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voda 11 juli 2017 17:17

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China's Shenhua Energy says its first offshore wind energy plant underway

Reuters quoted China's top coal producer China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd as saying that it has started building its first offshore wind plant with an installed capacity of 300MW as part of its clean energy development strategy. The plant will generate 813.5 million kilowatt hour a year when connected to the grid, equivalent to 20 percent of annual electricity consumption in Dongtai where the plant is located.

Once operational, the plant is expected to save 268,500 tonnes of coal and emit 590,600 tonnes less of greenhouse gas every year. At the end of last year, Shenhua had an installed power capacity of 56,288 MW with wind capacity of 15.8 MW and hydropower capacity of 125.2 MW.

China, the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, plans to raise its non-fossil fuel portion of primary energy consumption by 2020 to 15 percent from 12 percent.

Source : Reuters

voda 20 juli 2017 19:33

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Greenko raises USD 1 billion green bond as making Asia's largest

ET reported that India’s leading clean energy company Greenko has raised USD 1 billion via an overseas bond issue, making it Asia's largest green bond till date. It will also be the largest high yield corporate bond by a privately held company in the whole world. The company obtained oversubscription one and half times higher than the actual size. According to investment banking sources marquee investors including Goldman Sachs, Blackrock, Fidelity, Manulife Insurance subscribed to the company's latest debt paper, less than a year after its last offering.

The bond have been priced at 5.1% with 5 and 7 year maturities. Securities worth USD 650 million will mature in 7 year while the rest liability will cease to exist in 5 years.

Both, US and Asian investors subscribed the papers each grabbing 40% of the issuance while European investors absorbed the rest. A quarter of the book was subscribed by 1st-time investors, including asset managers like Jupiter, added sources mentioned above.

With this, Greenko, rated two notches lower than the investment grade, has become the first private company globally to offer the largest sum via corporate bond-sale in the high-yield market. Moody's and Fitch Ratings graded the bonds (P)Ba2 and BB-(EXP).

Sources in the know said that upon closure, Greenko would have raised USD 2 billion of equity and debt from marque institutional investors in the last 12 months. It already has 2.5 gigawatts (GW) of operational portfolio of wind-, solar and hydro-power projects, making it one of the largest players in the country. By the end of the year, it plans to raise the capacity to 3 GWs. The operating portfolio is expected to generate $450 million EBITDA in FY17.

Barclays, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and Investec helped the company to raise the funds. Company spokespersons were not immediately available for comments. The proceeds will be used to refinance the company's first dollar bond sale that fetched $500 million in 2014. Additionally, the sale will also help the company refinance the debt that it inherited along with the acquisition of the 350 MW India portfolio of the bankrupt Sun Edison last year.

The privately held company was started by two Hyderabad-based entrepreneurs, Anil Kumar Chalamalasetty and Mahesh Kolli. It counts Singapore’s GIC and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) as key shareholders. GIC owns a controlling 60% interest in the company and ADIA has close to 15%. The two founders own the rest. It was previously listed on London's AIM exchange.

For this latest round of fund raising, the company is creating a new pool of around 1 GW (1000 MW) of its diversified portfolio into an SPV, technically classified as a “restricted group.”

Source : ET

voda 27 juli 2017 21:02

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Wind capacity addition to fall to 1.5 GW in FY18 - India Rating

PTI quoted India Ratings as saying that unwillingness on the part of state discoms to sign long-term purchase agreements at higher feed in tariffs is likely to affect wind power generation as only 1,000-1,500 MW of capacity is likely to be added in this financial year. According to the rating agency, there could be a substantial dip in capacity addition in FY18 to 1000-1,500 MW from about 5,400 MW in FY17.

Ind-Ra said that "This will be because of the unwillingness of state discoms to sign long-term purchase agreements at higher feed in tariffs and unpreparedness on their part to come out with auctions in a big way in the near term. However, auctions can pick up from FY19."

It said that though the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has come up with detailed policies on repowering, hybrid and offshore wind power projects in the past, ground challenges and bottlenecks hinder a speedy progress on these fronts.

It added that "Distributed ownership of land and non-availability of contiguous land, due to urbanisation in between, pose the biggest challenge to repowering the wind projects nearing the end of their life."

According to the rating firm, although a higher 200- 250 bps equity internal rate of return can be earned in repowering projects than new plants, these practical limitations can dampen the process and limit the overall progress to a fraction of the overall potential of 3,000 MW estimated by the ministry.

It further added that hybridisation of wind with solar power has major advantages as wind power peaks during night and solar power peaks during day hours, perfectly complementing each other.

Source : PTI

voda 9 augustus 2017 19:31

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GE Renewable Energy announces an agreement with ENGIE in Australia

GE Renewable Energy announced an agreement with ENGIE in Australia to supply and install 32 wind turbines for the Willogoleche Wind Farm. Located 160 kilometers north of Adelaide in South Australia, the 119 MW wind farm will be completed in mid-2018 and will generate enough energy to power the equivalent of 80,000 South Australian homes.

Mr Jérôme Pécresse, president and CEO of GE Renewable Energy, said that “In Australia, we are now working on nearly USD 2 billion in wind farm projects, representing more than 900 MW generation capacity. This is an incredibly important region for GE globally, and we are committed to supporting Australia achieve its renewable energy goals while maintaining reliable and affordable electricity supplies to businesses and households across the country.”

However, the wind farm will include a combination of 3.8 MW (24 turbines) and 3.4 MW (8 turbines), which have a tip height of 150 meters above ground level and a blade rotor diameter of 130 meters.

With a power generation capacity of 112.7 GW, ENGIE is the largest independent electricity producer in the world, according to GE.

Notably, ENGIE already generates 20% of its energy from renewable sources. The facility will represent ENGIE in Australia’s second wind project in the country, as well as the first time GE and ENGIE have worked together on a renewables project in Australia. Construction firm CATCON will be responsible for the wind farm’s construction.

Source : NA Wind Power

voda 9 augustus 2017 19:38

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Wind energy companies move Madras HC against auction of Tamil Nadu projects - Report

ET reported that wind energy companies have moved the Madras High Court against the Tamil Nadu electricity distribution company’s move to auction wind energy projects with a new base price, and the sector regulator’s decision to allow the auction. Indian Wind Energy Association, an industry body of wind energy developers, has moved the high court, challenging a Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission order to allow Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Co hold a wind auction for 500 MW with the base price set at INR 3.46 per unit - a record low tariff found in the first and only wind auction in the country held in February.

IWEA in its petition called TNERC’s order issued on June 2 “arbitrary, illegal, unjust and deserving to be quashed”. It argued that since an earlier tariff order of the regulator was valid till April 1, 2018, any fresh tariff related order could only be passed after this period had expired. TNERC had passed a comprehensive tariff order on wind energy, applicable for two years starting April 1, 2016, setting the wind power tariff at INR 4.16 per kilowatt hour (kWh). Wind energy tariffs so far had been set by state regulators and mostly varied between Rs 4 and Rs 6 per kWh.

Union renewable energy minister Mr Piyush Goyal, however, has been calling for auctioning of renewable energy projects. So, the first wind auction was held in February by Solar Energy Corporation of India, a firm under his ministry. It saw wind energy tariffs fall sharply to Rs 3.46 per unit.

This prompted many states, including Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, to seek renegotiation of old power purchase agreements (PPAs) signed at higher tariffs, and to ensure that all future PPAs they sign with wind developers should have tariffs not exceed Rs 3.46 per kWh.

Hence, TANGEDCO’s move to hold a wind auction with base price of Rs 3.46 per kWh. Wind developers fear this will lead to a sizeable decline in their profit margins. The Madras High Court’s decision may have direct bearing on other states’ moves to hold auctions for wind projects and reduce tariffs. The court has already held one hearing on the matter.

TNERC, TANGEDCO and IWEA all declined to comment since the matter is sub judice. “The tariff (of Rs 4.16 per unit) has been fixed by the commission taking note of all parameters and factors,” IWEA said in its petition.

Source : ET

voda 10 augustus 2017 23:07

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Siemens Gamesa installs Asia's tallest wind turbines in Thailand

Reuters reported that wind power group Siemens Gamesa has installed Asia's tallest wind turbines, with a total height of 210 metres (230 yards), in Thailand. The 33 turbines, with 153 metre-high towers and 56 metre blades, have been installed in the Sarahnlom wind farm in central Thailand, where commissioning is scheduled for later this year.

Wind farm operators are betting on a new generation of colossal turbines as they seek to remain profitable after European and other countries phase out subsidies that have defined the renewables industry since the 1990s.

The Sarahnlom wind project is owned by Thai engineering company Gunkul and being build by PowerChina ZhongNan. It has total capacity of 67.5 megawatts.

Source : Reuters

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voda 23 augustus 2017 17:17

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Abu Dhabi signs with GE and TSK in UAE

Reuters reported that Abu Dhabi renewable energy company Masdar has signed a contract with General Electric and Spain's TSK to build Oman's first large-scale wind farm in Dhofar, United Arab Emirates state news agency WAM reported. GE will provide the 13 turbines for the 50 megawatt wind farm in the south of the country while TSK will build other parts of the facility, which is being financed by aid from the Abu Dhabi government.

WAM said that WAM did not give a value for the project or say when it would be completed, but Oman's state-owned Rural Areas Electricity Co said last year that construction was expected to cost USD 125 million.

Source : Reuters

voda 13 september 2017 17:15

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Wind energy developers upset over power tariff revision in Karnataka

ET reported that wind power developers in Karnataka are up in arms over a September 4 tariff order of the state power regulator, which they claim is unfair to projects of 599 MW, for which power purchase agreements (PPAs) have already been signed. The order reduces the feed-in tariff the price at which state electricity distribution companies (discoms) are required to buy wind power from INR 4.50 per kwH, set by an order passed in October 2015, to INR 3.74 per kwH.

The order said that “The tariff determined in this order shall also be applicable for the projects which have entered into PPAs with any discom prior to the date of this order that are not approved by the Commission, if they so opt”.

After a developer and a discom sign a PPA, it has to be sent to the power regulator for approval. This approval often takes time and is widely regarded as a formality. In the present case, however, the regulator, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) is refusing to endorse PPAs pending before it, which were signed at the earlier tariff of INR 4.50 per kwH.

Mr Balram Mehta, secretary, Wind Independent Power Producers Association (WIPPA), said that “Of the 599 MW awaiting ratification by the KERC, 273 MW have already been commissioned. They are running at full capacity. They are already supplying power to BESCO (Bangalore Electric Supply Co), HESCO (Hubli Electric Supply Co) and GESCO (Gulbarga Electric Supply Co) at the earlier tariff of Rs 4.50 per kwH.”

The remaining 326 MW are in construction stage. The concerned developers have all been told to sign fresh PPAs at a tariff to INR 3.74 per kwh, or opt out. A developer not wanting to be named said that “They have started returning PPAs. Ultimately, they will return all. We have not decided what should be done, but this seems a very arbitrary thing for KERC to do.”

Another affected developer pointed to a paradox in the KERC’s approach. “Projects commissioned or close to commissioning, with PPAs signed but not yet endorsed by the regulator, are being forced to sign new PPAs at the lower price of INR 3.74 per kwH. But projects with PPAs approved by the regulator get up to March 31, 2018, to complete construction, at the earlier tariff of INR 4.50 per kwH.”

A third developer said that “This destroys investor confidence. Faith in government processes is simply gone. PPAs of projects that were completed and commissioned before March 31this year will be protected,” MK Shankaralinge Gowda, KERC chairman, told ET. “But those signed afterwards and not yet approved by KERC will have to follow the new tariff.

Source : ET

voda 29 september 2017 15:57

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India's wind power generation, evacuation touches new high - India Ratings

Times of India reported that wind power generation and evacuation touched a new high in the country during July this year with 9,854.34 million units of wind power being used by states. Total wind power generation between April and August this year was 33,168.48 million units and compared to previous financial year for the same period, wind power generation and evacuation increased by 27.54% (26,006.3 million units). Due to this, thermal power companies were hit as states shifted to wind power.

Experts and credit rating agencies attribute the high wind generating performance to better transmission lines and sub-stations. High wind power generating states are led by Tamil Nadu, followed by Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Rajasthan.

India Ratings in its analysis on power situation in the country, said that “Power generation from renewable sources continued to improve significantly to 10.2 billion units in 2017 from 8.1 billion units in 2016. The trend is expected to continue on account of higher capacity as compared to last year.”

Despite increase in the wind power generation, the overall share of wind as a percentage of renewable power generation between April and August 2017 has dropped by 1% compared to the corresponding period last year. While the total wind power generation was 72% in 2016, in the current year, it is 71%. Solar power has increased from 15% to 18%. All other renewable sources have dropped by a percentage point or two.

India Ratings said that “Due to better use of renewable power by states, coal production remained subdued as production by Coal India Limited (CIL) remained flat in 2017 compared to the previous year, at 37 million tonnes each. Coal production remained low in 2017 on a year-on-year basis.”

Transmission capacity, especially within states, increased because of which more renewable power was evacuated. “Transmission line capacity increased from 447km to 1,511 km between 2016 and 2017 and there is a targeted transmission line addition of around 23,000 km in 2017-18. State sector leads the transmission line addition,” the Central Electricity Authority said in its report.

Source : Times of India

voda 18 oktober 2017 16:52

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China can solve wasted renewable energy problem by 2020 - NEA

Reuters reported that China expects to solve the problem of wasted renewable energy by 2020, Mr Liang Zhipeng, deputy director of the new energy and renewable energy department of the National Energy Administration (NEA) said at a conference. He said the agency expects the wind sector to wean itself off government subsidies by 2022.

Mr Liang said that wind power is often wasted as there is not enough transmission capacity to handle all the electricity generated, resulting in curtailments. In the first three quarters of the year, the curtailment rate dropped by 7 percentage points.

Getting stranded power in the west to urban users in the world's top energy consumer has been a major challenge for the government as Beijing promotes the use of more renewable energy.

Source : Reuters

voda 18 oktober 2017 16:55

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India plans to auction 4,500MW wind projects in next 4 months - Report

ET reported that the government is planning to auction 4,500 MW wind projects in the next four months to upscale the wind capacity addition in the country. "An additional bid of 1,500 MW wind projects will be rolled out in October. There will be two more wind bids of the same capacity in December this year and February next year," a government official aware of the developments told ET.

The successive bids come in backdrop of meagre wind capacity addition this year, as the government is looking to enhance its capacity installation in the wind sector. The official said that “The government wants to speed up the capacity installation in wind projects." The auctions will be conducted by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).

The official said that “The NIT (notice inviting tender) will be issued now (for the October bid), so that we don’t lose much time, and then just as the old bids are finalised, we will ask for the reverse auctions.”

Developers and experts said that wind auctions conducted on October 4 this year saw record low wind tariffs at INR 2.64 per unit. No capacity addition in the wind sector might have also resulted in the low tariffs, as equipment suppliers were left with huge inventory.

While such low tariffs may not be a repetition again, the government wants to ensure that tariffs do not go up again. These successive bids lined up over the next four months, may be postponed if developers come together and shoot up the prices.

The official added that "Ultimately if the prices go up, we will hold back the auctions. If there is a cartelisation, then the bid will not be allowed."

Source : ET

voda 18 oktober 2017 16:55

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Mongolia to boost wind capacity amid regional super grid hopes

Reuters reported that Mongolia has launched a series of new wind power projects to develop its huge renewable energy potential and start delivering clean electricity to other countries in the region in preparation for the creation of an "Asia Super Grid". The Mongolian government, with officials from France's state energy conglomerate Engie, held a groundbreaking ceremony late on Thursday for the first of the new wind farms, which is scheduled to be completed by the end of next year.

The 55-megawatt (MW) Sainshand plant, 460 km (288 miles) southeast of capital Ulaanbaatar, will help power a long-awaited industrial complex in the region, including an oil refinery.

But the sparsely populated northeast Asia country, which is hugely dependent on its mineral wealth, is looking to diversify its economy by exporting green energy to neighbours China and Russia, as well as to Japan and South Korea. It initially aims to build 8,000 MW of wind capacity dedicated to power exports.

Mr Tleikhan Almalik, chairman of Mongolia's Energy Regulatory Commission, said that "When we build up energy sources we'll first consider exports. It will be aimed at the Asian super grid."

Source : Reuters

voda 18 oktober 2017 17:00

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Fugro boosts offshore wind projects in Taiwan

Global experience at over 100 offshore wind farms has led to involvement for Fugro in the emerging offshore wind farm market in Taiwan.

Complementing its 30 years of experience offshore Taiwan, Fugro has completed geotechnical and geophysical surveys for feasibility studies, installation, commissioning and cost-effective operation of offshore wind farms in UK, European and North American waters. In 2016 it undertook the first geotechnical and geophysical survey and metocean study project in Taiwanese waters for a major offshore wind developer for engineering design and environmental impact assessment purposes.

Amongst Fugro’s successful projects in the region’s oil and gas sector is a large-scale clearance survey for an exploration 3D seismic survey programme. The survey was conducted with International Ocean Vessel Technical Consultant Co Ltd (IOVTEC), with whom the company has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU).

Optimising their service offerings in marine site characterisation under this MoU, Fugro and IOVTEC will also install a Seawatch wind lidar buoy to collect wind resource data off the Taiwanese coast in January 2018. In addition to its surveying activity, IOVTEC will provide logistic and operational support to Fugro’s offshore metocean projects.

The agreement will see the two companies cooperate on marine survey projects in the waters surrounding Taiwan, with IOVTEC expanding survey services in the country and Fugro providing fit-for-purpose technology, equipment and expertise.

“IOVTEC brings to the MoU its specialist skills in domestic hydrographic and bathymetric surveys for coastal mapping, government port and harbour agencies, dredging and marine contractors and offshore wind farm developers in Taiwan,” explains Jerry Paisley, Fugro’s Director for Marine Site Characterisation in the Asia Pacific region. “Fugro’s offshore wind experience around the world and IOVTEC’s local skills make for an ideal partnership in Taiwan’s rapidly developing offshore wind sector.”
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voda 20 oktober 2017 15:21

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Mytrah Energy commissions India’s tallest met mast for wind resource assessment

ET quoted Independent green energy firm Mytrah Energy (India) Pvt Ltd as saying that it has commissioned the country’s tallest and Asia Pacific's second tallest met mast at Maniyachi in Tamil Nadu. A met mast is used to measure wind velocity for energy generation.

Mytrah said in a statement that “The 150-meter met mast will help Mytrah perform accurate resource assessment campaigns that reduce uncertainty by capturing data at these heights.”

Wind turbine tower heights have experienced a steady increase in the last 20 years, especially in low wind sites and in obstacle-rich environments. Taller towers generate electricity at a lower cost per kilowatt-hour as wind speed and consistency increase with altitude.

Mr Vikram Kailas, CEO, Mytrah Energy, said that “We aim to continue adopting robust technology to get the Indian wind sector on par with global peers.” The met mast has six wind speed monitoring levels, three wind direction monitoring levels, two temperature monitoring levels and one pressure sensor level at varying heights.

Source : ET

voda 15 november 2017 16:59

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India awards 250 MW wind power project to Sembcorp Green Infra

Economic Times reported that the government has awarded a 250 megawatt wind power project to Singapore-based Sembcorp’s renewable energy arm Sembcorp Green Infra under India’s second nationwide wind power tender. Five companies including Green Infra, ReNew Power, Orange Sironj, Inox Wind and Adani were identified as winners under the bidding for 1,000 Mw wind energy auction conducted last month.

Sembcorp said in a statement that “Sembcorp Green Infra received the official letter of award for the project, following the close of the tender conducted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) on behalf of the Government of India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).”

The project is expected to be developed in phases and is targeted to be fully commissioned by the first half of 2019. Upon the project’s completion, its entire power output will be sold to SECI under a 25-year long-term power purchase agreement, Sembcorp said. The project will be connected to India’s Central Transmission Utility (CTU) and will supply power to multiple states.

Mr Sunil Gupta MD and CEO of Sembcorp Green Infra said that “We are pleased to have secured back-to-back wins in both national wind power tenders held to date. Greater transparency and offtake creditworthiness gives established long-term players like Sembcorp an advantage. Combined with declining equipment prices, this has allowed us to provide clean power at lower tariffs.”

The company has over 4,000 Mw of power capacity in operation and under development in the country, comprising both thermal and renewable energy assets. Sembcorp Green Infra’s renewable energy portfolio comprises over 1,400 Mw of wind and solar power assets in seven states across the southern, western and central regions of India.

Source : Economic Times

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voda 17 november 2017 12:29

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IWEA's petition opposing Gujarat’s wind auction has been dismissed for a second time

The Indian Wind Energy Association’s petition opposing Gujarat’s first ever wind auction has been dismissed for a second time by the Gujarat High Court, paving the way for holding the auction as scheduled on Wednesday. A division bench of the court comprising Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice Vipul Pancholi on Tuesday turned down the IWEA’s plea that the auction should not be held since the Centre had not yet issued guidelines for doing so, as required under Section 63 of the Electricity Act.

It was touch and go with the decision coming just a day before the auction was to be held. An official of the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam which is conducting the auction said that “It is a victory for us. The auction will take place as planned.”

The petition had initially been filed before the single judge bench of Justice Biren Vaishnav in the same court, but was dismissed on November 6, following which IWEA appealed again before a division bench.

GUVNL had first announced the 500 MW wind auction in mid-June this year and intended to hold it in mid-July. However, it did not get clearance from the state’s power regulator until early October, due to which the entire process was delayed. Following the regulator’s consent, the auction was originally scheduled for November 1, but the IWEA petition, and the initial stay that was granted due to it, forced GUVNL to set a fresh date of November 15.

Despite the absence of central guidelines, Tamil Nadu has already held a 500 MW wind auction in end August. The IWEA had petitioned the Madras High Court against that auction as well, but the court allowed the process to go ahead. After the auction, the IWEA voluntarily withdrew its petition.

Every wind auction so far has seen the winning tariff drop further and speculation is rife about how low it will go with the Gujarat auction. The first auction in February this year, conducted by Solar Energy Corporation of India saw a winning bid of INR 3.46 per unit, at a time when the prevailing wind tariff in different states, fixed by their respective power regulators, varied between INR 4 and INR 6. The Tamil Nadu auction lowered the winning tariff to INR 3.42 per unit, while SECI’s second auction in October, brought it down to INR 2.64 per unit.

Source : Economic Times

voda 20 november 2017 19:56

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Goldwind announces new GW 6S offshore smart wind turbine platform

Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd launched its latest GW6S offshore platform at last month's China Wind Power exhibition. The 6S turbine platform includes three new offshore wind turbines. All models, the GW154/6.7MW, GW164/6.45MW and GW171/6.45MW form competitive solutions for high, medium and low wind conditions. The turbines are available with rotor diameters ranging from 154 to 171 meters and are a direct evolution of Goldwind's leading Permanent Magnet Direct Drive (PMDD) turbine technology.

Source : Strategic Research Institute

voda 20 november 2017 20:27

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Denmark Vestas chosen for Australian work

Ireland-based renewables specialist DP Energy has named Denmark’s Vestas, and local engineers Downer Group, to spearhead the development of what it has said will be Australia’s largest combined wind and solar power plant.

Ireland-based DP Energy said that wind turbines will contribute 220 MW of the first phase 375 MW hybrid plant to be built in Port Augusta, South Australia, at an estimated cost of A$600 million (USD 458 million). It said that construction is scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2018 and will create 250 jobs.

Mr Simon De Pietro CEO said that the wind component of the project will be largely driven by thermal winds coming off the sea, with wind strength increasing throughout the day. This means energy production peaks early evening when demand for power is greatest.

A second phase will add 300 MW solar capacity and battery storage capacity of 400 MW.

The Australian Financial Review said that “The South Australian government, led by Premier Jay Weatherill, has been criticised by many in the business community for being too aggressive in embracing renewable energy at the expense of reliability and cheaper electricity prices, with the state the most advanced in renewable energy.”

The state suffered power blackouts in 2016 following the closure of thermal power plants (TPPs), including one in Port Augusta, and a devastating storm which knocked out a number of wind turbine operations. Renewable energy now provides 40% of the state’s power and the Adelaide government has said it wants to raise this to 50%.

There are concerns that without battery storage improvements, the replacement of baseload power supply from TOOs with intermittent wind power would jeopardise supply to industry.

Source : Your Renewable News

voda 28 november 2017 20:25

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India to conduct auction for 2,000 MW wind power projects

Economic Times reported that India government will conduct auction for awarding wind power projects with a total capacity of 2,000 Megawatt in the upcoming third phase of the bidding plan. The ministry said in a statement that “With wind power tariffs becoming competitive and State DISCOMs encouraged to buy more of Renewable Energy, the government has doubled the auction capacity for the third national level wind auction.”

The scheme is for setting up 2,000 MW wind power projects connected to Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS). A bidder can bid for a minimum capacity of 50 MW and maximum of up to 400 MW. The projects under this scheme are expected to be commissioned by end 2019.

The state informed State-owned Solar Energy Corporation of India today signed Power Sale Agreements for purchase of wind power under second wind auction with state utilities of UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Punjab, Goa and Odisha.

The reverse auction for SECI-II wind bid was conducted on 4 October which resulted in very competitive tariff of INR 2.64 per unit, the ministry said. The winners of the SECI-II wind auction included Renew Power (250 MW at INR 2.64 per unit), Orange (200 MW at INR 2.64 per unit), Inox (250 MW at INR 2.65 per unit), Green Infra (250 MW at INR 2.65 per unit) and Adani Green (50 MW at INR 2.65 per unit). The firms would set up wind power plants in Gujarat, TN and MP.

Renewable energy minister RK Singh also announced the blueprint for achieving the target of commissioning 175 GW of renewable energy including 100 GW of solar and 60 GW of wind power by 2022. “We will invite companies to manufacture solar equipment for capacity of up to 20 GW by 2030. We will soon issue a tender for 20 GW end-to-end solar panel manufacturing,” he said.

The ministry also said that in order to achieve the 100 GW solar power target by 2022, the government would lay out bids for ground-mounted solar parks for 20 GW in the current financial year. Of this, 3.6 GW have already been bid out, 3 GW will be bid out in December, 3 GW will be bid out in January 2018, 5 GW in February and 6 GW in March 2018. Also, 30 GW capacity will be bid out in 2018-19 and 30 GW in 2019-20.

India has so far commissioned 32 GW of the 60 GW capacity target for wind power projects. The ministry said that “The government also intends to issue bids for cumulative capacity of about 8 GW this year. Out of this, 5 GW (including present 2 GW) have already been bid out while 1,500-2,000 MW will be bid out in January 2018 and 1,500-2,000 MW in March 2018.” A total of 10 GW capacity of wind projects will be bid out in the current fiscal and 10 GW in 2019.

Source : Economic Times

voda 28 november 2017 20:43

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KOEN plans 600 MW offshore wind park in Korean waters

Renewables Now reported that Korea South-East Power Co Ltd also known as KOEN, plans to construct a 600 MW offshore wind farm in the waters surrounding Wando Island in South Korea.

A memorandum of understanding for this project was signed on November 21. The plant will be part of the 5,000-MW Jeonnam Wando Island wind power generation scheme.

Presently there is no additional information about the 600-MW project, other than that it will be located off the south coast of the island.

A week ago, the 30-MW Tamra offshore wind park near Jeju island, the first such plant in South Korea, officially started operations after two months of testing. The country has set a goal to generate 20% of its energy from renewables by 2030.

Source : Renewables Now

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