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voda 25 september 2019 17:07

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Siemens Gamesa Continues to its Commitment to Sustainable Development

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy continues to pass milestones in its commitment to sustainable development, having raised to EUR 1.25 billion the amount of guarantees that qualify as green as they contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In a deal arranged with BNP Paribas, the company converted a EUR 240 million guarantee line into a green line and signed an additional line for EUR 110 million. That EUR 350 million is in addition to the €900 million in guarantees arranged with other banks.

Siemens Gamesa will use this line to fund its business of manufacturing and selling onshore and offshore wind turbines worldwide, with a positive impact on the Sustainable Development Goals relating to "Affordable and clean energy" and "Climate action".

David Mesonero, CFO of Siemens Gamesa said that "This deal is a further step in our commitment to being one of the main drivers of sustainable development. The Sustainable Development Goals reflect a new understanding that global development must integrate economic growth, social well-being and environmental protection. At Siemens Gamesa we are focused on driving this global process and contributing to attaining those goals. In fact, our wind turbines produce clean energy for millions of homes and contribute to combating climate change, one of the main challenges that we face at present.”

Source : Strategic Research Institute

voda 25 september 2019 17:08

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Orsted to Pioneer Deployment of GE’s Next Generation Offshore Wind Turbine

World leading offshore wind developer Orsted has selected GE Renewable Energy as the preferred turbine supplier for two of its US offshore wind farms which marks the world’s first commercial deployment of GE’s Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine. Subject to final agreed and signed contract and all required project approvals, Orsted will deploy Haliade-X 12 MW wind turbines on the two offshore wind farms constituting Orsted’s Mid-Atlantic cluster.

GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade-X 12MW wind turbine has a rotor diameter of 220 meters. Each blade on the Haliade-X 12MW is 107 metres (351 feet) long sweeping a total area of 38,000 square metres (409,000 square feet).
Subject to final agreed and signed contract and all required project approvals, Orsted will deploy Haliade-X 12MW wind turbines on the two offshore wind farms constituting Orsted’s Mid-Atlantic cluster:

Mr Martin Neubert, Executive Vice President and CEO of Orsted Offshore said that “We look forward to introducing the next generation offshore wind turbine to the market. For decades, Orsted has pioneered the introduction of new technology and new suppliers which has been fundamental to drive down the cost of electricity, and today offshore wind is a competitive source of homegrown clean energy that can help countries and states achieve their climate targets while creating long-lasting economic activity. We are delighted to see GE’s long-term commitment to offshore wind and to partner with them on our Mid-Atlantic cluster.”

Source : Strategic Research Institute

voda 26 september 2019 19:54

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Vestas Bags 43 MW Order for 3 Wind Park Projects in Greece

Vestas has won a 43 MW order for three wind parks in Greece. The contract includes the supply and installation of 12 V136-3.6 MW for the Didima, Mavra Litharia and Dio Petres projects located in northern Greece. The order has been placed by Pavlidis S.A., a Greek marble and granite producer, and also comprises a 20-year Active Output Management 4000 (AOM 4000) service agreement. Turbine delivery is planned for the third quarter of 2020, whilst commissioning is planned for the fourth quarter of the same year.

Vestas pioneered the Greek wind market in 1986 and since then it has won orders for more than 1.7 GW of wind turbines. This new order reinforces the company’s leading position in the country with over 50 percent of market share.

Source : Strategic Research Institute

voda 27 september 2019 16:53

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EDF Update on Hinkley Point C project

The Hinkley Point C project successfully delivered J-0, the completion of the nuclear island common raft for its first unit in June 2019, in line with the schedule announced in September 2016. Following this major milestone a detailed review of the project’s costs, schedule and organisation was performed.

The review has concluded that:
The next milestone of completing the common raft for Unit 2 in June 2020, which was announced earlier this year, is confirmed
The previously communicated risk of COD delay of unit one and two (of 15 months and nine months respectively) has increased
The project completion cost is now estimated between GBP 21.5 billion and GBP 22.5 billion, an inrease of GBP 1.9 billion to GBP 2.9 billion compared to the previous estimate.

The range depends on the effectiveness of action plans to be delivered in partnership with contractors.

Cost increases reflect challenging ground conditions which made earthworks more expensive than anticipated, revised action plan targets and extra costs needed to implement the completed functional design, which has been adapted for a first-of-a-kind application in the UK context.

Under the terms of the Contract for Difference, there is no impact for UK consumers or taxpayers.

The management of the project remains mobilised to begin generating power from Unit 1 at the end of 2025. To achieve this, operational action plans overseen by the project management are being put in place. These involve the EDF Group's engineering teams in Great Britain and France, buildings and ancillary works contractors, and suppliers of equipment and systems throughout the supply chain.

Source : Strategic Research Institute

voda 27 september 2019 17:00

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UK Commits GBP 200 million to World Bank Initiatives on Energy Storage

United Kingdom pledged GBP 200 million to the Climate Investment Funds’ Global Energy Storage Program, which in collaboration with the World Bank’s Energy Storage Partnership aims to deliver breakthrough energy storage and renewable energy solutions at scale. France’s Agence Francaise de Developpement and the Netherlands pledged USD 100 million to the Solar Risk Mitigation Initiative with the Netherlands also announcing USD 20 million for the Bank’s planned Clean Cooking Fund.

The UK’s contribution supports the World Bank Group’s goal of mobilizing USD 1 billion in concessional climate funds for a global program on energy storage, alongside its own commitment of USD 1 billion, announced at the One Planet Summit in September 2018. The program is expected to help middle-income and developing countries increase their use of renewables, particularly wind and solar power, improve energy security, increase grid stability and expand access to electricity. It also aims to finance 17.5 gigawatt hours of battery storage by 2025 more than triple the 4-5 GWh currently installed in all developing countries.

Source : Strategic Research Institute

voda 27 september 2019 21:05

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Milieu Centraal: productie zonnepanelen 10 procent hoger door goede zomer

Eigenaren van zonnepanelen hebben volgens Milieu Centraal door de goede zomer van 2019 in Nederland een 10 procent hogere stroomproductie behaald. Augustus was daarbij de beste maand.

Augustus leverde voor zonnepaneeleigenaren volgens Milieu Centraal 16 procent meer stroom op dan een gemiddelde augustusmaand. De voorlichtingsorganisatie heeft dit uitgerekend op basis van gegevens van Siderea en het KNMI.

140 kilowattuur
Voor een set van 10 zonnepanelen met een totaalvermogen van 3.000 wattpiek – en met een optimale plaatsing – leverden de extra zonuren en zoninstraling in de zomermaanden mei tot en met augustus een meeropbrengst op van 140 kilowattuur.

Voor alle zonnepanelen op daken van woningen in Nederland leverde deze zomer volgens Milieu Centraal 109 miljoen kilowattuur meeropbrengst op (red. uitgaande van circa 780.000 huishoudens met zonnepanelen). Dat komt neer op het jaarlijkse stroomverbruik van 38.000 huishoudens.

De opbrengst van de afgelopen zomer is vergeleken met de opbrengst van alle zomers in een periode van 25 jaar, te weten 1991 tot en met 2015. Milieu Centraal rekende de opbrengst uit op basis van het geïnstalleerde vermogen aan zonnestroom, in combinatie met een inschatting over het vermogen per zonnepaneel en het gemiddeld aantal zonnepanelen dat mensen hebben.

Door Marco de Jonge Baas, Els Stultiens

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voda 1 oktober 2019 20:21

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Polish Government Opening First New Coal Mine in 25 Years

With just three weeks to go to a general election, Poland has opened its first new coal mine for 25 years. In the country’s large mining communities, the promotion of the coal industry is seen as a likely vote winner for the ruling Law and Justice Party. But environmentalists argue the policy flies in the face of European Union targets for all member states to be carbon neutral by 2050. Mr Anton Lazarus, communications manager at the European Environmental Bureau, said Poland risks losing out on a valuable source of future jobs if it turns its back on the green transformation of energy.

Joanna Flisowska, senior coal policy coordinator at Climate Action Network Europe, said that "The Polish government is determined to ignore the wake-up call which was sounded by the youth ahead of the Climate Summit in New York."

Flisowska said that "As the Polish Government inaugurated the start of construction works on a new coal mine just a day after the Summit, it has clearly demonstrated it has no intention of quitting its addiction to the most polluting of fossil fuels. Even more alarmingly, the Polish Government is now forcing through a new law which would allow it to open new coal mines without the consultation or permission by affected local communities.”

Source : Strategic Research Institute

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voda 1 oktober 2019 20:22

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UK's Coal Plummets to Record Low Level as Renewable Energy Grows - BEIS

BEIS reported that the increase in renewable energy generation in Britain has helped push the share of coal to the lowest level since the Industrial Revolution. Coal accounted for only 0.6% of electricity production from April to June 2019. The share of renewable energy, however, rose to 35.5% of the UK’s total power production in the second quarter of this year an increase from 32% during the same period in 2018. Overall, green energy was up by 9.9%, with production increasing from 24.6TWh to 27.1TWh over the course of a year.

However, coal production fell to a new record low of 0.5 million tonnes during the second quarter of 2019 – 25% lower than the same period last year as a result of falling demand for coal for power generation and mine closures. The news comes after the UK’s offshore wind industry smashed price records for delivering electricity in the government’s latest Contracts for Difference auction.

Mr Kwasi Kwarteng, Energy and Clean Growth Minister said that “The UK is a world leader in renewables and these figures are another step in the right direction on our path towards reaching net zero emissions by 2050. With more offshore wind projects on the way at record low prices, we are set to benefit from even more clean energy in the years to come.”

Source : Energy Live

voda 1 oktober 2019 20:23

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Europeans Still Addicted to Coal

The end of the age of fossil fuels is not yet in sight in Europe. As Statista's Martin Armstrong illustrates in the following infographic, there are still a number of countries that generate a very large proportion of their electricity from coal. At the same time, not all countries have announced a date for phasing out its use. This applies in particular to those countries that have a high proportion of coal-fired electricity. Despite recent efforts to transition to renewable energy, Germany still lies in the upper quarter of the country comparison, behind countries such as Poland, Czechia, Greece and Bulgaria. The government is aiming to phase out coal by 2038.

Scientists are demanding a move away from electricity generation from coal. The prevention of climate change can only be achieved by a complete abandonment of fossil fuels. In addition, electricity from renewable energies can be produced more cheaply than electricity from fossil fuels - taking into account the resulting costs of health and climate damage. In Poland, for example, many people suffer health problems from the consequences of high levels of air pollution. Nevertheless, there is no prospect of a swift turn away from coal. One reason for this is that jobs in the five-digit region depend on coal production.

Source : Strategic Research Institute

voda 1 oktober 2019 20:44

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Vestas Intends to Scale Down Blade Production in Germany & Denmark

Vestas continues to introduce new products to the market to lower the cost of renewable energy, meet evolving customer demand and drive the energy transition forward, bringing changes to our product portfolio at a historically high pace. To meet the manufacturing requirements of our changing product portfolio including the introduction of our EnVentus platform and 4 MW platform variants Vestas intends to scale down production of V136 blades and invest in other blade types and capabilities according to market demand. The changes in Vestas’ product portfolio calls for a scale-down of V136 blade production in Europe while investing in other blade types such as V117 and V150. With the adjustment, we seek to ensure our ability to deliver the right products at the right time at the right cost to our global customer base.

Specifically, the scale-down of V136 blade production in Europe will impact our facilities in Lauchhammer, Germany and in Lem, Denmark, where we intend to reduce our workforce at the two sites by a total of approximately 590 hourly-paid employees. Vestas continues to produce blades for its 2 MW and 4 MW platforms in Europe, while preparing to develop the current and future EnVentus blade variants.

Mr Jean-Marc Lechene, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Vestas said that “Today’s very competitive industry and the fast-moving energy transition means we must introduce new products and solutions where and when the market requires them. Our continued competitiveness in this environment means we must adjust our global manufacturing footprint to ensure we proactively manage our cost base and invest in new solutions to capture future growth. We’re pleased that our new EnVentus and 4 MW platform solutions are very well-received by our customers all over the world, but the resulting manufacturing changes mean we must unfortunately let go of good, hardworking colleagues”.

Source : Strategic Research Institute

voda 3 oktober 2019 20:36

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Vestas Wins 31 MW Turnkey Order in Germany

Vestas has secured a 31 MW order from Windpark Albertshof GmbH & Co. KG, a subsidiary of the public utility Berliner Stadtwerke GmbH, for a wind park near Albertshof, Brandenburg. Vestas provides a full engineering, procurement and construction solution, leveraging its extensive experience from turnkey projects globally. Apart from the supply and installation of the wind turbines, the order includes civil and electrical works, building and commissioning of a substation, grid connection, as well as a 23-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement.

Vestas has developed a technology solution to fit the site’s wind conditions that includes eight V117-3.45 MW turbines and one V126-3.45 MW turbines in different hub heights. The site’s mixed turbine setup demonstrates the flexibility of Vestas’ 4 MW platform as well as Vestas’ ability to create optimised site layouts.

Wind turbine delivery is planned to begin in the fourth quarter of 2020, with commissioning expected in the same quarter.

Source : Strategic Research Institute

voda 3 oktober 2019 20:37

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GE Renewable to Supply Cypress wind turbines for Wind Farm in Turkey

GE Renewable Energy announces that it has been selected by Sanko Energy to supply GE’s 4.8 MW Cypress Units for the 51 MW Gazi 9 Wind Farm in Turkey and will be providing a 10-years Full-Service Agreement. Located in Canakkale, Turkey, the 51 MW wind farm will generate enough renewable energy to power the equivalent of 100,000 homes in Turkey and will play a significant role supporting the country’s renewable energy target. The construction of the wind farm is expected to begin during the fourth quarter of 2019, to reach commercial operation by the end of October 2020.

Yigit Erzan, Head of Sales and Business Development, Turkey, GE Renewable Energy, said that “Gazi-9 Wind Farm represents one of the first Cypress orders for GE Renewable Energy in Turkey and shows clear demand in the country and around the world for GE’s latest onshore wind technology, with orders confirmed in Germany, Sweden and Australia. While the Cypress platform encompasses a range of turbines for use around the world, it is particularly well-suited to site conditions commonly found in Turkish wind energy projects.”

A spokesperson for Sanko Energy, one of Turkey’s leading renewable energy companies, said that “A total investment of 65 million US dollars would be made for Gazi-9 RES Project. Having an installed capacity of 51MW, Gazi-9 WPP will have an annual production of 230 million kWh, the energy needs of 100 thousand houses will be supplied and 134 thousand tons of carbon emissions will be prevented. With this agreement, Sanko Energy will be one step closer to its goal of increasing its existing 725 MW all renewable energy installed capacity to 900 MW by the end of 2020.”

Source : Strategic Research Institute

voda 3 oktober 2019 20:40

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Enel Starts Construction of 51 MW Wind Power Plant in Cuenca

Endesa, through its renewable energy subsidiary Enel Green Power Spain, has begun construction of a 51 MW wind farm in the municipality of Motilla del Palancar. The construction of this wind energy plant, which will be completed by the end of the year will involve an investment of 55 million euros. The new park adds to the 519 MW of wind power that EGPE is currently building in Aragon, Castilla y Leon, Andalucía and Galicia, of which 445 MW are part of the 540 MW of wind power allocated to the company in the auction of capacity of renewable energy held by the Spanish Government in May 2017. In addition, EGPE has 339 MW of photovoltaic solar power under construction, awarded to EGPE in the third renewable energy auction of the Spanish Government, held in July 2017. Together, the construction of all these parks, which will increase Endesa’s wind and solar power by 52.4%, represents the investment of some 800 million euros until 2020.

The construction of this renewable capacity responds to Endesa’s strategy to decarbonize its generation mix, a process whose first milestone is to reach 8.4 GW of renewable installed capacity in 2021, compared to the current 6.5 GW, with a total investment of about 2,000 million euros

Endesa CEO Jose Bogas said that “Endesa is making a very important investment effort in renewable energies to lead the energy transition. At the end of the year, the 879 renewable MW that the company won in the two auctions will be operational. of 2017 organized by the Government, which demonstrates the company’s commitment for Spain to achieve its green energy objectives.”

Source : Strategic Research Institute

voda 4 oktober 2019 18:43

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GE Renewable Wind Turbines to be Used by Dogger Bank Wind Energy

World’s largest offshore wind farm to use world’s most powerful wind turbines. Dogger Bank Wind Farms, which is developing what will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm when built, has unveiled GE Renewable Energy as its preferred turbine supplier. Under the new deal, GE Renewable Energy will supply Dogger Bank with its next generation of offshore technology, the ground-breaking Haliade-X turbine, bringing the world’s most powerful wind turbine to the world’s largest wind farm. The final number of turbines to be installed at Dogger Bank will be confirmed in due course.

Dogger Bank Wind Farms is a 50:50 JV between Equinor and SSE Renewables. The overall wind farm comprises three 1.2 GW projects located in the North Sea, approximately 130km from the UK’s Yorkshire Coast. The projects were recently successful in the latest Contracts for Difference (CfDs) Allocation Round, the UK Government’s auction for renewable power.

SSE Renewables will lead the development and construction phases of Dogger Bank and Equinor will lead on operations once completed. The projects are expected to trigger approximately £9bn of capital investment between 2020 and 2026 into much needed low carbon infrastructure and delivering substantial economic benefits to the UK.

Mr Paul Cooley, Director of Capital Projects at SSE Renewables, said that “The joint Equinor and SSE Renewables project team on Dogger Bank is excited to work with GE Renewable Energy to introduce the next generation of offshore wind turbine to the UK, and to be the first European wind farm to install and operate these innovative turbines. Dogger Bank will now be home to the largest offshore wind turbines in the world and to this pioneering low carbon technology, which will play a central role in helping the UK become carbon neutral by 2050.”

Source : Strategic Research Institute

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voda 4 oktober 2019 18:47

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Vestas Wins Largest EnVentus Order in Finland

Glennmont Partners has together with the Finnish developer Ilmatar Energy placed an order with Vestas for the 211 MW Piiparinmaki wind project in the municipalities of Pyhanta and Kajaani in Finland. Once constructed, the Piiparinmaki project will be the largest wind park in the country and it is the first Anti-Icing order for the EnVentus platform. Furthermore, a majority of the offtake from the project is backed by a corporate power purchase agreement with Google, enabling the project to be built on a purely merchant basis. Glennmont Partners recently acquired the project from Ilmatar Energy. The project will comprise of 13 V150-4.2 MW and 28 V150-5.6 MW turbines with 155m steel towers and Vestas Anti-Icing System. The mixed platform site configuration in combination with a 30-year service agreement demonstrates both the flexibility of Vestas’ 4 MW and EnVentus platform turbines, as well as Vestas’ ability to create customised site layouts to optimise the energy production for the lifetime of the project. The contract includes the supply, installation and commissioning of the 41 wind turbines, as well as a 30-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement. The project will also feature a VestasOnline® Business SCADA solution to lower turbine downtime and optimise the energy output. The turbines will be delivered in sections from mid-2020 onwards with commissioning of those sections to follow in late 2020 and 2021.

Mr Mikko Toivanen, Head of Construction at Ilmatar said that “As one of the pioneers of the Finnish wind industry, Ilmatar is one of the longest standing customers of Vestas in Finland, and we are happy to work together again on a landmark unsubsidised project such as this.”

Source : Strategic Research Institute

voda 8 oktober 2019 19:48

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Vestas Wins Order for Two Merchant Repowering Projects in Italy

E2i Energie Speciali has placed a 43 MW order for two merchant repowering projects in the province of Chieti, Italy. By applying market experience and operational data from two existing wind farms, Vestas and E2i have been able to create a custom repowering solution that doubles the wind farms’ combined energy production, reduces the number of turbines by 70 per cent, and – most notably – allows the operation of the two wind farms on a purely merchant basis and without any direct financial support. For the Roccaspinalveti wind park, 24 V47-660 kW wind turbines will be replaced by nine V112-3.3 MW turbines, while the Castiglione Messer Marino will include four V112-3.3 MW wind turbines to replace third-party turbines.

The order comes shortly after Vestas has finalised two other repowering projects, the Castiglione Messer Marino and the Schiavi d’Abruzzo wind parks, for E2i in Italy, demonstrating Vestas’ ability to create a strong business case in replacing older turbines with newer and more efficient variants. Turbine delivery is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2020 while commissioning is planned for the fourth quarter of 2020.

Mr Alberto Musso, Chief Operating Officer of E2i, points out that “One of the main pillars in the E2i guideline for growth is the renewal of existing power plants through reconstruction projects. In these two projects, the reconstruction will entail reducing by 70 per cent the number of wind turbines and doubling the energy production. Our projects benefit from the experience gained through the existing E2i power plants, which have been operating for nearly 20 years. This will help us mitigate energy production uncertainties. Vestas technology will allow us to better harness wind resources with larger rotors and modern wind turbines. We are thankful to Vestas’ team for its competence and open attitude to face new challenges in a mountainous terrain with a complex plant configuration”.

Source : Strategic Research Institute

voda 8 oktober 2019 19:48

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Vestas Wins Order From Iberdrola

Vestas has won a 16 MW auction-derived order from Iberdrola for the Pyrgari wind park located in Viotia, Greece. The contract includes the supply and installation of four V150-4.2 MW wind turbines delivered in 4.0 MW operating mode, as well as a 10-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement.The Pyrgari wind park, which was awarded in the renewable energy auction held in Greece in July 2018, reinforces Vestas’ leadership in the Greek auctions where it has won more of the auctioned capacity than any other solutions provider. The Pyrgari wind park also marks the debut for the V150-4.2 MW wind turbine in the Greek market.

Turbine delivery is planned for the first quarter of 2020, whilst commissioning is planned for the second quarter of the same year. This order takes Vestas’ order intake in Greece past 200 MW in this quarter alone and consolidates its more than 50 percent market share in country’s wind energy market.

Thanasis Tsantilas, Country Manager for Iberdrola Renewables Greece, said that in the new context of capacity auctions, there is an absolute need of design optimisation for maximum productivity and the most competitive capex.He aded that “Taking that into account, we believe that Vestas V150-4.2 MW turbines widely meet those needs.”

Source : Strategic Research Institute

voda 8 oktober 2019 19:48

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Vestas wins largest EnVentus order

Glennmont Partners has together with the Finnish developer Ilmatar Energy placed an order with Vestas for the 211 MW Piiparinmaki wind project in the municipalities of Pyhanta and Kajaani in Finland. Once constructed, the Piiparinmaki wind power project will be the largest wind farm in the country and it is the first Anti-Icing order for the EnVentus platform. Furthermore, a majority of the offtake from the project is backed by a corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google, enabling the project to be built on a purely merchant basis. Glennmont Partners recently acquired the project from Ilmatar Energy.

The project will comprise of 13 V150-4.2 MW and 28 V150-5.6 MW wind turbines with 155m steel towers and Vestas Anti-Icing System. The mixed platform site configuration in combination with a 30-year service agreement demonstrates both the flexibility of Vestas’ 4 MW and EnVentus platform turbines, as well as Vestas’ ability to create customised site layouts to optimise the energy production for the lifetime of the project.

Mikko Toivanen, Head of Construction at Ilmatar: “As one of the pioneers of the Finnish wind industry, Ilmatar is one of the longest standing customers of Vestas in Finland, and we are happy to work together again on a landmark unsubsidised project such as this”.

Francesco Cacciabue, CFO at Glennmont Partners, comments “We are delighted for the purchase of the Piiparinmaki Wind Farm in Finland, the largest onshore wind investment from Glennmont Clean Energy Fund III to date. Onshore wind represents a key strategic market for Glennmont and we expect our presence in this type of clean power generation to increase over the coming years. The investment in our first Finnish renewable energy project further underlines our experienced team’s ability at identifying and adding value for investors from assets across different areas of Europe”.

The contract includes the supply, installation and commissioning of the 41 wind turbines, as well as a 30-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement. The project will also feature a VestasOnline® Business SCADA solution to lower turbine downtime and optimise the energy output. The turbines will be delivered in sections from mid-2020 onwards with commissioning of those sections to follow in late 2020 and 2021.

Source : Strategic Research Institute

voda 8 oktober 2019 19:50

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Vestas Commissions all 31 Turbines at Deutsche Bucht

The final of MHI Vestas’ 31 V164-8.4 MW turbines on monopiles are commissioned at Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm, and now providing clean energy to the German grid. Germany’s renewable energy transition takes a leap forward as all 31 turbines at the 269 MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm are now producing power. The commissioning phase was commenced in early June and until today MHI Vestas and collaborating partners have safely achieved all planned work ahead of schedule. With the commercial handover of Borkum Riffgrund 2 earlier this year, Deutsche Bucht adds to MHI Vestas’ growing presence and experience in German waters. The company is further named as preferred supplier for 52 V174-9.5 MW turbines for Baltic Eagle with installation expected in 2022-2023.

As a pilot demonstrator project for Mono Bucket foundation structures, two additional V164-8.4 MW turbines will be installed at Deutsche Bucht in the coming months.

Source : Strategic Research Institute

voda 9 oktober 2019 06:46

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Kerncentrale Hinkley Point C symboliseert Europese worsteling met kernenergie

Hinkley Point C is synoniem voor controverse. In een glooiend gebied met houtwallen en tweebaansweggetjes aan de zuidwestkust van Engeland, had in 2018 een gloednieuwe kerncentrale moeten staan. Op dit moment is het terrein een van de grootste bouwputten in Europa.

En vooral een financieel schier bodemloze put, zeggen tegenstanders. Eind september meldde eigenaar EdF dat de kerncentrale omgerekend tussen de €24,2 mrd en €25,4 mrd zal kosten, zo'n €3 mrd meer dan eerder begroot. Daarmee is Hinkley Point tekenend voor kernenergie in Europa: duur en controversieel.

Subsidies

Toch blijft kernenergie een wenkend perspectief voor een wereld die klimaatneutraal moet zijn. Bij nucleaire energie komt geen CO2 vrij. Ook in Nederland, dat centrale Borssele in 2033 wil sluiten, klinkt daarom de roep om nieuwe kerncentrales steeds harder. VVD fractievoorzitter Klaas Dijkhoff riep een jaar geleden nog opriep om een nieuwe centrale te bouwen. Vanwege de klimaatdoelen.

Dan moet er wel geld bij van de overheid. Kernenergie vraagt miljardensubsidies. Dat geldt ook voor groene energie. Overal in Europa krijgt de aanleg van zonneweides en windparken op een of andere manier financiële steun van overheden. Alleen: die subsidies dalen. Zonnepanelen zijn de laatste tien jaar hard in prijs gedaald, net als de kosten voor windparken op zee.

In Groot-Brittannië worden offshore windparken geveild via een zogeheten contract for difference. Het maximum dat Britse staat betaalt voor offshore wind is £39,65 per megawatt uur, bleek vorige week. Voor Hinkley Point C ligt de subsidie op £92,50 per megawatt uur. De National Audit Office, de Britse variant op de Nationale Rekenkamer, omschreef Hinkley Point C daarom twee jaar geleden nog als 'een riskant en duur project'.

Wel EPR-centrales in China

Anders dan Europa staat in China al wel twee kerncentrales met een reactor van de derde generatie, de zogeheten European Pressurized Reactor (EPR). Dat in China de centrales inmiddels wel online zijn was ondermeer te danken aan het feit dat er al een bestaande toeleveringsketen bestond voor kerncentrales, iets dat in Europa ontbrak. Ook liggen de lonen in China lager. Niettemin duurde ook in China de bouw van de reactor tien jaar.

De concurrent van de EPR is de AP1000. Die kampt ook met problemen. Twee jaar geleden werd in de VS begonnen met de sloop van twee reactoren die nog half in aanbouw waren na het faillissement van de belangrijkste bouwer, Toshiba-dochter Westinghouse. Het bedrijf kampte met zware verliezen door vertraagde projecten en kostenoverschrijdingen. Ook de reactor die in aanbouw was voor de South Carolina Electric & Gas Company zou nimmer op tijd worden opgeleverd en kostte uiteindelijk 75% meer dan oorspronkelijk gepland.

Nachtmerries

Aan de zuidwestkust van Engeland komen twee zogeheten EPR-reactoren. Dat staat voor European Pressurized Reactor. 'Het is de derde generatie kerncentrale', zegt Wim Turkenburg, emeritus energiehoogleraar van de Universiteit Utrecht. 'In Borssele staat de tweede generatie.' EPR is krachtiger dan bestaande centrales, met een lager brandstofverbruik, en een stuk veiliger.

‘Je kunt niet alles laten functioneren op alleen maar windstroom’
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Dat betekent onder meer extra beton aan de buitenkant. De binnenkant van de centrale is zo ontworpen dat in het geval van een kernsmelting de gesmolten splijtstof niet bij elkaar komt. EPR was al veiliger dan de tweede generatie en na de ramp in Fukushima in 2011 hebben overheden nog weer extra veiligheidseisen gesteld aan kerncentrales. Dat leidt tot extra kosten.

Naast Hinkley Point C zijn nog twee EPR-centrales in aanbouw: een in het Finse Olkiluato, de andere in het Franse Flamanville. Beiden zijn, qua bouw en financiën, net zulke nachtmerries als Hinkley Point C.

Vertragingen

De bouw van Olkiluato, op een schiereiland in het zuidwesten van Finland, begon in 2005. In de zomer van volgend jaar moet die online komen, een decennium vertraagd. In Flamanville, in Normandië, startte de bouw in 2007. Na talloze vertragingen moet de reactor in 2024 operationeel zijn. In beide gevallen werden de bouwkosten getaxeerd op €3 mrd, maar gaan ze richting de €11 mrd.

Stephen Fitzpatrick, directeur van het Britse Ovo Energy, zei eind september in The Telegraph dat de Hinkley Point C er überhaupt niet meer moet komen: te duur. Landen wenden zich steeds meer tot hernieuwbare energie, de techniek achter EPR vindt hij onvoldoende bewezen. Zijn oproep: 'Laten we er mee ophouden.'

Leveringszekerheid

Alleen is er met wind en zon voorlopig geen leveringszekerheid van stroom. Ook als het donker en windstil is, is er energie nodig. Daarom is het voor Groot-Brittannië toch logisch om door te gaan met de centrale, zegt Quentin Philippe van investeringsmaatschappij Actis telefonisch uit Londen. 'Je kunt niet alles laten functioneren op alleen maar windstroom.'

‘Hinkley Point C is cruciaal om onze ambitieuze doelstellingen te behalen van nul emissies in 2050’
• Britse minister Andrew Stephenson, onder meer verantwoordelijke voor nucleaire zaken
Dat zei ook de verantwoordelijke Britse minister Andrew Stephenson toen eind juni dit jaar de fundering voor de eerste reactor van Hinkley Point was voltooid. De kerncentrale 'is cruciaal om onze ambitieuze doelstellingen te behalen van nul emissies in 2050'.

Actis investeert voornamelijk in hernieuwbaar energie. Philippe volgt de Europese kerncentrales. Daar belegt Actis niet in. De projecten hebben een te lange looptijd, risico's zijn lastig te doorgronden, en kernenergie hangt per definitie samen met nationale belangen. Strategische keuzes stroken niet altijd met commerciële belangen. Zo kan werkgelegenheid ook een reden zijn voor een land om te kiezen voor kerncentrales. Stephenson zei nog dat er 25.000 banen waren gecreëerd met de bouw van Hinkley Point: 'Dit is een enorme stimulans voor de lokale en nationale economie.'

Proefproject

Philippe vindt het nog te vroeg om EPR-centrales weg te zetten als miskleun, ondanks de grote vertragingen. De centrale in Olkiluato was de eerste in zijn soort. Een proefproject dus, waarbij de kosten te laag zijn ingeschat. Daarbij zijn er in Europa al lang geen nieuwe nucleaire installaties meer gebouwd, zegt Philippe. Dus was er minder kennis en moest de hele keten aan toeleveranciers opnieuw worden opgetuigd - dat kost tijd en geld.

'Of Hinkley Point concurrerend wordt met stroom van andere bronnen, dat weet ik echt niet', zegt Philippe. Al is het ook maar omdat de centrale meer dan een halve eeuw moet meegaan - projecties met een dergelijke tijdsspanne zijn immer hachelijk. Maar van een ding is hij overtuigd: 'Wanneer de bouw nu wordt gestaakt, dan is dat de dood van alle nucleaire ambities voor de EPR.'

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