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Licitación de energías renovables en Brasil, eólica y energía solar

March 17, 2015, 1:30 pm
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La segunda licitación de reserva de este año se celebrará el 13 de noviembre y contará con categorías para energía solar y eólica. Se trata de la tercera licitación de energía solar en Brasil.

El gobierno brasileño ha convocado una segunda licitación nacional solar este año que se celebrará el día 13 de noviembre, según se publicó en el diario oficial el martes. El inicio de suministro de los proyectos adjudicados en esta licitación de reserva se ha fijado para el 1 de noviembre de 2018. Se trata de la tercera licitación nacional con una categoría específica para la fuente solar en Brasil y la segunda licitación de reserva convocada este año en el país.

Brasil licita 769 MW de eólica y 890 MW de energía solar fotovoltaica.
Los proyectos que resulten adjudicados obtendrán contratos de compraventa de electricidad (PPA) a 20 años. El plazo para presentar proyectos para obtener la habilitación técnica de Empresa de Pesquisa Energética (EPE) para esta licitación finaliza el 18 de junio a las 12 horas locales. Pueden participar en la licitación proyectos de más de cinco megavatios de potencia.
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El gobierno no ha hecho público el volumen de potencia fotovoltaica que prevé contratar en esta licitación. Todavía no se ha hecho público el precio máximo en este certamen.
Brasil licita 500 megavatios de energía solar
Brasil licita 500 megavatios de energía solar
El lunes, el gobierno brasileño hizo pública la fecha de la primera licitación solar este año, una licitación de reserva que tendrá lugar el 14 de agosto. En este caso, la licitación es específica para proyectos fotovoltaicos mientras que la licitación de noviembre cuenta con dos categorías, una para la fuente fotovoltaica y otra para la fuente eólica. Por otro lado, los proyectos adjudicados en la licitación de agosto deberá iniciar operaciones a más tardar en agosto de 2017.
La licitación de reserva de noviembre es la tercera licitación solar nacional que se convoca en Brasil. En la primera licitación solar nacional, la cual tuvo lugar en octubre del año pasado se adjudicaron proyectos con una potencia de un gigavatio en conjunto.


 
 
 
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Eólica en Galicia: parque eólico de Gas Natural Fenosa

March 17, 2015, 1:34 pm
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Gas Natural Fenosa cuenta en Galicia con once parques eólicos, con una potencia instalada de 290 MW y que siguen avanzando en la tramitación de otros 294 MW.

Gas Natural Fenosa ha inaugurado hoy el parque eólico de Cordal de Montouto, construido entre los municipios de Aranga (A Coruña) y Guitiriz (Lugo), que es la primera instalación en España que no tiene incentivos públicos para ser rentable.
En junio de 2014 comenzó en el municipio coruñés de Aranga la construcción del "primer parque eólico de España que funciona sin incentivos a la producción y el único construido en Galicia desde 2012".
La eléctrica pensó en desarrollarlo con catorce millones de euros y con una previsión de que dure al menos veinte años entre los ayuntamientos de Aranga y de Guitiriz, ya en la provincia de Lugo, a escasos kilómetros del parque de Casa.
En total tiene seis aerogeneradores que producirán 37 gigavatios hora (GWh) cada año, lo suficiente para abastecer a 12.000 viviendas tras nueve meses de intenso trabajo de 258 empleados sin ningún accidente.
Hay cuatro aerogeneradores Vestas V80, con una potencia unitaria de dos megavatios (MW), ochenta metros de diámetro de rotor y 78 metros de altura de buje.
Los otros dos dispositivos son Vestas V90, con una potencia unitaria de tres MW, noventa metros de diámetro de rotor y ochenta de altura de buje.
Después de los meses de enero y febrero, con una producción de siete GWh, comienza el trabajo ya inaugurado oficialmente con la previsión de que la electricidad se conduzca a la subestación de Curtis (A Coruña).



 
 
 
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Brazilian renewable power auction set for Nov. 13

March 17, 2015, 2:09 pm
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Brazil’s Ministry of Mining and Energy will hold an auction for electricity from renewable power plants on Nov. 13. In the auction, wind energy and solar power projects will compete for contracts to sell power starting in November 2018, the ministry said in the official gazette Tuesday. Developers bid down the price at which they’re willing to deliver electricity in an effort to win contracts to sell power for as long as 20 years in the government-run auctions.The Brazilian government has announced its second solar power auction, open only to photovoltaic parks, will take place on August 14. 

Winning projects in the reserve auction will obtain 20-year power purchase contracts.
The projects are slated to start operations on August 1, 2017, but they may begin operations before that date if they are completed early, with electricity sold at the contractually agreed price.
The government has not announced exactly how much capacity will be awarded, however.
In the last national solar auction, which took place last year, about 1 GW of solar projects was awarded. Nevertheless, the government currently plans to contract only about 500 MW of solar annually through national auctions.
Projects that participate in the auction must first obtain an approval by the governmental energy planning company Empresa de Pesquisa Energética (EPE). The deadline for the submission of the projects is April 14.
This is the second national auction specifically for photovoltaic projects in Brazil and the first national auction open to photovoltaic projects this year in the country. Currently, Brazil’s installed photovoltaic capacity is of about 15 MW.


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GDF SUEZ Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of France’s First Cooperative Wind Farm

March 17, 2015, 2:39 pm
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In 2005, the Le Haut des Ailes wind farm in the departments of Moselle and Meurthe-et-Moselle (eastern France) was France’s first wind farm to be developed according to the cooperative ownership model permitting local and regional investment in renewable energy projects. 

On the strength of this initial success, GDF SUEZ has further developed the cooperative model at other French wind farms over the past ten years. The Group is now considering a case-by-case cooperative approach, based on the needs of the local population, the region, and its particular technical, economic and energy conditions.

The Le Haut des Ailes Wind Farm: Key Figures

2005: Commissioning with 16 turbines (32 MW), France’s largest wind farm at the time

• 98 local shareholders invested a total of €1.2 million (of the €29 million project cost).
• Guaranteed return on investment: 7% over 12 years.
• Project completed in 2 years.

2008: Plant expansion with 6 new turbines

• 79 additional local shareholders invested €760,000 (of the €15.2 million total).
• Guaranteed return on investment: 5% over 12 years.

The Le Haut des Ailes wind plant: a first in local ownership
Developed and processed in just two years, the Le Haut des Ailes wind farm was the first in France to open a percentage of its capital to local investors under an S.A.S. (Société par Actions Simplifiée, joint stock company) associating GDF SUEZ with 98 local and regional investors who were themselves organized in an S.A.S. à capital variable (open stock company). Unique at the time, the model owes its success to the concrete response of local investors and heightened community involvement, resulting in improved project acceptability. The formula was so successful that, when the plant was expanded in 2008, the agreement was renewed, giving 79 new local shareholders the opportunity to invest in wind power.

Since commissioning, the farm has created 7 jobs locally to educate the public about wind power and renewable energies (site visits, exhibitions, interpretive trail, etc.).

A model for other cooperative wind ventures.
The Le Haut des Ailes wind farm has served as a model not only for GDF SUEZ, but also for the entire sector. Inspired by this innovative driver of local economies, the Group has since developed various cooperative wind farm models in the context of other projects:

• Local share ownership: The Mont de Bézard wind project in the departments of Aube and Marne (northeastern France) is a 12-turbine, 22-MW facility. Based on a model similar to that of Le Haut des Ailes, the project was supported by 80 local shareholders, who invested €2.3 million (of the total project cost of €25 million) at an annual rate of return of 6% over 12 years.

• Compensation protocol: The Hauts Pays wind farm (department of Haute-Marne, northeastern France) is a 78 MW facility, the most powerful operated by GDF SUEZ in France. For this plant, GDF SUEZ established a specific compensation protocol for 180 property owners and farmers. The mechanism provides for the equitable and transparent distribution of all compensation to property owners according to a set of collectively approved criteria.

• Société d’Economie Mixte (SEM: semipublic corporation): Following a call for projects launched by the communes of the Pays Audunois (department of Meurthe-et-Moselle) in 2010, GDF SUEZ was selected as technical partner by local governments to develop a renewable energy project. To this end, the semipublic corporation SODEGER Haut Lorraine was created in July 2011. In addition to developing, financing, building and operating renewable energy projects, this corporation has a public interest mission: raising awareness about renewable energies and energy economies. The General Council of Meurthe-et-Moselle and the Lorraine Region supported this initiative on the part of local governments and underwrote the SEM’s capital increase in 2013. The prefecture awarded permits for a 7-turbine wind project (16.8 MW in 2014. The first wind turbines should be up and running by 2019.

• Crowdfunding: Projects in the development stage. The Group intends to explore this new funding model. This new funding mechanism is developing quickly, fueled by the Internet and social media.



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Wind power in Mongolia: Ferrostaal to develop 54 MW wind farm

March 17, 2015, 2:45 pm
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Ferrostaal Industrial Projects has secured a contract to develop 54 MW Sainshand Wind Farm in Mongolia.

The construction of the plant is expected to begin from next month onwards at a cost of $115 million approximately.
Once the farm is completed in 2016, it will be the largest one in the country with nearly 27 towers and 190 GWh of electricity every year.
The farm will deliver around 52 MW to the state-owned energy supplier National Power Transmission Grid, according to the power purchase agreement entered with Ferrostaal.
In addition, the company has also entered into an engineering procurement and construction term sheets for the work on the park.
The project site at Sainshand is located in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, having one-year wind measurements of 7.4 meters per second.
Mongolia is dependent on coal-fired power plants for its power requirements and now wants to implement renewable measures to expand green energy portfolio.
The country has kept a target of achieving 20 percent energy production from renewables by 2020.
In 2013 Mongolia opened its first wind farm, a 50 MW facility at Salkhit.
Mongolia is estimated by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to have good-to-excellent wind resources of over 2,550 terawatt-hours per year.
The Ferrostaal has arranged financial grant from leading international development banks on a 70 percent debt and 30 percent equity basis.
In another development, Ventinveste, a consortium of Portugal’s major energy and engineering companies, and Ferrostaal secured 220 million Euros of investment for a new wind farm project located in the North and central Portugal.
Project Âncora will consist of four wind farms with a total capacity of 171.6 MW, enough to power 125,000 homes.



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Cumbre de Energías Renovables y Minería en Chile

March 18, 2015, 2:31 am
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La eólica, la termosolar y la energía solar fotovoltaica desarrollan proyectos en Chile para abastecer de electricidad a la minería.

Más de 60 de los principales ejecutivos mineros de Chile se reunirán con el sector de las energías renovables a nivel mundial del 6 al 7 de mayo de este año en la Cumbre y Exhibición de Energías Renovables y Minería la cual marca la primera reunión formal de los sectores de la minería y las energías renovables en Chile. Nelson Pizarro Contador, presidente ejecutivo de Codelco será el presentador principal en esta oportuna Cumbre que está enfocada hacia la reducción de los gastos por operaciones en las minas mediante la integración de energías renovables. Esta es la 4ta Cumbre sobre este tema organizada por Energy and Mines, una compañía canadiense concentrada en aportar soluciones energéticas asequibles y fiables al sector de la minería global.
El Sr. Pizarro Contador de Codelco estará acompañado por más de 60 ejecutivos de alta gerencia del sector minero, entre ellos representantes de Anglo American, Barrick Gold, Cerro Bayo, Constanza, Codelco, Collahuasi, Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Goldcorp, Glencore, Lumina Copper Minera Rafaela, Mandalay Resources, Nyrstar, Teck y Vale.
Hatch, el Patrocinador Principal de la Cumbre, realizará una presentación sobre el caso empresarial y los aspectos prácticos de la integración de las energías renovables al suministro energético de una mina. "Nos complace apoyar la Cumbre y participar en la misma, y vemos magnífico potencial para más asociaciones entre la minería y las energías renovables en Chile donde el riesgo energético es una gran preocupación para los operadores de minas", señala Rob Lydan, director de Energía Solar y Eólica para Hatch. 

Rijn Capital Chile, el desarrollador de energías renovables con sede en Santiago es un Patrocinador Principal de la Cumbre y su gerente general Jorge Amiano realizará una presentación sobre su experiencia en el trabajo con minas locales y la creación de un portafolio de proyectos de 500 MW de energía solar en Chile. "Consideramos que existen grandes posibilidades de cooperación entre las compañías dedicadas a la minería y a la energía renovable. A pesar sus diferentes tamaños, formas de pensar e historias, las compañías de energía renovable tienen muchas cosas positivas que ofrecer a las compañías mineras, como precio seguro y competitivo de la energía y energía sostenible mediante proyectos respetuosos del medio ambiente y de las comunidades", comenta Amiano.
SunEdison es el primer desarrollador de energía renovable en completar un proyecto solar a escala de empresa eléctrica para una mina en Chile con su proyecto de 100 MW para CAP. Es también un Patrocinador Principal de este importante evento que destacará más oportunidades para colaboración a escala de empresa eléctrica entre las compañías mineras y las compañías de energía renovable. Black & Veatch, una compañía global de ingeniería, aprovisionamiento y construcción (EPC, por sus siglas en inglés), es también una Patrocinadora Principal y estará presentando sobre soluciones de energía solar para el sector minero chileno.





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Renewables and Mining Summit in Chile

March 18, 2015, 2:33 am
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Over 60 of Chile's top mining executives will meet with the global renewables sector this May 6-7 at the Renewables and Mining Summit & Exhibition which marks the first formal meeting of the mining and renewables sectors in Chile.

Nelson Pizarro Contador, CEO of Codelco is the keynote presenter at this timely Summit focused on reducing operational expenses for mines by integrating renewables. This is the 4th Summit on this topic by Energy and Mines, a Canadian company focused on bringing affordable and reliable power solutions to the global mining sector.
Mr. Pizarro Contador of Codelco will be joined by over 60 senior mining executives including representatives from Anglo American, Barrick Gold, Cerro Bayo, Constanza, Codelco, Collahuasi, Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Goldcorp, Glencore, Lumina Copper Minera Rafaela, Mandalay Resources, Nyrstar, Teck, and Vale.
Hatch, the Principal Sponsor of the Summit, will present on the business case and practicalities of integrating renewables into a mine's power supply. "We are pleased to be supporting and participating in the Summit and see excellent potential for further partnerships between mining and renewables in Chile where energy risk is a major concern for mine operators," says Rob Lydan, Director of Solar and Wind for Hatch.
Rijn Capital Chile, the Santiago-based renewables developer is a Main Sponsor of the Summit and General Manager Jorge Amiano will present on its experience working with local mines and building a project portfolio of 500 MW of solar power in Chile. "We see a great opportunity of potential cooperation available between mining and renewable energy companies. Despite its different size, mindset, and history, renewables has many positive things to offer to mining companies such as certain and competitive energy price and sustainable energy through environmental and community friendly projects," comments Amiano.

SunEdison is the first renewable energy developer to complete a utility-scale solar project for a mine in Chile with its 100 MW project for CAP. They are also a Main Sponsor of this important event which will outline further opportunities for utility-scale collaboration between mining and renewables. Global EPC Black & Veatch is also a Main Sponsor and will be presenting on solar solutions for the Chilean mining sector.

 



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Wind energy in Uruguay: Nordex to build largest wind farm with 59 N117/2400 wind turbines

March 18, 2015, 3:38 am
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Nordex SE expands its business in South America and reinforces its business relations with the Uruguayan state power company UTE (Usinas y Trasmisiones Electricas), which has placed a contract for the installation of the “Pampa” wind farm. UTE’s project comprises 59 N117/2400 wind turbines, which Nordex will be installing on a turnkey basis. Following construction of the wind farm, the two companies will continue their partnership on a long-term basis under a premium service contract with a duration of minimum ten years. 


Nordex will commence infrastructure work on access routes, foundations and cabling etc. in the first half of 2015. The wind farm will go on-line towards mid of 2016 and yield an expected 640 GWh of electricity per year, allowing UTE to provide some 180,000 households with local clean electricity. Nordex will source services and components from a number of local suppliers during the construction as well as the maintenance phase.

The “Pampa” project is located in the largest and thinly populated Department of Tacuarembo in the heart of Uruguay. The project has mean wind speeds of 7.9 metres per second, which will be converted into electricity by Nordex’ N117/2400 wind turbines on towers that are 91 metres tall.

 “Pampa” is being financed together by KfW IMPEX-Bank and Bayerische Landesbank.

“Nordex is very pleased to have been selected as supplier for UTE again”, says Lars Bondo Krogsgaard, a member of Nordex’ Management Board. “UTE is changing Uruguay’s energy landscape at an impressive pace, and we are proud to be allowed to be part of the realization of UTE’s vision”.

To date, Nordex has installed a total of 49 turbines with a combined capacity of almost 120 MW in Uruguay. Capacity of a further 50 MW will be installed alongside the “Pampa” project. Nordex’ activities in Uruguay are conducted through the company’s Montevideo based subsidiary.

http://www.evwind.es/2015/03/18/wind-energy-in-uruguay-nordex-to-build-largest-wind-farm-with-59-n1172400-wind-turbines/51066 


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Wind power in Brazil: New Wind Farm Sign of Enel Green Power

March 18, 2015, 3:53 am
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Building of the new Esperança wind farm in Brazil, which began at the beginning of March, is just the latest in a series of Enel Green Power accomplishments in the country that began in 2014 and will continue throughout the whole of 2015.  

With a net installed capacity of 376 megawatts and 28 plants online, Brazil is the second most advanced Latin American market that EGP takes part in after Chile, where the company has installed 507MW. During 2014 Brazil was the source of 199MW of additional capacity, compared to 534MW across the entire continent.

With a net installed capacity of 376MW and 28 plants online, Brazil is one of the most advanced Latin American market that Enel Green Power takes part in, attracting €220 million of investment in 2014 and contributing an additional 199MW to capacity on the continent.


The Latin American giant’s contribution to EGP’s growth beganaccelerating in November, when the company earned the right to sign a 20-year electricity supply agreements related to the construction of the 254MW Ituverava solar PV field and the 90MWDelfina and 114MW Morro do Chapéu wind farms. It also completed construction of and connected to the grid the 80MW Fontes do Ventos wind farm.
This year began with the opening of worksites and new plants being put into service. Before work was started on theEsperança wind farm at the beginning of March, EGP also began the construction of the Fontes Solar I and II PV solar plants in the State of Pernambuco, which will have an installed capacity of 11MW and represents Enel Green Power’s entry into the Brazilian solar power market.
Enel’s investments in Brazil over the course of 2014 amounted to €220 million, of which €165 million was for the construction of wind farms and €55 million for hydropower facilities. The two tenders in which EGP will participate in the near future – one for five gigawatts of wind power and another for 2GW of solar power – are the continuation of the development that currently includes work on 90MW of wind power, 102MW of hydropower and 1MW of solar power, with construction set to begin 28MW of wind power and 11MW of solar power.



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Eólica marina: Siemens aumenta la potencia de los aerogeneradores offshore de accionamiento directo

March 18, 2015, 4:02 am
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El avanzado modelo construido sobre la gran plataforma de accionamiento directo de Siemens tiene una potencia eólica de 7 MW. La tecnología fiable es uno de los pilares más importantes en los objetivos de Siemens para reducir el coste de la generación eólica offshore.

En este sentido, el buque insignia de los aerogeneradores offshore de la empresa, el SWT-6.0-154, ya ha establecido nuevos estándares en el diseño de aerogeneradores sin multiplicadora. Hoy, el líder del mercado en tecnología offshore vuelve a subir el listón: con un aumento del generador  a siete megavatios (MW), el nuevo SWT-7.0-154 de Siemens produce casi un diez por ciento más de energía que su antecesor en condiciones de viento marino y sin perder fiabilidad. Los ingenieros de desarrollo tan solo han re-definido aquellos componentes necesarios para aumentar la potencia eléctrica. El nuevo modelo ya está preparado para ser producido en serie a partir de 2017.
Imanes permanentes más  potentes y segmentos del generador en el generador de imanes permanentes son la clave para extraer un mayor producción. Junto a estos, el convertidor y el transformador también han sido modificados de forma consecuente al aumento de potencia eléctrica. El resto de componentes son los mismos que en el aerogenerador de diseño testado y contrastado de 6 MW, lo que aporta a los clientes de Siemens la tranquilidad de una tecnología y una cadena de suministro probadas, al tiempo que aumenta notablemente la producción de energía. La versión de 6 MW seguirá disponible para su venta, pero tras las mejoras Siemens ha renombrado la plataforma del producto como D7.
Siemens suministrará 67 aerogeneradores de 6 MW a la eólica marina.

Siemens presentará su nuevo SWT-7.0-154 a los expertos mundiales en la conferencia y exposición internacional sobre energía eólica EWA Offshore 2015 en Copenhague. El producto representa otro paso innovador de la compañía para reducir el coste de la generación de electricidad en alta mar. "Nuestro nuevo aerogenerador ofrece a nuestros clientes una inversión tan fiable como nuestras plataformas probadas G4 y D6", destaca Michael Hannibal, Director General de Offshore en la División Wind Power and Renewables de Siemens. "Además, responde a las exigencias del mercado para obtener más energía con menor coste y esfuerzo".
La reducción de costes mediante la innovación es el factor más importante del nuevo aerogenerador y también de las nuevas soluciones de acceso a la red de Siemens. La vida útil prolongada de 25 años del diseño estructural y el aumento de la potencia nominal generan un beneficio excepcional con respecto a los costes de energía. En la transmisión, Siemens persigue el mismo objetivo con su tecnología de transmisión de potencia distribuida que permite la conexión a la red de los aerogeneradores marinos sin necesidad de subestaciones offshore de corriente alterna de alta tensión (HVAC). La plataforma convencional puede sustituirse con la nueva solución de acceso a la red de Siemens con tecnología de CA que actúa como un equipo de transmisión distribuido y puede montarse junto con un aerogenerador en los mismos cimientos o de manera independiente. Esta solución respetuosa con el medio ambiente ofrece un tamaño, un peso y unos costes excepcionalmente reducidos, a la vez que mejora la flexibilidad del cliente.







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Eólica en Uruguay: ya se puede invertir en el parque eólico de UTE

March 18, 2015, 12:09 pm
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A partir de hoy, comienza la operativa que permitirá a pequeños y medianos ahorristas invertir en la obra del parque eólico "Pampa" de UTE, con aerogeneradores de Nordex.


 Los primeros dos días, hoy y mañana, se habilitará para pequeños ahorristas que quieran participar con una inversión de entre 1.000 y 20.000 dólares. En una segunda instancia, se habilitarán dos días hábiles para inversiones de entre 1.000 a 100.000 dólares, completándose así la etapa de los primeros 15 millones de dólares disponibles en el mercado bursátil.

Para saber cómo invertir en el fideicomiso ingrese en la web del Banco de la República. 

“En el área de financiamiento se buscó un instrumento nuevo, no porque UTE tenga problemas de conseguir socios, en realidad hay una cola de gente dispuesta a hacerse socia de la empresa en sus emprendimientos; el tema es que se buscó desde el principio tener un nuevo instrumento de ahorro nacional”, dijo el presidente de UTE, Gonzalo Casaravilla, según informa la Presidencia.

“En ese sentido, conseguimos este fideicomiso en el que estamos invitando a la gente a asociarse con UTE para construir un parque eólico en una modalidad novedosa, que es un fideicomiso, el equivalente a una sociedad anónima. La gente compra certificados de participación”, insistió.

Aseguró que este emprendimiento no solo es atractivo para pequeños ahorristas sino también resulta para las Administradoras de Fondos de Ahorro Provisional (AFAP) que tendrán "una alternativa sólida y confiable de inversión diferente a la colocación de títulos convencionales, con una tasa de retorno medio estimado del 11,5 %".

“UTE con su parte del proyecto garantiza a ese conjunto de ahorristas un 4 % de rentabilidad durante todo el proyecto”, agregó.

Casaravilla explicó que “si queda un remanente de esos 15 millones de dólares, pasa todo a las AFAP en la modalidad de inversiones institucionales y ello se sumará a otros 63 millones de inversiones institucionales. Finalmente hay 19 millones que los pone UTE, que es el 20 % de la parte societaria”, explicó.

Si bien el emprendimiento representa un valor aproximado de 321 millones de dólares de inversión, participan además dos bancos de fomento alemanes que se integran con el 70 % del costo del proyecto.

El plazo de construcción de este parque eólico es de 16 meses desde la semana pasada, en la que se firmó el contrato. Una vez construido, el proyecto eólico “Pampa”, ubicado en Tacuarembó, tendrá la capacidad de generar 140 megavatios.

“De aquí a 16 meses esos aerogeneradores tiene que estar generando y empezando a venderle a la UTE que estará del otro lado del mostrador comparando energía y distribuyéndola en el sistema interconectado nacional”, sostuvo Casaravilla.

Garantías

Dentro de las garantías que UTE otorga en este proyecto, además de comprometerse a adquirir toda la energía que se produzca durante los 20 años de vida del fideicomiso, para el caso de los pequeños ahorristas que acceden a certificados "A", en cada aniversario de la emisión, el tenedor de un certificado se puede presentar y venderle a UTE su participación.

En ese caso, UTE no solamente se obliga a adquirir dicha participación, sino que además asegura un 4% de rentabilidad anual lineal. "Eso opera como un seguro para el inversos de que en el peor de los escenarios va a recibir una rentabilidad que no es despreciable", dijo Marcos Bazzi, gerente financiero de UTE.

Según Bazzi, del modelo económico financiero utilizado, surge una tasa del 11% para los dividendos que se distribuyen anualmente. A esa tasa de retorno se llega en un escenario "de media", con una disponibilidad de planta (factor de utilización) del 44,35%.

El factor de utilización representa la producción efectiva sobre la capacidad instalada, para el caso de una energía que depende de una variable no constante, como es el viento. Tomando el caso base, con ese factor de planta para el que se considera que existe un 50% de posibilidad, la tasa de retorno se ubica encima del 11%", precisó el funcionario. Bazzi enfatizó que se trata de una muy buena rentabilidad, "teniendo en cuenta el bajo riesgo que se asume", afirmó.

Los bajos riesgos están dados especialmente por la presencia de UTE en la iniciativa. Además de ser socio en el proyecto y de que la gestión del parque correrá por su cuenta, también se prevé el adelanto en la compra de energía aunque se demore el inicio de los trabajos de generación del parque. Si bien está previsto que esté en funcionamiento en un plazo de 16 meses (las obras comienzan en el correr de marzo), UTE se compromete a pagar por la energía que debería estar recibiendo a partir del mes 25.

Desde el punto de vista financiero los riesgos fueron estimados por la calificadora nacional Care, que otorgó una "doble A Uruguay" a los certificados para pequeños ahorristas, y "A" para los inversores institucionales. "Es una alta calificación para los certificados que se emitirán", indicó el gerente financiero de UTE.



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PIC pours USD 1.8bn in Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) projects in South Africa

March 18, 2015, 2:22 pm
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The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) of Africa plans to invest 22 billion rand ($1.8 billion) in two South African concentrated solar power plants.

The Public Investment Corporation will hold a 20 percent stake in two concentrated solar power facilities in the Northern Cape province, Xina and Ilangalethu, which will have a combined 200 MW of energy. The Ilangalethu project will also get 600 million rand of debt financing.
Eskom Holdings SOC generates 95 percent of the nation’s power and is finding it difficult to meet demand from old aged plants and has introduced rolling blackouts to extend supply. The state-owned utility is facing a 225 billion-rand cash flow gap through March 2018.
The severe energy shortages are pushing the government to seek alternative sources of electricity from Eskom’s fleet of coal-powered stations that take much longer to build.
With year-round sunshine and miles of windswept coast in South Africa, investors are recognizing the renewable energy potential, to ease the regular blackouts that are affecting the industries.
In January, the South Africa Department of Energy (DOE) awarded preferred bidder status for a 100 MW Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) project to a consortium led by SolarReserve and International Company for Water and Power Projects (ACWA Power).
The project was developed in response to the DOE’s Round 3 (CSP) Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP).
The Redstone Solar Thermal Power project, with the lowest tariff bid to date from any CSP project in the country, is scheduled to achieve financial close later in 2015 and commence operations in early 2018.
In another development, SolarReserve has completed the 96 MW photovoltaic (PV) Jasper solar power project, almost two months ahead of schedule.
Jasper is located in South Africa’s Northern Cape in a solar park that also includes the 75 MW Lesedi solar power project and the proposed 100 MW Redstone CSP plant featuring SolarReserve’s CSP technology with integrated energy storage.



 
 
 

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Google to launch airborne wind turbines

March 18, 2015, 3:14 pm
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Google has said it plans to launch 84 foot-long airborne wind turbines, according Astro Teller, the head of Google X, the company’s lab of so-called ‘moonshot’ projects.
The gigantic kite-like turbines will be launched next month, Teller said at a keynote in the Interactive portion of South by Southwest (SXSW).
Google has been working on Project Makani, as the turbines are called, but the company has previously been testing smaller 28-feel long models. The new ones next month will be full scale models.
According to Google, flying turbines are advantageous because wind speed is faster and more consistent at higher altitudes, but it’s also not practical to build taller ground-based turbine due to their weight (hundreds of tons), said Teller, which is why Google is focusing on the airborne type instead.
Each kit in Project Makani looks like an airplane’s wingspan without the middle cabin, with eight propellers to take off, and a tether to attach to the ground. Once the kit reaches the limit of the tether, more than 1,400 feet the propellers stop climbing, and at that point they serve as flying wind turbines and the kit performs large circles in the sky.
This generates 600 Kilowatts of energy that is sent down to earth using the tether. “If this works as designed it would meaningfully speed up the global move to renewable energy” said Teller.
Google has already flown the 28-foot models in Pescadero, California, one of the gustiest places in the world. There wind speed and direction can change in seconds. But despite the conditions, Teller said Google has not crashed a Makani kite after more than 100 hours of flying, though that may not be a good thing.
CEO Larry Page said to Teller that wanted at least five kites to crash, but none did, so they go into the full scale model testing without that knowledge.




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Number of Scots backing wind power increases

March 19, 2015, 2:35 am
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New poll shows number of Scots backing wind power has risen 10% in last two years ---- Public support has increased as more wind development has taken place.

More than seven in ten Scottish adults (71%) polled last month (February 2015) said they supported the continued development of wind power as part of our energy mix, compared to 64% in February 2013.
The independent survey conducted by YouGov, and commissioned for industry body Scottish Renewables, comes as figures reveal the capacity of onshore wind in Scotland rose by 20% in the same time period.
Joss Blamire, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: "These poll results highlight once again that not only do the vast majority of Scots support wind power, but the number who do is actually increasing.
"The wind energy sector is thriving in Scotland, providing jobs, investment and helping to tackle climate change – and these figures show it's doing all of this with the Scottish public right behind it.
"We are often told by a vocal minority of objectors that Scots don't like wind power, but this poll shows there is absolutely no evidence to support this – in fact, quite the opposite."
Support for wind power was highest among young Scots, with 81% of those aged 18-24 backing the continued development of the technology. That figure was lowest among those aged 55+, but still stands at almost two-thirds (65%).


 
 
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China boosts solar energy target to 17.8GW

March 19, 2015, 2:59 am
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China has upped its 2015 solar power target from 15GW to 17.8GW - which compares to the 12GW installed last year (the US installed 7.3GW) - with the giant hoping distributed solar photovoltaic can drive the bulk of the increase, Bloomberg News reports.

China last year aimed for a target of 14-15GW, but fell short after less-than-expected takeup of distributed solar.

Bloomberg said China's new target, published on the National Energy Administration's website yesterday, could an extra $US4.3bn of investment in the sector with Chinese solar stock prices responding positively to the news yesterday.
 Yin Lei, a Shenzhen-based analyst at China Merchants Securities, said told the news service the new target would spur installations of distributed solar which Beijing has beenpromoting since 2013. 
China is targeting a more than tripling of its solar power capacity to 100 gigawatts by 2020, the National Development and Reform Commission said last last year.



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Photovoltaic capacity to reach nearly 500 GW in 2019

March 19, 2015, 3:08 am
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Global solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is forecast to reach 498 gigawatts (GW) in 2019, which is 177 percent higher than 2014, according to IHS.

While total global solar PV demand is projected to grow steadily, the large number of discrete country markets at the gigawatt-level will help reduce demand volatility, the market research company notes.
“Last year, the market began to shift toward a more supply-driven market, characterized by high utilization rates, following the more demand-driven market that led to PV manufacturing consolidation,” said Susanne von Aichberger, solar industry analyst for IHS Technology, formerly Solarbuzz.
“This trend is expected to continue through to 2019, when the utilization rate at module production is projected exceed the peak utilization rate reached in 2010, when the global market experienced explosive growth.”
Based on findings of the latest IHS “Marketbuzz” report, global solar demand is expected to reach 75 GW in 2019, which is 66 percent higher than in 2014.
Last year, the largest global markets were China and Japan, which together accounted for half of total demand. The United States, U.K. and Germany together accounted for another quarter of total demand.
“In the five years between 2015 and 2019, IHS expects that 11 global markets will exceed the average annual demand level of 1 gigawatt,” von Aichberger said.
“This large number of country markets reduces the risk of another explosion in the global PV market and of an overly strong capacity build-up. An increasing number of markets are entering the post-feed-in-tariff phase and embracing the integration of PV into the electricity market, which will help the market to avoid boom-and-bust situations.”
Average selling prices (ASPs) of standard c-Si modules (i.e., c-Si excluding Super Mono) are forecast to decline by 27 percent between 2015 and 2019, reaching USD 0.45 per watt (W). The share of thin-film modules produced is projected to decline from 8 percent in 2014 to 7 percent this year - the lowest share recorded since 2010, when c-Si module shortages opened the door for thin-film technology to reach a production share of 15 percent.
Due to the expected supply-driven market situation, the share of thin film is projected to remain at 7 percent through 2019. Within the thin film category, growth is likely to be driven by cadmium telluride (CdTe) and copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS). By 2019, annual production of a-Si modules is projected to fall to less than half of its 2014 level. 

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Top 10 Biggest Solar Photovoltaic Projects in Chile

March 19, 2015, 11:22 am
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A recent study by GTM Research shows that the Latin American PV market grew by 370% in 2014, when 625 MW of additional solar power were installed. Chile has been the most active country in the region and installed three quarters of the new PV capacity. 


Thanks to the fully liberalized electricity market, the high solar irradiation combined with numerous sunny days throughout the year, and the electricity prices ranking among some of the highest in the world, Chile has become a very interesting market for international investors and project developers.
In 2014, the Chilean solar market flourished as developers in the region witnessed many of their large-scale solar PV constructions become installed and connected to the grid. With a record-setting first quarter of 2015, Chile is evolving into a world-class player in terms of cumulative installations.

Notably, SunEdison is represented well throughout the list with three big plants. The company completed their 100 MWp plant in the Atacama desert following an agreement with the mining company CAP Steel Group, which produces enough energy to power the equivalent of 15% of their total energy demand. The financing arrangement was provided by IFC, OPIC, and Rabobank.
Developer Enel Green Power also made great strides by connecting three installations with a cumulative 136 MWp over the past several months. Keeping in mind Enel’s pipeline in Chile, even more developments can be expected from the Italian multinational player in 2015.
Spanish solar developer, Solarpack, is the developer of the 25 MW Pozo Almonte Solar, located in Tarapacá, the northernmost region of Chile. The project generates 13% of the annual power required by local mining firm Doña Inés de Collahuasi, which has signed a PPA with the plant.

Merchant solar

A major trend visible in the list is the choice for merchant solar constructions, instead of PPA’s. The Chilean region is able to offer solar PV on the spot market thanks to a combination of high spot prices in parts of the grid, and having the highest insolation rates in the entire world. This trend demonstrates the future potential and competitive advantage of solar PV over other traditional energy sources in the region. Currently, the biggest merchant solar power projects in the world are based in Chile and are owned by Sunpower and Sunedison.

Debt providers

The financial arrangements for the projects are most often provided by OPIC, and the IFC. The IADB has also been very active and has the potential to surpass the other two in 2015.

Outside Top 10

The three plants just outside of this Top 10, in positions 11-13, are all around 3 MWp in size and based in the Atacama region: Solar Santa Cecilia by Commonplace Energy, Avenir 1 by Avenir Solar, and El Salvador by RTS Energy.

Looking forward

Chile is expected to be Latin America’s first market to install 1 gigawatt in a single year, so stay tuned for our upcoming list of 20+ major projects under construction.
Source (for data): Comisión Nacional de Energía - Capacidad Instalada Por Sistema Eléctrico Nacional - January 2015
 
No.NameSize (MWp)ConnectionFinanceDeveloperRegionYear
1Amanecer Solar100.0SICPPASunedisonAtacama2014
2Parque FV Maria Elena72.8SINGMerchantSunedisonAntofagasta2015
3PV Salvador68.0SICMerchantSunpowerAtacama2015
4Lalackama I60.0SICPPAEnel Green PowerAtacama2015
5San Andrés51.0SICMerchantSunedisonAtacama2014
6Chanares40.0SICPPAEnel Green PowerAtacama2015
7Diego de Almagro36.0SICPPAEnel Green PowerAtacama2014
8Pozo Almonte25.0SINGPPASolarpackTarapacá2014
9La Huayca I, II9.6SINGMerchantSelray EnergiasTarapacá2015
10Los Puquios3.0SINGPPASonnedixTarapacá2014




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China is to add 20GW of wind power capacity in 2015

March 19, 2015, 11:43 am
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Official statistics show grid-connected wind power capacity reached 96.37 GW at the end of 2014 with about 19.81 GW of this newly commissioned. According to the China Wind Energy Association, total wind power installations last year reached 114.76 GW, and of this 23.35 GW was new.

Based on analysis of approved project pipeline and results from Make's China Project IRR model, Make expects China's new installed grid-connected capacity in 2015 will be 21.5GW.
More than 60% of the new grid-connected capacity in 2015 is expected to be in Class I, II and III regions, the majority of which will be located in the north-west and north. In comparison, Class I, II and III annual grid-connected capacity ranged between 47-57% in the previous three years.
Make has upgraded expectations in Xinjiang, especially in Hami, where one ultra-high-voltage line is in operation and another is expected to be approved in 2015, continuing short-term growth momentum.
Not only is Xinjiang a key geographic location to China's recent political target to implement the "one belt and one road" economic strategy, that would support substantial investment in the underdeveloped north-west, it is also home to some of the best wind resources and project development conditions in China.
However, curtailment in certain provinces will worsen in 2015, as the substantial increase in capacity will exceed power demand and grid capability.
And Xinjiang, Yunnan and coastal provinces in the east may become the focus of an upcoming second round of FIT reductions at the end of 2016 or beginning of 2017. China's outdated wind classification system may also be adjusted to better reflect the wind resources in each province.
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Wind energy in China: Vestas has secured an order for 24 V100-2.0 MW wind turbines

March 19, 2015, 12:23 pm
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The order has been placed by long-time Vestas customer CGN (Anxi) Wind Power Co. Ltd. CGN (Anxi) Wind Power currently has Vestas wind turbines totalling 960 MW installed in China. The CGN Fujian Anxi Longmen Wind Farm project is located in the Fujian province. Deliveries for the project will start in the third quarter of 2015. The contract also includes a two-year Active Output Management (AOM) 4000 service agreement.

“Vestas installed its first wind turbine in China in 1986 and has since introduced a full suite of turbine and service products for China’s low- and medium-wind sites, reinvigorating the group’s long-standing commitment to the world’s largest wind energy market,” says Chris Beaufait, President of Vestas Asia Pacific & China. “The CGN Fujian Anxi Longmen Wind Farm Project will help increase the proportion of clean energy in the province and we are very pleased that CGN (Anxi) Wind Power Co. Ltd has chosen to work with us on yet another project,” Beaufait says.



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Sales of Electric Motorcycles and Scooters are Expected to Reach Nearly 6 Million a Year by 2024

March 19, 2015, 3:20 pm
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A new report from Navigant Research examines the global markets for electric motorcycles and scooters and the related battery technologies, including global forecasts for electric two-wheeled vehicles and the batteries used in the vehicles through 2024.

As cities become increasingly congested with traffic, many urban dwellers are turning to various forms of electric two-wheeled transport. The market for electric motorcycles and scooters is expected to achieve stable and continuous growth during the coming years, as several large manufacturers enter the market and decreasing battery costs make products more affordable.
According to a new report from Navigant Research, worldwide sales of electric motorcycles and scooters are expected to grow from 5.3 million annually in 2015 to nearly 6 million by 2024.
“Although purchase prices remain relatively high and the availability of vehicles is limited in some regions, e-motorcycles and e-scooters offer an affordable, efficient mode of personal transport for motorists, particularly in booming cities of the developing world,” says Ryan Citron, research analyst with Navigant Research. “Even as growth slows in China, the largest electric two-wheeled vehicle market in the world, manufacturers are moving to scooter and motorcycle markets in neighboring emerging economies.”
Some key market players are taking innovative steps to expand their reach, according to the report. E-scooter battery-swapping startup Gogoro, for example, is offering its customers a battery swapping network to offset the cost of buying a vehicle. Meanwhile, the acquisition of Brammo by Polaris Industries and the expected entrance into the market by Yamaha and Harley-Davidson in the coming years may signal accelerating growth in the high-powered e-motorcycle market in North America and Western Europe.
The report, “Electric Motorcycles and Scooters,” examines the global markets for high-powered and low-powered e-motorcycles, e-scooters, and the related battery technologies. It provides an analysis of the key market drivers, barriers, and technology issues related to e-PTWs, as well as the impact of incentives. Global forecasts for e-PTWs and the batteries used in the vehicles, segmented by region, technology, and internal combustion engine (ICE) motor size equivalent, extend through 2024. The report also examines the market for gasoline motorcycles and scooters, battery market issues, the effect of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment, and major industry players. An Executive Summary of the report is available for free download on the Navigant Research website.



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