#Renewables

Croatian state-owned power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda has selected Končar for the installation of the Dugopolje solar power plant.

Saudi Arabia has invited companies to qualify for four new solar power projects with a total output capacity of 3,700 MW within the ongoing National Renewable Energy Programme (NREP).

Vattenfall has delivered first power from its 170 MW Vesterhav Syd wind farm sited off the coast of Denmark close to its 180 MW Vesterhav Nord scheme.

Anticipated as one of the world’s largest single-site solar facilities, the plant will annually power 190,000 homes and reduce CO2 emissions by 1.8 million tonnes.

The solar plant has annual capacity of over 32,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of green and renewable electricity.

The decision to cease development of Ocean Wind 1 and Ocean Wind 2 is part of an ongoing review of Ørsted’s U.S. offshore wind portfolio.

EDF Renewables has opened the Rivière des Galets solar power plant in Réunion, providing a second lease of life to a former “wild” landfill site.

This follows inauguration of the 230 MW Garadagh Solar Park, Azerbaijan’s largest operational solar plant.

Semco Maritime and its partner PTSC Mechanical & Construction (PTSC M&C) have been awarded the Feng Miao substation contract.

A battery storage facility which will hold enough electricity to power more than 100,000 homes for two hours has officially gone live in Sandwell.

The Indian central government has approved the construction of a 5 GW renewable energy transmission line from Ladakh to Kaithal in Haryana.

The United States has signed a memorandum of understanding to provide Ukraine with $522 million in funding to strengthen the country’s energy system.

The report states that the grid should expand its capacity 2.5 times by 2050 to support entry of renewable energy resources.

Cubico Sustainable Investments announces it has completed the acquisition of three operational projects in Uruguay from Brookfield.

Jordan, Amman: More than 25 % of Jordan’s power comes from renewables through mid-size solar and wind projects.

Eskom receives USTDA grant to increase transmission grid’s capacity for renewables and to reduce power cuts.

LPSC greenlights SWEPCO’s fuel-free power initiative for additional generating capacity.

ENGIE and Meridiam signed an agreement with Actis to acquire 100 % of BTE Renewables (BTE).

New York Governor Announces GE Vernova to Invest $50 M to Locate an Onshore Wind Nacelle Manufacturing Operation in New York State

UK, London: British energy regulator introduces a new policy to hasten the process of connecting low-carbon energy schemes to the electricity transmission grid.

UK, London: Undersea power cables between UK and Morocco receive funding.

Germany: A consortium of Siemens Energy and Spain’s Dragados Offshore has signed a contract with TenneT for HVDC transmission technology.

The Netherlands, Amsterdam: TenneT has introduced Target Grid, a new approach designed to cope with the tremendous challenges of the energy transition.

USA, Florida: Duke Energy Florida is to commence work on its first floating solar array pilot at the company’s Hines Energy Complex in Bartow, Polk County, Florida.

USA, Minnesota: Xcel Energy proposed building a new double-circuit 345-kV transmission line to link at least 2,000 MW of new renewable energy to the grid.

USA, New York: The New York State Public Service Commission has authorised the development of 62 local transmission upgrades to integrate more renewable energy.

Australia, Queensland: The Government of Queensland, Australia, has announced building a 1,100 km transmission line worth $3.29 B (A$5 B).

USA: The US-based power generation company American Electric Power (AEP) is to sell its 1.365 GW portfolio of renewable assets to IRG Acquisition Holdings.