Geminor has signed a five year contract to export secondary fuels, or RDF, from Iceland to an energy-from-waste (EfW) plant in the Netherlands. The waste will be used as a fuel to produce electricity, steam and heat for industry and district heating. The first shipment will leave Iceland this summer, and regular shipments will commence from October. According to the agreement, a total of 70 000 tonns of RDF will be exported to the European continent from Iceland in the five years to come. This means that Iceland enters a new era in the management of waste, says Chief Operating Officer…
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STROMNESS AND LONDON, UK – June 5, 2019 – Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced a project to supply locally produced ‘green’ electrical power to the MV Hamnavoe NorthLink ferry while docked in Stromness, Orkney, due to get underway shortly. The project is believed to be the first large commercial ship shore connection in the UK and is just one element of an overarching low carbon travel and transport project for the town. This power supply system, known as ‘cold ironing’, will cut the current overnight carbon footprint from the vessel’s diesel…
Earlier this year, South Miami Mayor Philip Stoddard went “off the grid” for seven days and lived entirely on energy from the solar panels attached to the roof of his home. Stoddard, a longtime critic of Florida Power and Light who is also a Florida International University biologist, told the Miami Herald last month he unplugged from the power grid as a “trial run” for potential outages during this year’s hurricane season. After succeeding on his own, Stoddard is taking the entire city with him. Yesterday, the South Miami City Commission unanimously passed a resolution saying the city will transition to 100 percent clean, renewable…
GE Renewable Energy announced today it signed with the Enel Group’s renewable business line Enel Green Power (EGP) a three-year agreement to provide predictive Operation and Maintenance (O&M) capabilities to the group’s hydro plants in Spain with a total capacity of up to 3.2 GW through a combination of digital tools and consultative services. This scope of work builds on a long-standing relationship between the two companies. “The Hydropower industry is shifting dramatically to a much more dynamic and data intensive approach to plant management,” said Pascal Radue, CEO of GE’s Hydro Solutions. “EGP is ahead of the industry in…
The UK and Azerbaijan have committed to renew combined efforts to tackle challenges facing the energy sector, including building on growing renewable energy sectors in both countries. In trade talks in London this week (Wednesday 22 May), the two nations agreed to further strengthen their existing trade relationship. Trade Policy Minister, George Hollingbery co-chaired the largest ever UK-Azerbaijan Joint Intergovernmental Commission (JIC) alongside Azerbaijan’s Minister of Energy, Mr Parviz Shahbazov. The talks explored opportunities to strengthen and build on trade ties, with a particular focus on the emerging renewables markets as well as the challenges currently facing the energy sectors…
04 June, London. Expleo, the technology partner for innovative companies, is today announcing the launch of Smart Services, a new testing service for smart meter systems. The retail energy sector is gearing up to meet the government target of every home having a smart meter installed by 2020. Successful and reliable testing and assurance will play a crucial role in suppliers meeting this target and avoiding potential fines. With seamless software and firmware, suppliers can focus on getting more smart meters live, rather than troubleshooting issues with existing ones. Smart Services is an off-the-shelf solution, available to all suppliers, which…
Aggreko partnered with National Grid U.S. to complete the installation of a 2MW/3.8MWh battery storage system in Pulaski, New York. The system, which is the first of its kind in National Grid’s U.S. service area, will provide supplementary electricity load relief to the utility’s customers at peak times, enhancing grid stability in the upstate New York area. The system has been designed by Aggreko to handle 2 MW of customer demand, which is the equivalent of powering about 1,600 homes for up to two hours. The project will allow National Grid to maintain grid stability and continue working toward achieving…
Eversheds Sutherland’s energy and infrastructure team has advised CGN Energy International Holdings Co. Limited (CGN) on the acquisition of three renewable energy projects with a combined capacity of 540 MW. A global, cross-practice team advised CGN on its acquisition of three sites owned by Enel S.p.A. for approximately 2.9bn Brazilian Real (US$750m). The team advised on all elements of the acquisition, including on the continuation of the power purchase agreements, and on relevant regulatory authority and competition / anti-trust approvals within the local market. CGN acquired the solar plants Nova Olinda (292 MW), located in the north-eastern Brazilian state of…
The UK is quickly becoming the epicentre of the offshore wind industry. Point in case: On Monday, the first part of the world’s largest and furthest offshore wind farm came online. The first workers were shuttled 75 miles off the east coast from Grimsby, UK, to the Hornsea One wind farm, which is partially operational. When it comes fully online next year, it will be capable of generating enough electricity to power a million homes. Right now, it’s “only” capable of powering up to 287,000 homes. But the opening of the farm coupled with plans to construct a twin behemoth…
Breakthrough Energy Ventures Europe (BEV-E), a new EUR 100 million investment fund was established by the European Commission, the European Investment Bank and Breakthrough Energy Ventures during the Fourth Mission Innovation Ministerial meeting in Vancouver, Canada. The fund will help develop innovative European companies and bring radically new clean energy technologies to the market. It will support Europe’s best clean energy entrepreneurs whose solutions can deliver significant and lasting reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The first of its kind, it caters to the capital intensity and long development horizons that energy technologies need. Funding for BEV-E will include a EUR…
