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voda 26 april 2021 08:42

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NnG, Saipem & InfraStrata Contract for Harland & Wolff

Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Limited, jointly owned by EDF Renewables and ESB, its tier one service provider Saipem and InfraStrata, owner of Harland & Wolff, announce that a contract has been signed for Harland & Wolff to carry out the fabrication and load-out of eight of the project’s wind turbine generator foundation jackets. With work starting from 1st July, 2021, Harland & Wolff will use its newly acquired Methil facilities in Fife for the fabrication work, creating around 290 direct and indirect Scottish jobs. Additional support may be provided as required by the company’s other facilities in Arnish, Appledore and Belfast with Saipem’s consent and should the need arise.

The foundations, used to support and anchor NnG’s WTGs to the seabed, are being supplied and installed by Saipem, a global solution provider in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Saipem will also supply and install an additional two jackets for the offshore substations.

Offshore construction for NnG started in August last year with the installation of casings for the piles and preparing the seabed in advance of the arrival of the steel foundation jackets.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

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voda 27 april 2021 08:37

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Aker Solutions Completes First Phase of Hywind Tampen Construction

Aker Solutions’ contract with Equinor on Hywind Tampen includes construction of 11 floating concrete foundations for windmill turbines. The scope covers engineering, procurement and construction of the foundations, as well as marine operations. The first 20 meters of the foundations was built in the dry dock at Aker Solutions’ yard in Stord. Once the foundations are moored at Dommersnes in Vindafjord, the concrete slip-forming will continue to a height of 107 meters. The scope at Dommersnes includes mechanical outfitting of the foundations before they are transported to Gulen for installation of the wind turbines. The last phase of the project is tow-out and installation offshore, which will be carried out in a 50/50 partnership with DOF Subsea.

The Hywind Tampen foundations are the first concrete structures for an offshore project on the Norwegian continental shelf since Troll A in 1995. The concrete technology developed for the petroleum industry is now utilized in a renewable energy project. Hence, Hywind Tampen represents a direct transfer of technology from oil and gas to renewables.

The project has an estimated contract value of NOK 1.5 billion and will provide work for about 250 employees in Aker Solutions. Including ripple effects to subcontractors and the public sector, the project will involve around 800 work-years in total. The project has already resulted in several sub-contracts to Norwegian suppliers, particularly in the Rogaland and Vestland regions.

Equinor’s Hywind Tampen is the world’s largest floating offshore windfarm and an important project for competency development and industrialization of offshore wind in Norway. The project is of great importance to secure access to electrical power offshore and reduce CO2 emissions from the Norwegian continental shelf. It is also a contribution to the positioning of the Norwegian industry for a growing international market.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

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voda 3 mei 2021 08:09

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Vattenfall Gets Permit for Swedish Kriegers Flak

The County Administrative Board of Skåne has granted Vattenfall a Natura 2000 permit to build wind power on the Swedish section of Kriegers Flak. The decision is a step toward achieving Sweden's climate goals and makes a long-awaited contribution to energy supply in southern Sweden. "The decision shows that it is possible to find ways for environmental considerations and wind power to coexist in the Nordvästra Skånes Utsjövatten Natura 2000 area. With this, we are taking a long-awaited step towards more renewable electricity generation in the region of Skåne," says Johnny Ståhlberg, Vattenfall project manager.

In order to achieve their goals, Region Skåne, the County Administrative Board and Kommunförbundet Skåne intend to increase renewable electricity generation by 3.0 TWh by 2030. Generating between 2.3 and 2.8 TWh annually, corresponding to approximately 20 per cent of Skåne's electricity consumption, the Swedish wind farm Kriegers Flak will be important for Skåne's energy and climate transition.

In recent years, parts of the Kriegers Flak wind farm area have been classified as a Natura 2000 site. To minimise impact, the turbines will therefore be placed at a sufficient distance from sensitive habitat types. As part of the Natura 2000 evaluation, Vattenfall has conducted thorough environmental studies in the area covering reef, bird, fish and porpoise nature types. This is to enable finding alternatives, taking appropriate protective measures and using methods to facilitate coexistence between wind power and environmental considerations.

Facts on Swedish Kriegers Flak

Kriegers Flak is located in the Baltic Sea 30 kilometres south of the city of Trelleborg.

Vattenfall's application pertains to 40-50 wind turbines with a maximum height of 280 metres.

The maximum output of the facility is about 640 MW.

With an annual generation of 2.3-2.8 TWh, Kriegers Flak is important for Skåne's electricity supply.

On the Danish side of Kriegers Flak, Vattenfall is already building a wind farm that will be the country's largest. On the German side there has been a wind farm since 2015.

Swedish Kriegers Flak is in the planning phase and can become operational sometime around 2027-2028.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

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voda 18 mei 2021 08:01

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Bank of Ireland & EIB to Finance Bord na Móna Wind Energy Project

Bank of Ireland and the European Investment Bank have agreed to finance a EUR 100 million wind farm project by climate solutions company Bord na Móna that will be able to supply up to 55,000 homes with renewable energy. The new 75 megawatt windfarm, located at Cloncreen in Co Offaly in Northern Ireland will create up to 100 jobs during the construction phase and is due to start supplying renewable energy to the national grid next year. This is the first project under the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme to receive financing and when completed, will be another contribution towards Bord na Móna’s objective to supply approximately one third of Irish homes with renewable energy by 2030.

Bank of Ireland and the European Investment Bank are the Mandated Lead Arrangers for the project financing and each providing 50% of debt.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 18 mei 2021 08:02

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Equinor & Vårgrønn Team Up for Floating Wind at Utsira Nord

Equinor and Vårgrønn have signed a collaboration agreement to jointly apply for offshore wind acreage in Norway for the Utsira Nord area. Through a collaboration agreement Equinor and Vårgrønn a Norwegian renewable energy company established by HitecVision and Eni, aim to jointly prepare and submit an application to the Norwegian authorities to develop floating offshore wind at Utsira Nord west off Utsira and Haugalandet in the Norwegian North Sea.

The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has opened two areas for offshore renewables (Utsira Nord and Sørlige Nordsjø II), and the authorities are currently working on the licensing process for Norwegian offshore wind power projects.

The North Sea has some of the world’s best wind resources and is well known to the two offshore wind energy companies.

Vårgrønn is a joint venture between the global energy company Eni and the Norwegian energy entrepreneur and investor HitecVision. Equinor and Eni are partners in Dogger Bank currently under construction in the North Sea, which, once completed, will be the world’s biggest offshore wind farm.

HitecVision and Eni have a longstanding collaboration through Vår Energi – the largest, independent oil and gas company in Norway, and a partner in the Hywind Tampen project. Since the 1980s, HitecVision has been a leading entrepreneur and investor in the energy industry, having invested in, acquired or built more than 200 companies.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 24 mei 2021 08:31

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Vestas EnVentus Turbines for Mutkalampi project in Finland

Vestas has been selected by Neoen to deliver a full EPC turnkey solution to the 404 MW Mutkalampi project in western Finland. Aside from responsibility for the project’s civil and electrical works, Vestas will also deliver its best-in-class EnVentus platform to the Mutkalampi project, its largest order yet in Europe for the turbine platform. Vestas will supply six V150-4.2 MW turbines running in a 4.3 MW operating mode, as well as 63 V162-6.0 MW turbines from its EnVentus stable. Once commissioned, Mutkalampi will be one of the largest onshore wind projects in the Nordic region.

Vestas will provide service for the project through a long-term 25-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement, providing power performance certainty and Vestas’ industry-leading service expertise throughout the lifetime of the project.

The majority of the Mutkalampi electricity output is allocated to five 10-year corporate Power Purchase Agreements: a 125 MW agreement with Google from 2019 and four other agreements signed with a Dutch consortium (Heineken, Nobian, Philips and Signify) in 2020, amounting to an additional 126 MW.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 24 mei 2021 08:33

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RWE to Launch Airborne Wind Energy Testing Site in Ireland

RWE, one of the world’s leading renewable energy players, is to establish its first test centre to investigate the potential of innovative airborne wind energy technologies. Planning permission to build the new facility in County Mayo, Ireland, has now been granted and construction of the site infrastructure is expected to begin later this year. RWE is delivering the test site in partnership with Ampyx Power, a Dutch company that is developing the innovative wind energy technology. RWE’s test site will first undertake testing, verification and demonstration of a 150 kilowatts (kW) demonstrator system, followed later by a larger commercial-scale 1 megawatt (MW) system. RWE will also test systems from other AWE developers during the eight year operational lifetime of its test centre.

Airborne Wind Energy Systems harness the strong and steady winds at altitudes greater than several hundred metres, and with reduced infrastructure costs. The system being tested by RWE consists of a ground-based winch generator, a launch and land platform, and small, aircraft-shaped device.

The device, which has a 12-metre (about 40 feet) wingspan, is connected to the generator by an ultra-strong tether. It draws the tether from the winch and produces electricity by acting against the resistance of the built-in generator. Once the tether is fully extended, the device glides back towards the winch, as the tether is reeled back in. Retrieving the tether requires just a fraction of the electricity generated, resulting in net power production. This cycle is performed repeatedly, producing clean, low-cost electricity.

Current Airborne Wind Energy Systems demonstrators have power output capacities between 100 and 200 kW. Developing this technology further could increase the potential output to megawatts, making it attractive for use at large wind farms.

RWE’s test centre is supported by the Interreg North-West Europe funding programme, which was set up by the EU. Its MegaAWE project, of which RWE and Ampyx are partners, was set up to support technology development and commercialization within the airborne wind energy sector.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

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voda 24 mei 2021 08:38

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EDP Unveils Energy Transition Plans for Asturias in Spain

EDP announced the first floating wind farm in Spain for Asturias and promotes projects related to green hydrogen and energy storage in the Principality. The plan includes the first floating wind farm in Spain for Asturias and Soto de Ribera as the green battery of the region. It also promotes projects related to green hydrogen and energy storage. These are EDP's plans for the autonomous community, where it wants to contribute decisively to promoting the generation of 100% renewable energy and favoring industrial decarbonization.

EDP has ambitious energy transformation plans for Asturias, where it could develop projects worth 470 million euros, mainly at its Soto de Ribera and Aboño sites, as well as at the first floating wind farm in Spain.

EDP's plans in Soto de Ribera, for which group 3 has already requested closure authorization, also involve renewable energies. The company could turn this site into a reference center for the storage of renewable energy and new uses of green hydrogen.

With regard to renewable generation, EDP has already started the processing of a mini-hydraulic power plant with hydroscrews that would take advantage of the waters of the Nalón, as it passes through the plant. This installation will be added to a photo-voltaic park that the company plans to start on the site's grounds.

The renewable energy generated by both facilities would be poured into the grid to meet demand. It would allow the production and storage of green hydrogen, and the surplus would be stored in two types of batteries: Lithium Ion and a combination of RedOx and second-hand batteries - for example, of vehicles. In addition, EDP is working on various other projects for the storage of liquid air to generate electricity.

As for the new uses of green hydrogen, the company proposes different projects. It plans to build a hydrogeneration station -hydrogen gas station- with the aim of contributing to the decarbonization of passenger and freight transport; it will promote the decarbonization of the surrounding industries; and it will carry out tests in combined cycles, in a scenario that would facilitate the replacement of natural gas currently used by green hydrogen.

Aboño, valley of green hydrogen

The Aboño thermal power plant has been, for almost 50 years, a guarantee for the stability of the electricity supply of Asturian industry. EDP's plans include maintaining this role in the energy transition.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 25 mei 2021 12:51

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Windpark Fryslân wordt door aannemersconsortium Zuiderzeewind gebouwd in het IJsselmeer. Het windpark bestaat uit 89 turbines van 4,3 megawatt (MW). Op jaarbasis produceert WPF zo’n 1,5 terawattuur* (1.500.000 megawattuur). Dit is ongeveer 1,2% van het Nederlandse elektriciteitsverbruik en dit komt overeen met het verbruik van ongeveer 500.000 huishoudens. Windpark Fryslân is wereldwijd het grootste windpark in een binnenwater. In 2021 is het windpark operationeel.

*Het jaarlijkse elektriciteitsgebruik van heel Nederland wordt uitgedrukt in terawattuur (TWh), ofwel miljarden kWh.

Voor veel meer, zie link:

www.windparkfryslan.nl/

voda 27 mei 2021 08:36

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GE Inks Contracts for Phase 3 of Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

GE Renewable Energy has finalized the Turbine Supply and Service and Warranty contracts for the third and final phase of the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank C. The Turbine Supply Contract confirms that GE Renewable Energy will provide 87 units of the Haliade-X 14 MW offshore wind turbine, marking the first commercial commitment for this nameplate. The Haliade-X 14 MW is an upscaled version of the Haliade-X 13 MW, the most powerful offshore wind turbine in operation today. The contract is subject to financial close for Dogger Bank C which is expected in late 2021.

GE Renewable Energy and Dogger Bank have also finalized the Service and Warranty Contract for a five-year full-service agreement that will begin once the Dogger Bank C phase is commissioned in 2026.

GE Renewable Energy has now finalized all contracts for the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm, due to become the largest offshore wind farm in the world upon completion.

Dogger Bank C is owned by SSE Renewables (50%) and Equinor (50%), while Dogger Bank A and B are owned by SSE Renewables (40%), Equinor (40%) and Eni (20%). As previously announced, Dogger Bank A and B phases will be the first to feature GE’s Haliade-X 13 MW, with a total of 190 to be installed. Today’s confirmation of an additional order of 87 upscaled Haliade-X 14 MW turbines for Dogger Bank C brings the total number of Haliade-X units to be installed at Dogger Bank to a total of 277.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

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Joni-2 28 mei 2021 11:16

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Orsted heeft de eerste windmolen laten installeren in het 1400 MW Hornsea 2 offshore windpark voor de oostkust van Engeland.
De ontwikkelaar zei dat de eerste lading van turbines eerder deze week de haven van Hull verliet via het installatieschip Sea Challenger van het Belgische DEME Offshore.

Het schip was uitgerust met componenten voor vier afzonderlijke turbines, waaronder de nieuwe 81 meter lange schoepen die in de schoepenfabriek van Siemens Gamesa in Hull zijn vervaardigd.

Hornsea 2 zal 165x Siemens Gamesa 8MW-turbines bevatten, zit op schema en in 2022 is het project operationeel.
Elke turbine zal 200 meter boven zeeniveau staan, met een slagdiameter van 167 meter.

Patrick Harnett, senior programmadirecteur van Orsted Hornsea 2, zei: “Ik ben ongelooflijk trots op de manier waarop onze teams in deze moeilijke tijd hebben samengewerkt om ervoor te zorgen dat onze installatieplannen konden doorgaan zoals gepland.

"Hornsea 2 wordt 's werelds grootste en offshore windpark en baant nu al de weg voor toekomstige projecten voor hernieuwbare energie die een aanzienlijke impact zullen hebben op onze missie om netto nul te bereiken."

• Hornsea 1 is reeds sinds 2020 operationeel gemaakt door Orsted
• Hornsea 3 met GE-turbines van 14 MW en een capaciteit van 2400 MW is voorzien voor 2023

CC: renews.biz

voda 1 juni 2021 08:00

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Equinor, RWE & Hydro Team for Offshore Wind in the Norwegian Sea

Equinor, RWE Renewables and Hydro REIN have signed a collaboration agreement for offshore wind in Norway. The partners will jointly prepare and submit an application to the Norwegian authorities to develop a large-scale bottom-fixed offshore wind farm in the Sørlige Nordsjø II area in the Norwegian North Sea. The partnership between Equinor, RWE and Hydro represents a strong combination of experience and expertise from offshore wind development, energy market insight and large-scale industrial project execution. Together, the three companies have the complimentary capabilities as well as experience needed to develop a large-scale offshore wind farm at Sørlige Nordsjø II.

The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has opened two areas for offshore renewables (Utsira Nord and Sørlige Nordsjø II) and is currently working on the licensing process for offshore wind power projects in Norway. The area borders the Danish sector in the North Sea and is ideally located for supply of electricity to Europe.

The Sørlige Nordsjø II area has among the best wind resources in the world with water depths between 53 and 70 meters. The area has a potential to deliver a significant amount of renewable energy to countries aiming to transform their energy mix, following EU’s and the UK’s stated ambitions for 300 GW and 100 GW respectively of offshore wind capacity by 2050 to reach their net zero ambitions.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 2 juni 2021 08:32

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EDF Renewables Ireland Plans 100MW Wind Farm in Mayo

EDF Renewables Ireland has announced plans to develop a 100MW wind farm to the south of Bellacorick in Mayo. The proposed project, which could consist of up to 25 turbines and power more than 60,000 homes, will be located in a forested area to the northeast of Slieve Carr, approximately 8km southeast of Bangor Erris. The project team is currently gathering wind data and mapping the environmental constraints on site which will be used to create a preliminary wind turbine layout. Detailed environmental studies will also be carried out at the site, including ecology, noise, landscape and visual assessments. The results of these studies, together with feedback gathered in consultation with local communities, will be used to determine the final wind farm layout and number of turbines.

EDF Renewables Ireland intends to submit a planning application and an Environmental Impact Assessment Report in support of the project to An Bord Pleanála in early 2022.

Subject to planning permission, the wind farm is expected to be operational in 2028. A Community Benefit Fund commensurate with the size of the final project will be established to provide funding for local community initiatives and activities.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 3 juni 2021 07:20

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Energiequelle Orders Nordex Turbines for Finland

Wind farm developer Energiequelle has once again commissioned the Nordex Group to supply and install turbines in Finland. As of mid-2023, the Nordex Group is to supply eight N163/5.X turbines for the 45.6 MW Lumivaara project. The order also includes a Premium Service agreement for the turbines with a term of 30 years. The Lumivaara wind farm will be built in the municipality of Hyrynsalmi in Kainuu, a region in the north-east of Finland. The Nordex Group will supply the N163 turbines in the project-specific 5.7 MW operating mode. The machines will be configured in the cold-climate version for operation at temperatures down to -30 C and equipped with the Nordex Advanced Anti-Icing System for the rotor blades.

Lumivaara is the third order from Energiequelle placed in the course of this year. In April 2021, the international project developer placed an order with the Nordex Group for the supply and installation of the Takanebacken and Torvenkylä wind farms, totalling 68 MW. These two orders also include a Premium Service contract for the turbines for a period of 30 years.

Energiequelle GmbH has been operating internationally as a project planner and operator of wind energy, biomass and photovoltaic systems as well as transformer stations and energy storage since 1997. The company has its headquarters in Kallinchen near Berlin, with other facilities in Bremen, Oldenburg, Hanover, Putlitz, Penzing, Erfurt, Dresden, Rostock, Leipzig, Guntersblum as well as in Rennes, Dijon and Royan (France) and Helsinki (Finland).

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 3 juni 2021 07:46

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Aker Solutions HVDC Converter for East Anglia THREE Wind Project

Aker Solutions, in a consortium with Siemens Energy, has signed a contract with ScottishPower Renewables with the intention to provide the HVDC converter stations for the East Anglia THREE offshore wind project in the UK. The delivery of a very large1 EPCI scope for East Anglia THREE is subject to the project reaching financial close in 2022.

East Anglia THREE is the second project to be developed in the East Anglia Zone, following the commissioning of East Anglia ONE in 2020. East Anglia THREE is located in the North Sea off the east coast of England and is planned for an installed capacity of up to 1,400 MW. It is part of the overall East Anglia Hub development which includes East Anglia TWO and East Anglia ONE North, with a planned total capacity of up to 3,100 MW. Planning applications for East Anglia ONE North (800 MW) and East Anglia TWO (900 MW) are currently being examined by the UK Planning Inspectorate.

Aker Solutions defines a ‘very large’ contract as being between NOK 2.0 billion and NOK 3.0 billion.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 4 juni 2021 08:25

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Vestas Turbines Contracts for Baltic Eagle Offshore Windfarm

Iberdrola and Vestas have signed a contract to supply 50 units of the offshore wind turbine V174-9.5 MW for the Baltic Eagle project being developed off the island of Rügen, in German waters of the Baltic Sea. Both parties have also signed a contract for Service and Maintenance of the new turbines. Lying some 75km off the coast, Baltic Eagle will be connected to Lubmin substation through 2 new HV cables to be laid by 50Hertz. Together with Wikinger, it will give rise to the largest offshore wind complex in the Baltic Sea, with over 826 MW joint installed capacity and EUR 2.5 billion total investment. While boosting the company's renewables Baltic Sea Hub will act as a centre for offshore and onshore services, as well as providing local content for Iberdrola's projects in the Germany and the Baltic coastal countries.

The complex, which will be operated from the port of Mukran on the island of Rügen, will produce enough energy to meet 45% of the total electricity consumption of the state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and it will displace 1.65 million tons of CO2 emissions per year, thus contributing to Germany's emission reduction targets.

With 476 megawatt installed capacity and spanning a 40 square kilometers area, Baltic Eagle is the second major offshore initiative undertaken by the company in Germany, one of its key strategic markets, following the successful installation of 350-MW Wikinger wind farm in 2017. Iberdrola is planning to further increase their installed capacity in Germany until end of 2026 to more than 1.1 GW.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 4 juni 2021 08:28

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Equinor’s Leba Base for Polish Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Projects

Equinor has completed the acquisition of a site at the port of Leba to serve as the operations and maintenance base for the Polish Baltic Sea offshore wind projects. The announcement makes Equinor the first developer to confirm an offshore wind maintenance port in Poland together with the joint venture partner Polenergia. Equinor will construct, own and operate the base which will support the Baltyk offshore wind projects of Equinor and partner Polenergia, and could also support additional activities in the future. Equinor and Polenergia are currently jointly developing the Baltyk III, Baltyk II and Baltyk I offshore wind projects. Baltyk III and Baltyk II, with a combined potential capacity of 1440 MW, were awarded contracts for difference by Poland’s Energy Regulatory Office on May 4, 2021. The planned O&M base would serve as the logistics hub for the Baltyk projects, with an office, storage, and transportation facilities. The proximity of Leba to the Baltyk offshore wind farm areas will contribute to optimizing safety and operation costs.

An investment located in Leba will bring opportunities for the city as well as the wider region in terms of local supply chain and employment. The jobs required to operate an offshore wind farm include maintenance technician roles, that will predominately be based offshore, as well as office-based teams to support the operations from land.

The Baltyk projects of Equinor and Polenergia are among the largest offshore wind farms under development in Poland. Baltyk III and Baltyk II could generate enough renewable offshore wind energy to power two million Polish homes. Construction of the wind farms infrastructure could begin as soon as 2024.

MFW Baltyk II and MFW Baltyk III are a 50:50 joint venture between Equinor and Polenergia with a potential capacity of up to 1440 MW. Equinor is the operator of the projects through the development, construction, and operations phases.

1. MFW Baltyk II and MFW Baltyk III cover a combined area of approximately 240 square kilometers located between 22 km and 37 km from the coast. The water depths range from around 25 to 40 meters.

2. In additional to MFW Baltyk II and MFW Baltyk III, Equinor and Polenergia are jointly developing the MFW Baltyk I area, with the potential to generate up to 1560 MW. MFW Baltyk I is following a different timeline and is being matured accordingly.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

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voda 9 juni 2021 10:47

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EW to Supply 64 Monopiles for Calvados Offshore Wind Farm

EEW has secured a contract to supply monopiles for 448MW Calvados offshore wind farm Courseulles-sur-Mer off France. EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH will manufacture 64 monopile foundations for Saipem project, located off Normandy. The contract was signed at the beginning of April 2021. EEW Holding Managing Director Mr Michael Hof said “We are proud that, after the good cooperation on the first Formosa II offshore wind jacket project, we are now able to implement the first monopile project for Saipem with Calvados Offshore Wind Farm.”

Totalling an estimated EUR 2 billion, the Calvados project involves the construction of 64 wind turbines, located over 10 km off the French coast. With a capacity of 450 MW, it is expected to produce the equivalent of the annual electricity use of 630,000 people, i.e. over 90% of the population of Calvados. It is expected to enter service in 2024. It is being developed by Éolien Maritime France, a consortium including EDF Renewables, EIH Sàrl and wpd. The project’s wind turbines will be manufactured in Le Havre at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy’s Quai Joannes Couvert plant, which is currently under construction.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

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voda 9 juni 2021 11:15

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Ørsted Commits to Sustainable Recycling of Wind Turbine Blades

On Ørsted's Capital Markets Day, Ørsted announced its new commitment to either reuse, recycle, or recover all of the wind turbine blades in Ørsted's global portfolio of onshore and offshore wind farms upon decommissioning. The commitment comes as a part of Ørsted's new company strategy which includes an ambition to expand its leading sustainability position and as part of the work towards achieving a carbon-neutral footprint by 2040.

Today, between 85 % and 95 % of a wind turbine can be recycled, but recycling of wind turbine blades remains a challenge, as the blades are designed to be lightweight, yet durable, making them challenging to break apart. Consequently, most decommissioned blades are landfilled today. Should the challenge with recycling blades take longer to solve than anticipated, Ørsted will not use landfilling for decommissioned wind turbine blades, but will instead temporarily store the blades.

In the coming decade, wind turbines will be deployed at an unprecedented pace, delivering clean renewable energy to industries and to several hundreds of million people, making it even more important to decommission the blades in a sustainable way.

Ørsted is already contributing to advance the technologies that can recycle wind turbine blades in a sustainable way as a founding partner of the cross-sector DecomBlades consortium consisting of wind industry companies and research institutions. The consortium seeks to investigate and develop solutions to recycle the composite material in wind turbine blades. The consortium recently received a three-year funding from Innovation Fund Denmark for its work.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

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voda 9 juni 2021 11:18

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CS Wind to Acquire Vestas Pueblo Tower Factory

Wind energy and Vestas have grown tremendously in recent years, which has required the industry’s and Vestas’ supply chain to mature and scale up rapidly. With wind energy and renewables expected to continue to grow in the coming decades to meet energy needs and fight the climate crisis, the scaling, specialisation and industrialisation will continue. As a result, supply chain resilience will improve, while jobs will be maintained and created from the continued growth and increasing number of companies that are part of the wind energy value chain.

To support future growth, Vestas is evolving our core business to focus on key areas of expertise and expanding partnerships with specialised supply chain partners to further optimise domestic supply chain capabilities. To continue this development, Vestas has signed an agreement with CS Wind for the acquisition of Vestas’ tower manufacturing facility in Pueblo, Colorado. The aim of the agreement is to allow the factory to be run by a company specialised in tower manufacturing and hereby enable increased volume as well as sustained local job creation by extending tower production to multiple wind turbine manufacturers, including Vestas.

As a part of an agreement, Vestas will secure an agreed upon volume of the tower factory’s output to secure domestic supply for the North American market. In addition, CS Wind will expand offerings to include manufacturing of towers to other wind turbine manufacturers through a multi-brand strategy, as well as continue the ongoing Vestas investments and initiatives to reduce CO2-emissions.

Established in 2009 as the world’s largest tower manufacturing facility, the Pueblo factory today employs more than 500 people and manufactures over 3,000 tower segments a year.

The Pueblo location is the last tower factory in Vestas footprint that Vestas owns and operates itself, and this divesture reflects both Vestas focus on deploying resources to Vestas areas of expertise, and the maturation and growth of specialised partners like our tower suppliers.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

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