Energy

200 MW Tranquillity Solar Power Project Commences Operations In California

Americas, Deals & Finance, Energy, Head Lines, Solar

The huge 200 MW Tranquillity solar power plant has commenced operation in California, the US State that’s leading the way in PV deployment. Built on a huge 1,900 acres expanse of retired agricultural land in Fresno County; the project is a rare development of such size, as the market shifts towards smaller-scale solar PV plant developments. Canadian Solar’s subsidiary Recurrent Energy developed the project from start to finish, with construction beginning in July 2015 and taking only just over a year to complete.

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Energy In Full Force During Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2016

Energy, Europe/Middle East/Africa, Policy, Wind

On 25 and 26 October 2016 Amsterdam RAI will again host the international gathering of the whole offshore energy industry, during Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2016, where exhibitors and visitors can meet more than 11,500 professionals, from engineering to sales, from procurement to finance and from project management to executive management. The event will be kicked-off with the first Offshore Energy Opening Gala Dinner which will take place on the evening prior to the official start of OEEC on Monday, October 24th. This festive evening will take place at the impressive Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam and will also see the presentation of the Offshore Energy Awards.

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Gamesa Secures 50MW Wind Farm Project With ReNew Power In Karnataka, India

Asia Pacific, Deals & Finance, Energy, Head Lines, Wind

Gamesa has secured a new order in India from ReNew Power, one of India’s leading independent power producers (IPP), for the EPC construction of a 50MW wind farm located in Bijapur, in the state of Karnataka. The agreement with ReNew Power encompasses the installation of 25 G114-2.0 MW class S turbines. With a tower height of 106 metres, this new turbine variant is custom-designed for the low wind speed sites typical of India. Since it’s a turnkey contract, Gamesa will also provide the infrastructure needed to install and operate the facility. The wind farm’s commissioning is scheduled for March 2017.

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Tata Acquires Welspun And Creates The Largest Renewables Entity In India

Asia Pacific, Deals & Finance, Energy, Head Lines

Tata Power Renewables (TPREL), has completed its acquisition of 100% shareholding in Welspun Renewables (WREPL). WREPL has 1,140 MW of projects comprising of about 990 MW Solar and about 150 MW Wind. TPREL has 312 MW of Renewable capacity with a further 500 MW of Renewable assets being carved out of Tata Power into TPREL. In addition, about 400 MW of projects are being implemented. Thus, TPREL will have a renewable portfolio of about 2,300 MW, making it the largest Renewable Power Company in India.

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Go Ahead For Electrical System, Processing Power From 900MW Offshore Wind Farm

Energy, Europe/Middle East/Africa, Policy, Wind

The UK Government, Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has given development consent for the electrical system required to transmit the power that will be produced by the 900-MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm. The Triton Knoll wind farm has been in development since 2004 and permission was given for the project’s offshore wind turbines in summer 2013. The government has now given the go-ahead for the electrical system needed to transfer the power into the grid.

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Enerkem Pioneering Conversion Of Municipal Solid Waste Into Biofuels

Americas, Biomass, Energy, Technology

Enerkem Alberta Biofuels full-scale facility in Edmonton, Canada, became the first ISCC certified plant in the world to convert municipal solid waste into biomethanol. It announced that it has obtained certification from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) system for the biomethanol production of its Enerkem Alberta Biofuels full-scale facility in Edmonton, Canada.

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Electricity Generation From Renewables Hits All Time High In The US.

Americas, Carbon, Energy, Head Lines

Continuing to defy projections; wind, solar, and other renewable energy sources have set a series of records for domestic electrical generation during the first half of 2016. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA); net U.S. electrical generation from non-hydro utility-scale renewables (i.e., biomass, geothermal, solar, wind) increased by 17.0% compared to the first half of 2015. The output from conventional hydropower also rose by 11.8%. Combined, generation from all utility-scale renewable sources increased by 14.5%.

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Danish Investment Fund Acquires $208m, Biomass Fired, UK CHP Power Plant

Biomass, Deals & Finance, Energy, Europe/Middle East/Africa, Head Lines

The fund Copenhagen Infrastructure II and Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S (BWSC) have acquired 100% of the biomass-fired combined heat and power plant project in Kent, UK. The power plant will have a capacity of 27.8 MW and will be fired primarily with virgin wood sourced locally in the UK. The Fund has also taken the investment decision to construct the project. The total investment in the Kent project will amount to approximately $208m.

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Electricity Generation From Biomass In The US Grows By 15%

Americas, Biomass, Energy

Over the past five years, U.S. electricity generation from biomass across all sectors grew from 56 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2010 to 64 TWh in 2015. Much of this growth occurred in southern states such as Virginia, Florida, and Georgia. In 2015, electricity generation from biomass across all sectors accounted for 11.3% of renewable electricity generation and 1.6% of total electricity generation in the United States. Nearly half of the electricity generated from biomass in 2015 was at industrial facilities outside of the electric power sector, such as pulp and paper mills. Within the electric power sector, biomass accounted for 6.3% of renewable electricity and 0.8% of total U.S. electricity generation.

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First Solar Wins 160MW Of PV Module Contracts For Turkish Power Projects

Americas, Energy, Europe/Middle East/Africa, Head Lines, Solar

First Solar, Inc. has announced that it has won 160MW Of PV module contracts power projects in Turkey. Zorlu Enerji, a subsidiary of Zorlu Holding, has contracted First Solar to supply 100MWDC of its high-performance Series 4 thin-film modules, for projects expected to be constructed and commissioned in 2017. In addition, Basariarge Enerji A.S. – a joint venture between Basari Yatirimlar, a Turkish infrastructure company, and the Basari Group – has placed orders for 60MWDC of modules that will power its own projects, as well as PV power plants that it will provide EPC services for. The first modules will be delivered in late 2016.

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