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Content Iss. 2022-03-24

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 EDITORIAL
Future energy production: hybrid power plants as a model
Detail_jlousberg_vattenfall_ep_haringvliet_mit_batterie_mittelMore and more hybrid power plants are being built around the world, combining different variants of renewable energy production. The advantages are numerous, the possibilities for worldwide use quite great.

At the beginning of this week, Swedish energy company Vattenfall opened 'Haringvliet', an energy park in the province of South Holland, about 50 kilometres southwest of Rotterdam. There, wind, solar and batteries are combined, which ensures lower development costs while minimising the impact on the environment.

It is the first time Vattenfall has combined these three technologies in one place. The so-called full hybrid power ...

 HIGHLIGHTS
MARIN tests crash barriers to avert collisions of ships with wind turbines
List_marin_20220321The research was prompted by the incident involving the Julietta D on 31 January this year.

The research was prompted by the incident involving the Julietta D on 31 January this ...

Report: European energy independence blocked by bureaucracy
List_wind_solar_1Eclareon’s research finds significant barriers to projects in all European countries, with administrative processes like planning and permitting being the most common and most serious issues ...
University of Plymouth and Kongsberg want to revolutionize floating offshore wind installations
List_uni_plymouth_20220318A state-of-the-art Kongsberg K-Sim Dynamic Positioning (DP) simulator will soon complement the Marine Navigation Centre on the University’s campus.

The University of Plymouth is ...

Researchers take wind turbine blade recycling into focus
List_wind_10A group of researchers from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) and the Lithuanian Energy Institute have proposed a method for wind turbine blades’ recycling.

Wind turbine blades made from glass fibre-reinforced ...

 WINDFAIR EDITORS
Lamprell to work for Moray West Offshore Wind Farm in Scotland
Detail_lamprell_20220322Lamprell announced that it signed a capacity reservation agreement for the Moray West Offshore Wind Farm. The reservation agreement secures capacity in Lamprell's Hamriyah yard for the work as the project moves towards financial close and full contract award.

Currently, Ocean Winds is developing the Moray West project off the coast of Scotland. Ocean Winds is the result of a 50-50 joint venture
between EDP Renewables (EDPR) and ENGIE.

The base scope of work is for the supply ...

Shell applies for environmental permits for offshore wind projects in Brazil
juwi consortium to supply South African platinum mine with renewables
Detail_sedibolo_20220318Mine operator Sedibelo Platinum appointed the juwi/Sturdee Energy consortium as preferred bidder to supply renewable energy to the mining operations of its platinum mine. The parties signed a memorandum of understanding and will now begin negotiations on a power purchase agreement.

Two projects are currently in the planning stages: A power purchase agreement for a combination of solar PV and wind turbines to generate the 40 MW mine load via a wheeling agreement from two separate sites, one in Limpopo and one in the Western ...

 NEWS of the WEEK
Prysmian announces €1 billion investment by 2024
List_geld_6New submarine cable factory in the US and production capacity expansion at the Italian, Finnish and French plants announced at Prysmian Group Submarine Cable Day in Naples.

Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and ...

GE-BOND consortium to construct onshore substation for Empire Wind OWF
List_empirewind-finalThe GE-BOND consortium will be responsible for delivering the onshore substation and interconnection cable in Brooklyn, New York City, as well as designing and supplying the high-voltage electrical systems for the offshore...
Largest onshore wind project in North America finished
List_traverse_windfarm_march22The 998-megawatt Traverse Energy Center has achieved commercial operations, GE Renewable Energy and Invenergy announced yesterday.

Invenergy, the largest privately held global developer, owner and operator of ...

SCADA International promotes uniformity across various communication protocols
List_wind_solar_3The company aspires to lower the costs of green energy across the renewable energy sector.

As increasing numbers of solar PV plants continue to emerge in the renewable ...

Nexans wins contract for French offshore wind farm
List_nexans_20220318Nexans will supply the 225 kV power cables for the connection of the Dieppe - Le Tréport wind farm, one of the largest offshore wind projects in France.

Nexans has been awarded a contract worth around 100 million euros by ...

ZEBRA project produces first prototype of recyclable wind turbine blade
List_zebra_1The ZEBRA consortium is today marking a new step forward on the wind industry’s transition to a circular economy with the production of the first prototype of its 100% recyclable ...
Flyers Creek Wind Farm to be equipped with GE wind turbines
List_ararat-wind-farm-australia_7GE has announced an agreement with Iberdrola Australia to supply and install 38 wind turbines for the Flyers Creek wind farm project located 25 kilometers south-west of Orange in New South Wales. ...
API visits CONTROL 2022 in Stuttgart
List_logo_control_rgbAPI combines innovation with experience for the best solution to industrial measurement tasks....
ABO Wind: moving into new dimensions
List_abo_20220317German developer published a good annual result achieved in 2021 and positive outlook for 2022.

The financial result of ABO Wind AG for 2021 is at the upper end of the forecast range. The group net profit published ...

GlobalData: Vestas tops manufacturer ranking 2021
List_vestas_20211218Vestas Wind Systems is the leading manufacturer for wind turbines with 16.6 gigawatts (GW) of installations, according to GlobalData.

Vestas has a high level of projects that are being commissioned in the Americas and ...

UK offshore wind pipeline surges to 86 GW
List_offshore_wind_9RenewableUK has published its latest EnergyPulse report, stating that the offshore wind pipeline of the UK is currently the largest in the world.

The pipeline includes projects which are fully operational, ...

Ørsted tests viability of Jet Suit paramedics
Morocco's renewable energy capacity to grow until 2035
List_marokko_1“The greatest challenge for the Moroccan government is ensuring energy security, as its low fossil fuel reserves mean that it must depend on imports to meet its power generation needs", says GlobalData.

According to ...

WindEurope welcomes Germany's latest auction results
List_wind_31Good news: After almost two years of undersubscribed auctions the latest auction was the second consecutive that was oversubscribed.

In its latest onshore wind auction the Bundesnetzagentur this week awarded 1,300 MW of ...

New German test bench finds first customer
List_fraunhofer_iwes_20220321Fraunhofer IWES will test Vestas’ XXL rotor blade on its new test bench in Bremerhaven, Germany.

Following successful conclusion of the contract, the first customer for the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES’ ...

WWEA: Total global wind energy capacity reaches 840 GW
List_wind_17According to preliminary statistics published by WWEA today, the world market for wind turbines reached another record in 2021 with wind turbines with a total capacity of 97,5 Gigawatt installed around the globe, after 92,7 Gigawatt in 2020. ...
Right policies needed for zero-emission transport
List_windeurope_20220321To reach zero-emission transport, the EU must ensure that barriers to the faster uptake of electric vehicles and the roll-out of electric vehicle charging infrastructure are removed as soon as possible.

To reach ...

Report: U.S. needs to upgrade its grid for renewable energies
List_strom_12While new transmission construction is needed to interconnect large amounts of renewable energy and decarbonize the grid, these projects often face significant challenges and can take a decade ...
 EVENTS
2022-03-28 San Francisco: Pacific Offshore Wind Summit
2022-03-29 Round Rock, TX : Siting and Environmental Compliance Conference 2022
2022-03-29 Dubai: Connecting Green Hydrogen MENA
2022-04-04 VL Egmond aan Zee: 6th Conference on Wind energy and Wildlife impacts
2022-04-05 Bilbao: WindEurope 2022 Annual Event
2022-04-05 Melbourne: Australian Offshore Wind Conference
2022-04-06 -: 5th Wind and Drivetrain Conference
2022-04-11 Glasgow: Structural Integrity Assessment of Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations
2022-04-13 Daegu,: Green Energy Expo
2022-04-13 Lyon: MIX.E
2022-04-13 Dublin: 2022 Annual Wind Energy Ireland Conference
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