Renewable energy news updates

According to a new report from ABS and Intelatus Global Partners, the availability of large modern offshore support vessels could play an important role in the emerging floating offshore wind industry.

Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract from COSCO Shipping Offshore Co., Ltd to supply an integrated technology package for two new wind turbine installation vessels being built for Cadeler.

A ribbon cutting ceremony has been held for PacWave South, the first fully operational, pre-permitted, and grid-connected wave energy test facility in the continental US.

Alight and Autoliv have inaugurated the 101 MWp Eurajoki solar park, one of Finland’s largest solar facilities.

The Bungaban Solar project has continued to progress through key development phases in Australia.

East Point Energy has completed construction and started operations at Citrus Flatts, a 100 MW/200 MWh energy storage facility in Harlingen, Texas.

Yellow Door Energy and Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking have achieved financial close on 49 MWp Lion Thorn solar park in South Africa.

The Cahora Bassa South Bank hydropower project in Mozambique has achieved Silver certification under the Hydropower Sustainability Standard.

CVC DIF has completed the acquisition of the hybrid solar-plus-storage Gabriela project in Northern Chile from Grenergy.

Sarens has played a role in the development of the Culzean floating wind project in Norway, helping with the assembly and load-out of floating wind turbine foundations.

Infinity Power and Hassam Allam Utilities Energy have signed a landmark power purchase agreement for the 1 GW Ras Shokeir wind project in Egypt.

BW ESS has acquired two utility scale standalone battery energy storage system projects in Spain totalling 126 MW/up to 675 MWh.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office has selected 11 projects as part of a laboratory call to expedite US hydropower permitting.

EDF has signed two battery optimisation agreements with Trinasolar International Solution Business Unit for new grid scale battery energy storage projects located in England and Scotland.

The Nevis Electricity Company Ltd delegation has continued its technical mission in Iceland in support of the Nevis geothermal drilling project.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has acquired an onshore wind and battery project in Australia.

Global Wind Service has commenced offshore preassembly support for the Windanker project in Germany.

SUNOTEC has advanced a 100 MW/441 MWh project set to rank among Germany’s largest battery storage systems.

RenewableUK’s latest EnergyPulse Onshore Wind report shows that the total capacity of the UK’s pipeline of onshore wind farms at any stage of development has reached a milestone of 50 GW.

Encomara has received Technology Readiness Level 7/8 qualification for its Squid connection solution from ABS, following a series of inshore trials at Ardersier Port near Inverness.

The Minister for Climate, Energy, and the Environment has announced a major milestone for solar energy in Ireland, with installed solar capacity passing 3 GW for the first time.

New Brunswick Power has signed a contract with ANDRITZ for the modernisation of the six turbine-generator units at the Mactaquac hydropower plant in Canada.

Nabors has completed a US$35 million strategic equity investment in Quaise Energy, Inc.

Low Carbon has submitted its Section 36 planning application to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit for the Forsinain Forest wind farm.