Sempra Infrastructure has placed a 319 MW order for the Cimarron wind farm near Tecate, Baja California, Mexico. The Energia Sierra Juarez Wind Complex, which will have a 582 MW installed capacity overall, is currently in its third phase. The deal covers the delivery and deployment of 46 V163-4.5 MW turbines and 18 V162-6.2 MW turbines.
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Emeren Group Ltd has signed a collaborative development contract with Nuveen’s Glennmont Partners for 155 MW (up to 1.24 GWh of capacity) of battery storage projects in two Southern Italian regions.
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RWE AG, a German energy group, has begun building a portfolio of seven solar projects totaling 330 MW in the UK, along with energy storage capacity. JBM Solar, a British solar developer that RWE acquired in 2023, has these initiatives in the works as part of its goal to rank among the country’s leading solar developers.
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Energa Wytwarzanie, an Orlen Group affiliate, and Northland Power have launched Baltic Offshore Service Solution, a new firm that will deliver offshore wind services in Poland. The joint partnership will provide a range of services, including technical, operational, commercial, and contractual issues. It will also be responsible for operating the Orlen Group’s 24-hour wind farm management centre, which monitors, coordinates, and controls the company’s offshore assets.
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Petrovietnam (PVN) and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Group (CIP) of Denmark will cooperate in the renewable energy sector following a memorandum of understanding (MoU) inked between the two companies.
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Mainstream Renewable Power, the global pure-play renewable energy company, has signed two wind energy service contracts (WESCs) with the Department of Energy (DOE) in the Philippines for the development rights for two onshore wind farms with a combined capacity of 440 MW. As per the company’s statement, the contracts represent Mainstream’s first fully-owned WESCs in the Philippines and it is one of the first 100 per cent foreign-owned companies to secure the contracts.
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BrightNight, a US-based company, has collaborated with ACEN, an Ayala Group affiliate for setting up a 1 GWac renewable power portfolio in the Philippines. This is the second such collaboration between BrightNight and ACEN and follows the one established in India in March 2023. The two companies had formed a 50-50 partnership for setting up 1.2 GW large-scale hybrid wind-solar and round-the-clock renewable power projects in India in 2023.
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Scatec ASA, together with its partners Hydro Rein (part of Norsk Hydro ASA) and Equinor ASA, has announced the supply and production of electricity from the Mendubim solar plant in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The 531 MW solar plant, comprising several projects, represents Scatec’s second venture in Brazil and is a collaborative effort with Norwegian partners Equinor and Hydro Rein.
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Vestas has confirmed a previous conditional agreement to provide turbines for Equinor’s 810 MW Empire Wind 1 project, which was successfully rebid in New York’s fourth offshore wind auction. Vestas stated in October 2021 that the project was a part of a larger preferred supplier agreement for the combined Empire Wind 1 and 2 projects.
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Hive Energy, a global renewable energy developer, has completed the acquisition of four early-stage solar projects from the Polish developer T&T Proenergy. The cumulative capacity of the four sites will be 272 MW. The projects will be co-developed to the ready-to-build status.
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ACEN Australia (of the Ayala Group) and Marubeni Asian Power Singapore signed a cooperation agreement for the joint development of a 200 MW/400 MWh (2-hour) battery energy storage system (BESS) in New South Wales, Australia. The signing ceremony for the agreement took place at the Philippine Business Forum held in Melbourne, Australia
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Chevron New Energies, a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., announced it is developing a 5 MW hydrogen production project in California’s Central Valley. The project aims to create lower carbon energy by utilising solar power, land, and non-potable produced water from Chevron’s existing assets at the Lost Hills Oil Field in Kern County. Reportedly, this low carbon intensity (LCI) electrolytic hydrogen will be produced through electrolysis, which is the process of using electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.
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The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, through Netherlands Enterprise Agency, has initiated a 4 GW offshore wind tender which aims to award two permits in early 2024, dividing them between plot Alpha (2 GW) and plot Beta (2 GW). Future plans involve adding another plot, eventually increasing the total capacity to 6 GW. These designated areas are part of the IJmuiden Ver wind farm zone in the North Sea. The deadline for bid submissions is March 28, 2024.
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Malaysia’s Sunview Group, a renewable energy firm, is currently engaged in discussions with Uzbekistan officials regarding the construction of a 500 MW solar PV facility in the Qashqadaryo region. Valued at $1 billion, the plant is set to be funded through foreign direct investments and is slated for completion within a year of the official agreement’s signing.
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Iberdrola has signed an agreement with IB Vogt for the construction of a 245 MW photovoltaic project in Sicily, to which a further 60 MW could be added, bringing the total to 305 MW. In any case, the initial project has sufficient capacity to cover the needs of more than 140,000 families with emission-free green energy, which is a population similar to that of Catania.
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Masdar Arlington Energy, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, has initiated the construction of two new battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the UK. The Royle Barn Road plant in Rochdale and the Welkin Road plant in Stockport will have a combined capacity of 55 MW and provide enough energy to power 25,700 homes.
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Eolus has submitted an application for the 1 GW Blekinge Offshore Wind Farm, located 11 km off the coast of Blekinge in southern Sweden. Up to 70 turbines at this site, which is part of the Karlshamn and Sölvesborg municipalities, can provide up to 4.3 TWh of renewable energy annually. The construction work is scheduled to start in 2027.
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The UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has announced approximately $26.7 million in government funding for seven low-carbon hydrogen projects, which is expected to boost the country’s hydrogen production capacity by 800 MW. Subject to the signing of contracts, financing from the second phase of the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund (NZHF) will support the projects’ development and implementation.
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Hexicon AB has signed a sales and purchase agreement (SPA) to take full ownership of MunmuBaram Co., Ltd. from its joint venture partner Shell Overseas Investments B.V. Under the agreement, Hexicon AB will increase its stake in the project from 20 per cent to 100 per cent, increasing the project portfolio by 900 MW.
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DTE Energy, a US utility, is seeking proposals for renewable energy projects totaling approximately 1.075 GW to support DTE Electric’s CleanVision Integrated Resource Plan (IRP); continued demand for the company’s MIGreenPower programme, and Michigan’s new renewable energy standard of 60 per cent by 2030.
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