renewables has installed one of world's biggest wind farms where the turbines will be free of SF6 gas.

East Anglia One will see 102 of these towering generators erected, with the capacity to produce up to 714MW (megawatts) of power by 2020, enough to supply half a million homes.
Image copyright ALAN O'NEILL
Image caption The turbines at East Anglia One are taller than the Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament which houses Big Ben

Previously, an installation like this would have used switchgear supplied with SF6, to prevent the electrical accidents that can lead to fires.

Each turbine would normally have contained around 5kg of SF6, which, if it leaked into the atmosphere, would add the equivalent of around 117 tonnes of carbon dioxide. This is roughly the same as the annual emissions from 25 cars.

"In this case we are using a combination of clean air and vacuum technology within the turbine. It allows us to still have a very efficient, reliable, high-voltage network but to also be environmentally friendly," said Costa Pirgousis from Scottish Power Renewables.

"Once there are viable alternatives on the market, there is no reason not to use them. In this case, we've got a viable alternative and that's why we are using it."

But even for companies that are trying to limit the use of SF6, there are still limitations. At the heart of East Anglia One sits a giant offshore substation to which all 102 turbines will connect. It still uses significant quantities of the highly warming gas.
What happens next ?

The EU will review the use of SF6 next year and will examine whether alternatives are available. However, even the most optimistic experts don't think that any ban is likely to be put in place before 2025.

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[waldron] 12/9/2019 15:33

Electricite de France SA (EDF.FR) said Thursday that its subsidiary EDF Renewables has acquired a wind-projects pipeline under development from Altus AG in Germany.

The French utility company didn't disclose financial details of the transaction.

The projects, with a combined capacity of around 300 megawatts, are located in 10 different federal states and at various stages of the development process, EDF said. The wind farms will be commissioned during the next five years, the company said.

"This deal is a good opportunity for EDF Renewables to strengthen its project development positions in Germany, a country which wants to reach 65% of renewable energy in its electricity consumption by 2030," Frederic Belloy, executive vice president international operations at EDF Renewables, said.



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September 12, 2019 07:45 ET (11:45 GMT)

[adrian j boris] 28/8/2019 09:44

Eiffage SA (FGR.FR) said Wednesday that it has won a contract for the foundations of an offshore wind farm through its joint venture with Belgium group DEME for a value of more than 500 million euros ($554.3 million).

Under the engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract, the joint venture will design, manufacture and install the 80 steel monopile foundations for the 480 megawatts wind farm belonging to Electricite de France SA (EDF.FR) and Enbridge Inc. (ENB.T) in the western France, the French civil engineering construction company said.

The project should be completed during summer 2022, Eiffage said.



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August 28, 2019 03:06 ET (07:06 GMT)

[adrian j boris] 26/8/2019 13:38

26/08/2019 | 1:48 p.m.

Paris (awp / afp) - Total Group announced Monday the acquisition of Vents d'Oc, which develops renewable energy projects, mainly in wind power, strengthening its positions in France in this sector.

The acquisition was carried out by Quadran, Total's renewable electricity subsidiary in France, which will be renamed Total Quadran as of September 1st, the group said in a statement. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed.

Quadran's capacity today is more than 830 megawatts, with solar, wind and hydroelectric power plants.

For its part, Vents d'Oc is developing more than 200 MW of renewable energy projects.

Total indicates that this acquisition is part of its strategy to develop its activities in "low-carbon electricity", with the aim of seeing the latter represent from 15% to 20% of its sales by 2040.

Currently, Total's low-carbon electricity generation capacity in the world is close to 7 gigawatts, including more than 3 GW from renewable sources, the group said.

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[la forge] 26/8/2019 09:52

SCOTSMAN



Plain sailing for Green Marine after new wind farm contract

Green Storm is a dedicated vessel for the offshore wind industry, providing transportation of personnel and cargo to major installations.

Published: 09:35 Monday 26 August 2019









Orkney-based Green Marine has landed a three-year contract to deliver services for Equinor’s Dudgeon offshore wind farm.

The firm will supply its Green Storm vessel to assist in the operations and maintenance of the wind farm alongside support from the company’s onshore team.

Green Storm is a dedicated vessel for the offshore wind industry, providing transportation of personnel and cargo to major installations.

Jason Schofield, managing director of Green Marine, which was established in 2012, said: “This contract award is an important stepping-stone in the growth ambitions of the company, and we look forward to building on our close relationship with Equinor and expanding our services in the offshore wind industry.”



Simon Underwood, Equinor’s marine & logistics leader, added: “The Green Storm is an excellent vessel that will allow us to continue safe and expeditious operations offshore at the Dudgeon wind farm.”

[maywillow] 25/8/2019 08:56

Developed and owned by Neoen, built by Tesla at Neoen’s 309MW Hornsdale Wind Farm in South Australia
About The Project!

At 100MW/129MWh, the Hornsdale Power Reserve is the largest lithium-ion battery in the world, and provides network security services to South Australian electricity consumers in concert with the South Australian Government and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)

The battery covers approximately one hectare of land, located at the Hornsdale Wind Farm 15km north of Jamestown. The Hornsdale Wind Farm is currently South Australia’s largest renewable generator.

[maywillow] 22/7/2019 11:32

The biggest wind farm in Africa is officially up and running
Published 34 min ago
Anmar Frangoul




Key Points

The 310-megawatt facility was opened by President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Friday.
The project consists of 365 turbines, and full commercial operations began in March 2019.

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The Lake Turkana Wind Power project is the largest wind farm in Africa.
Yasuyoshi Chiba | AFP | Getty Images

Africa’s largest wind farm, the Lake Turkana Wind Power project, has been officially inaugurated.

The 310-megawatt (MW) facility was opened by President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Friday.

“We are pleased to note that Kenya is without doubt on course to be a global leader in renewable energy,” he said in a speech given at the launch.

“This will not only ensure that our nation’s scenic beauty and unique ecosystems are preserved and protected for both present and future generations, but will also ensure that we become energy independent and that our energy supply will be safe as well as predictable,” he added.

The Lake Turkana Wind Power project is made up of 365 turbines, each having a capacity of 850 kilowatts. It is located 600 kilometers from Nairobi in the Loiyangalani District, Marsabit County. Construction of the facility started in October 2014 and it began full commercial operations in March 2019.

The International Renewable Energy Agency has described Africa as being “rich in renewable energy sources” such as hydro, wind and the sun.

The Lake Turkana project is one of several large-scale renewable energy schemes to be developed on the continent in recent years.

In December 2018, it was announced that ground had been broken on West Africa’s “first utility-scale wind power project,” located in Senegal.

The 158.7 MW Parc Eolien Taiba N’Diaye, or PETN, is set to be completed in 2020, according to renewable energy firm Lekela.

The 46-turbine facility will use turbines from Danish company Vestas and will generate more than 450,000 megawatt hours of energy annually, boosting Senegal’s generation capacity by approximately 15 percent, Lakela said.

[sarkasm] 15/7/2019 08:40

Renewable/Other Energy
Scotland produces almost double the amount of wind energy required
by David McPhee
15/07/2019, 6:40 am



Scotland produced nearly double the amount of wind energy required to power every home in the country between January and June 2019.

Figures provided by Weather Energy show that in the first six months of 2019 turbines provided enough electricity to power the equivalent of 4.47 million homes.

Scotland has around 2.46 million homes.

WWF Scotland claims the energy produced was enough to power Scotland “and also the north of England”.

Robin Parker, Climate and Energy policy manager said: “These are amazing figures, Scotland’s wind energy revolution is clearly continuing to power ahead.


“Up and down the country, we are all benefitting from cleaner energy and so is the climate.

“These figures show harnessing Scotland’s plentiful onshore wind potential can provide clean green electricity for millions of homes across not only Scotland, but England as well.

“It’s about time the UK Government stepped up and gave Scottish onshore wind a route to market.”

The news of Scotland’s record wind generation also comes during the longest period the UK has gone without relying on coal power.

Alex Wilcox Brooke, Weather Energy project manager at Severn Wye Energy Agency said:“These figures really highlight the consistency of wind energy in Scotland and why it now plays a major part in the UK energy market.”


From left to right, David Horton, HFB Consulting, and Bruce Christie, Grant Wallace, Salos, at Robert Gordon University Aviation training methods adapted for offshore oil industry

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[the grumpy old men] 28/6/2019 15:05

The BP USOC sponsor surfboard is seen in One World Trade Center in New York City. The oil giant's existing wind operation is US-based Photo: Getty
Oil giant BP eyes US for offshore wind market debut

Supermajor meets industry players in London ahead of potential entry to sector where fellow fossil groups are already active
by Andrew Lee
28 June 2019 Updated 28 June 2019
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Oil and gas supermajor BP this week held talks with offshore wind industry players ahead of a potential entry to the sector, with the US market its favoured option, Recharge has learned.

The UK-based oil giant’s Alternative Energy development manager Anya Hoff held discussions over potential partnerships during the Global Offshore Wind event in London, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Recharge understands that BP is still weighing the options for its first foray into offshore wind, but is especially interested in opportunities in the fast-emerging sector in the US, where its existing onshore wind power operation is based.

Unlike European peers such as Shell, Total and Equinor, BP has no presence in offshore wind, although it owns a significant onshore fleet in the US and is active in solar via its Lightsource BP development unit.

Oil and gas groups are increasingly seen as a key part of the future offshore wind landscape, thanks to the heft of their balance sheets and associated strengths in areas such as offshore engineering.
'Big Oil' bad choice to take wind & solar lead: Macquarie analyst
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Hoff – who in 2017 oversaw BP’s $200m investment in Lightsource that marked its reentry to the solar business – told a company blog earlier this year that the “possibilities of offshore wind” were on her agenda, adding that “I think floating turbine technology is exciting”.

BP CEO Bob Dudley said last year that the company was becoming “more interested” in offshore wind thanks to improving technology and falling costs in the sector.

Any move into offshore wind would mean the oil group was engaged with all three main renewable power sources – onshore and offshore wind, and solar PV – and complete a return to clean energy it first unsuccessfully attempted under the ‘Beyond Petroleum’ strategy of former CEO John Browne.

The oil group has faced growing pressure from activists over its role in fuelling climate change, and from investors keen to see it prepare for the energy transition.

Invited by Recharge to comment on this week's discussions, Hoff said: “We’re developing our renewables business and looking at a broad range of opportunities. We want to invest in the right opportunities at the right time so we’re constantly exploring those opportunities.

“This includes attending many industry conferences and speaking to other participants in the sector. We do not comment on future partnerships.”

Offshore

[waldron] 27/6/2019 15:22

Shell, CoensHexicon to develop floating wind farm off Korea
Dounreay Tri. Image by Hexicon

June 27 (Renewables Now) - Dutch oil and gas major Royal Dutch Shell Plc (AMS:RDSA) has entered into an agreement with a Korean firm to jointly develop a floating wind project 40 km offshore from the Metropolitan City of Ulsan in South Korea.

More specifically, Shell has teamed up with CoensHexicon Co Ltd, a joint venture between Swedish engineering company Hexicon AB and Korean service provider Coens Co Ltd. Last year, the Swedish firm transferred its floating wind platform technology to the JV with plans to offer serial production in South Korea.

CoensHexicon said in a statement that initial project development for the Ulsan scheme had been launched in early 2019. It has established a project company called TwinWind Development Co Ltd and secured an adequate water area offshore Ulsan City.

“Our collaboration with Shell will contribute a wealth of skills and expertise when it comes to developing and operating a large floating wind farm. This includes serial manufacturing in South Korea of the patented multi-turbine foundation design developed by Hexicon in Sweden,” commented Henrik Baltscheffsky, CEO of Hexicon and director of CoensHexicon.

The announcement did not provide details about the size of the planned floating wind farm.

[la forge] 27/6/2019 14:24

ENGIE’s renewable energy capacity exceeds 1.5 GW in India
ENGIE was recently awarded a 200MW onshore wind project . Also, the Group won a new 280 MWp solar PV farm as it announces the commercial operation of its 338 MWp solar PV project in Kadapa
Kadapar, Engie, Renewable energy

Following a series of successes, ENGIE’s total renewable capacity in India now exceeds 1.5 GW.

ENGIE was just awarded by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) a 200 MW onshore wind project in the state of Gujarat. ENGIE will sign a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Federal Government entity, SECI.

This success follows an earlier award to the Group by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) for a 280 MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Gujarat as part of the Raghanesda solar park, currently under development. Under the scope of the project, ENGIE will also sign a 25-year PPA with GUVNL, the state power distribution company.

ENGIE also finalized commissioning one week ahead of schedule of 80% of the 338 MWp Kadapa solar PV project located in the state of Andhra Pradesh, followed by commercial operation in early June.

Paulo Almirante, ENGIE’s Executive Vice President and Group COO declared: “These successes demonstrate ENGIE’s capability to accelerate the development of its renewable energy portfolio and meet the ambitious target of adding 9 GW of additional renewable capacities over the next 3 years”.

ENGIE has been present and active in India for over 40 years. The Group employs approximately 1,000 people in the country in power generation, engineering and energy services.

[the grumpy old men] 18/6/2019 14:35

| June 18, 2019
Nordex Group Receives 300 MW Order From Engie From The USA

The Nordex Group has signed a contract with the North American subsidiary of the French energy group Engie S.A. to supply and install 100 turbines of the AW3000 series. The project will use the AW140/3000 on an 82 meter tower, which represents the largest swept area wind turbine available in the marketplace with a tip height below 500 feet.

The turbines are to be delivered in 2020 and installed in the 300 MW "Prairie Hill" project, near to the town of Mart in Texas.

“We are pleased to be working with a new and important international customer, Engie, and we are bringing technology to the table that enables the lowest cost of energy solution, one which is perfectly suited to the conditions of their Texas project," says Patxi Landa, CSO of the Nordex Group.

SOURCE: The Nordex Group

[grupo] 18/6/2019 07:43

L’Oreal Brazil signs wind PPA with Engie
Wind farm in Brazil. Author: Otávio Nogueira. License: Creative Commons, Attribution 2.0 Generic.

June 18 (Renewables Now) - Brazilian power utility Engie Brasil Energia SA (BVMF:EGIE3) announced on Monday it will be supplying L'Oreal Brazil with power from the 212.6-MW Trairi wind complex in Ceara.

No financial details were given.

The local unit of French energy group Engie (EPA:ENGI) said that under the power purchase agreement (PPA), the cosmetics company will be avoiding 7,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions across its sites in Brazil.

The PPA allows L'Oreal to use clean energy to power its manufacturing plants, distribution centres, research centre and headquarters. It supports the company's sustainability commitment and its goal of cutting CO2 related to energy consumption at its operated sites, Engie pointed out.

Engie Brasil has 6% of the country’s wind capacity, with an installed capacity of 9,866 MW in 60 wind farms.