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Nordex obtains unit certificate for N117/3000

February 16, 2017, 3:44 am
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On 3 February 2017 the Nordex Group received the unit certificate according to VDE-AR-N 4120 (Technical requirements for the connection and operation of customer installations to the high voltage network (TCC High Voltage) for the N117/3000 turbine from FGH Zertifizierungsgesellschaft mbH in Mannheim. Presentation of the unit certificate is a prerequisite for connection to the German high-voltage grid (110 kV) and the operation of wind turbine generators as of 01 July 2017. 


Being provided with the unit certificate at this early stage means that Nordex customers can now make more dependable plans for projects with the N117/3000 before the end of the TCC High Voltage transition period on 30 June 2017 thanks to the assessment of the grid connection by the external appraiser.

The unit certificate confirms that the WTG fully complies with the TCC High Voltage requirements. The N117/3000 has thus successfully and without restriction provided evidence of the behaviour required in the VDE-AR-N-4120 guidelines in the event of surges and to support voltage in the event of grid faults by providing reactive current in the pos./neg. sequence.

In addition to this, Nordex's own wind farm controller (EZA controller) is being certified by FGH Zertifizierungsgesellschaft mbH in Mannheim. The EZA controller controls in particular the active and reactive power supply by individual Nordex wind turbine generators in line with the current requirements of the grid operator at the grid connection point.

Nordex will also shortly be receiving the unit certificates for the remaining wind turbines from the Gamma and Delta platforms as well as the component certificate for the wind farm controller. 

http://www.evwind.es/2017/02/16/nordex-obtains-unit-certificate-for-n1173000/58840 

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Siemens to build EnBW Hohe See as first offshore wind project with extended scope

February 17, 2017, 1:59 pm
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Siemens Wind Power will, for the first time, provide complete offshore wind power plant solutions including foundations for the EnBW Hohe See offshore wind project. Hohe See owner EnBW has now made a final investment decision for its 497 megawatts offshore wind power plant. Starting in early 2018 the large wind park will be installed at a site 90 kilometers north of the German island Borkum in the North Sea at water depths of up to 40 meters. 

The 71 wind turbines of the type SWT-7.0-154 rated at 7 megawatts each will be manufactured at Siemens’ new nacelle plant in Cuxhaven beginning in mid-2018 and will be shipped to the project harbor in early 2019. The blades will be shipped from factories in Hull, UK, and Aalborg, Denmark. Commissioning is planned for the third quarter of 2019. The wind power plant will generate enough power to supply 560,000 households with clean renewable energy.
The picture shows the SWT-7.0-154 offshore wind turbine from Siemens.
At EnBW Hohe See Siemens will install 71 units of its turbine type SWT-7.0-154, rated at 7 megawatts and with a rotor diameter of 154 meters.
In 2016 Siemens began with the development of project-specific solutions for the foundations of EnBW Hohe See wind power plant with a preliminary project. The result was the development of a large monopile design with a length of up to 80 meters and a weight of up to 1,500 tons to anchor the wind turbines solidly into the sea bed. Siemens has more than 25 years of experience with offshore projects starting with Vindeby offshore project in Denmark, commissioned in 1991. For EnBW Hohe See, Siemens is partnering with logistics specialist GeoSea. The company of the Deme Group will also deliver the foundations including monopiles and transition pieces. With its extended scope Siemens helped to mitigate risk-exposure to the investors significantly. The integrated design and installation approach together with the complete solution including turbines, towers, TPs and foundations provides investors with maximum security and confidence regarding the financing and completion of this project.
“We are happy to apply our full scope of engineering services at EnBW Hohe See offshore wind project,” states Michael Hannibal, Offshore CEO at Siemens Wind Power. “The extended scope makes this 497-megawatt wind power plant one of the largest projects that we have ever executed. Our customer thereby benefits from the proven experience of a multinational company along the entire value chain of large offshore wind projects.”
After commissioning, Siemens will perform service and maintenance of the turbines for a period of five years. Grid connection will be established via the “BorWin 3“ high-voltage DC link and „BorWin Gamma“ converter platform to be installed by Siemens for grid operator Tennet.



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Senvion signs order for over 300 MW in Australia

February 20, 2017, 12:56 am
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Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has signed a conditional contract with Nexif Energy for the EPC contracts and maintenance agreements for the 25 turbine Glen Innes Wind Farm in New South Wales and the 59 turbine Lincoln Gap Wind Farm in South Australia.

Jürgen Geissinger, CEO of Senvion, said: "We are particularly happy to announce this contract with Nexif Energy, only a short time after being selected as single preferred supplier. This highlights the strong product fit Senvion can provide for Australian projects. We are very much looking forward to further building on our partnership with Nexif Energy."
Both wind farms will see the introduction of the new Senvion 3.6M140 turbine into the Australian market. Compared to its predecessor, the energy yield has been increased by up to 20 per cent at wind speeds of 7.5 m/s, and the lifetime has been extended by 25 per cent from 20 to 25 years. Improvements to the blades have resulted in lower sound in all operating modes. Combined, the projects will deliver over 300 megawatts (MW) of clean, renewable energy to Australian consumers.
Raymond Gilfedder, CEO and Managing Director of Senvion Australia said: "The next few years will be a busy time for the wind industry in Australia. Senvion is in an excellent position to contribute to Australia's clean energy future with a great range of turbines and an experienced and professional team. The 3.6M140 turbine is particularly well suited to the Australian market delivering exceptional value to our customers."
Raymond Gilfedder joined the Senvion Australia team recently as CEO and Managing Director after having been Managing Director for Senvion's Northern Europe hub since 2013.
Since commencing operations in Australia in 2002, Senvion has installed 218 wind turbines from across the Senvion two megawatt series with a cumulated rated power of over 440 MW in Australia. Senvion Australia Pty. Ltd. is the regional subsidiary providing Senvion wind turbine technology and solutions across Australia, New Zealand and the Southern Pacific region.



 
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GE to sell 82 wind turbines to wind power complex in Brazil

February 20, 2017, 2:20 pm
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General Electric Co agreed to supply 82 turbines to Brazil's CER (Companhia de Energias Renováveis), which is building a wind power complex in the country, GE's Latin America head for wind power, Jean-Claude Robert, told Reuters on Monday.

The wind power turbines will be used in a project with total generation capacity of 205 megawatts under construction in the northeastern Bahia state.
"It was an important contract, gave us some relief," Jean-Claude Robert said. Financial details of the contract were not disclosed.
Wind power equipment makers are suffering as the deepest recession in generations in Brazil reduced power demand and forced the government to delay new construction licenses for wind farms.
Equipment makers such as GE, Vestas Wind Systems AS and Acciona SA, which invested in local plants a couple of years ago, have seen orders plunge.
"This order will to help us go through this difficult period until new licenses are issued again," the GE official said.
The turbines to be installed by CER are a new type GE started to produce locally, the 2.5-116, which have a larger generation capacity per unit compared with former machines.
Despite the order, Robert said the wind power industry in Brazil urgently needs volume to keep up with operations and pay off investments.
But he sees signs of power demand recovery and expects the government to restart distribution of licenses for new projects soon.

http://www.evwind.es/2017/02/20/ge-to-sell-82-wind-turbines-to-wind-power-complex-in-brazil/58868 

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Vestas Returns to No. 1 Spot in Global Wind Turbine Supplier Ranking in 2016

February 20, 2017, 2:30 pm
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FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE:FCN) today released FTI Intelligence’s preliminary rankings for the world’s top five wind turbine original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), which found Danish manufacturer Vestas reclaimed the title as the world’s largest supplier of wind turbines in 2016.
/EIN News/ -- These rankings will be published in the Global Wind Market Update ― Demand & Supply 2016, which will be released in March 2017. Preliminary results are subject to change between now and the release date of the actual report. The report is part of a series of data-driven market intelligence publications evaluating competitive markets, policy, finance, technology and business models across the energy spectrum.

Vestas’ return to the top spot was particularly driven by increased installations in the U.S. market, where it overtook U.S. manufacturer GE as the No. 1 supplier, according to preliminary findings from FTI Intelligence. GE and Enercon rose to second and fifth place, respectively, by taking advantage of strong domestic market growth in the United States and Germany.
Chinese supplier Goldwind fell two positions to third place, primarily due to a 24 percent drop in China’s wind power installations, according to FTI Intelligence research. Spain’s Gamesa moved up one position to No. 4, largely attributable to its strong presence in India and emerging markets.
                                                                
At this time, FTI Intelligence assigns the following OEM market rankings:
2016
Ranking		Turbine OEMChangeCommentary
1Vestas *+1Up from 2nd position in 2015
2GE *+1Up from 3rd position in 2015
3Goldwind **-2Down from 1st position in 2015
4Gamesa*+1Up from 5th position in 2015
5Enercon*+1Up from 6th position in 2015
* Based on preliminary data analysis                                                
** Based on installation data released by CWEA                                                                                                        
Note: Gamesa and Siemens are ranked separately as the merger between Siemens Wind and Gamesa is not yet finalised.
Among other highlights, FTI Intelligence notes that Siemens dropped out of the top five for the first time since 2012, mainly due to its decreased annual installation in both the United States and offshore wind sector in 2016. In addition, Nordex returned to the top 10 after its recent acquisition of Acciona’s turbine business.
The Global Wind Market Update – Demand & Supply 2016 report examines the evolution of the global wind market in 2016 and addresses key market and technology trends and policy updates. It also forecasts global demand trends through 2026. This report will be available free of charge on FTI Intelligence’s website in March 2017.
Preliminary Findings in the Global Wind Market Update – Demand & Supply 2016:
  • 14 percent drop year-on-year in new wind installations in 2016 vs. 2015. Following a record 2015 with 63 GW of installations, the best year ever for the wind industry, 2016 showed a 14 percent drop in installations. A slowdown of installations in China is the primary reason for the decrease. That said, there were a few notable achievements for the wind power sector in 2016. Wind overtook coal as the second-largest form of power generation in the EU in terms of total installed power capacity, just behind natural gas. In the United States, wind passed a historic milestone to overtake hydropower as the largest renewable energy source of energy. The UK generated more electricity from wind than from coal in the full calendar year of 2016.
  • Solar PV replaced wind as the No. 1 non-hydro renewable energy source in 2016. Due to explosive growth in China, global solar PV installations in 2016 passed 70 GW. In addition, solar PV is emerging as a strong competitor to wind in regard to its cost, beating wind in the first and second power auctions in Mexico in 2016. Wind, however, eclipsed solar in the renewable tenders launched in Chile and Argentina in 2016. Interestingly, four out of the world’s top 10 wind turbine vendors have already entered the solar industry.
  • Paris Agreement came into force. On 5 October 2016, the Paris Agreement, the UN international agreement on climate change, entered into force. Out of 197 parties to the convention, 132 have ratified the agreement. Such international support reflects strong momentum behind the global transition to clean energy. 
  • Near-term stable growth in the United States is secured, but medium-term outlook is uncertain. The U.S. wind market outlook in the near term remains stable, as the new Treasury secretary has confirmed support for the existing smooth phase-out of the Production Tax Credit (“PTC”). However, U.S. market development in the medium term remains uncertain as President Trump has repeatedly called for the repeal of the Clean Power Plan (“CPP”) and the United States exiting the Paris Agreement.
  • Consolidation continues to occur across the value chain. In the past 12 months, large turbine vendors not only snapped up rivals (Siemens/Gamesa, Gamesa/Adwen, Senvion/Kenersys and WEG/Northern Power Systems) to gain new strategic positioning, but also acquired assets upstream in the value chain (GE/LM Wind Power, Senvion/EUROS and most recently, Nordex/SSP). In addition, state-owned Chinese companies were very active in the overseas market and acquired renewable assets around the world (SPIC/PacificHydro and China Three Gorges/Meerwind).  
  • Offshore wind cost reduction targets have been beaten. Results of the awarded offshore wind tenders launched in Denmark (the lowest bid, €49.9/MWh at Kriegers Flak) and the Netherlands (the lowest bid, €54.5/MWh at Borssele III+IV) in 2016 (both excluding transmission costs of around €14/MWh) indicate that the LCOE (levelised cost of electricity) for offshore wind in Europe has reduced significantly in the past five years, and they also suggest that returns on investment are compressing here.   
  • Corporate PPAs continue to grow. The wind industry saw the increased use of power purchase agreements (“PPAs”), self-consumption and direct contracts with customers in the past three years. Cumulative corporate renewable PPA capacity contracted in the United States passed the 7 GW milestone at the end of 2016. With 1 GW contracted today, Europe lags behind the United States, but this is expected to change as the commercial and industrial (“C&I”) segment wants secure green energy on a long-term basis due to rising electricity prices and the competitive prices offered by renewables.
  • Digitalization. Increased data quality, data access and grid integration are enabling increasing data analytics across the value chain in siting and design, asset performance management, asset health management and trading and balancing in the wind sector. Major turbine OEMs continued to launch advanced analytics packages in 2016 that can be applied throughout value chain. Following GE’s launch of an industrial data and analytics product, Predix Cloud, to the market in August 2015, Vestas and Envision launched Clearsightᵀᴹ and Ensightᵀᴹ, respectively, in 2016, and the data analytics market is expected to grow significantly.
“The drop in wind power installations in 2016 has brought the wind industry back to reality, as 2015 was an unusual year due to strong demand in China ahead of a change in Feed in Tariffs (‘FiTs’),” said Feng Zhao, a Senior Director at FTI Consulting. “The relatively poor performance of Chinese turbine OEMs in 2016 has shown that relying heavily on the home market for growth is not a guarantee for sustainable success.”
Aris Karcanias, a Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting and Co-Lead of the Clean Energy practice, added: “Solar PV not only replaced wind as the most popular renewable energy source in 2016, but also beat wind power in the power auctions launched in Mexico. However, we view this as positive news because the competition is certain to create another wave of technology innovation in the wind industry in order to further bring down the LCOE and make renewable energy even more competitive and affordable.”
The Global Wind Market Update – Demand & Supply 2016 report is authored by members of the FTI-CL Energy practice, a cross-practice team of energy experts from FTI Consulting and its subsidiary, Compass Lexecon. The views expressed in this piece are those of the authors and are not necessarily the views of FTI Consulting, its other professionals, its management or its subsidiaries and affiliates.
To learn more about FTI Intelligence’s Global Wind Market Update – Demand & Supply 2016, please visit the FTI Intelligence website at www.fti-intelligence.com



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El Gobierno fija la retribución de las energías renovables en España

February 23, 2017, 2:59 am
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La orden, publicada ayer en el BOE, introduce un incremento en la retribución de las renovables precisamente para compensar a las empresas por los errores de cálculo del primer semiperiodo regulatorio. El sector eólico lamenta que el Gobierno no haya corregido los desequilibrios del modelo retributivo que generan inseguridad jurídica y frenan la inversión.

La Orden por la que se actualizan los parámetros retributivos de las renovables, publicada ayer en el BOE, confirma las peores sospechas del sector: el regulador ha ignorado tanto las recomendaciones emitidas por la CNMC hasta en tres distintos informes como las alegaciones de las compañías y de la Asociación Empresarial Eólica (AEE) y ha mantenido como referencia para el cálculo de la retribución regulada un precio de mercado artificialmente alto en vez de los precios de los mercados de futuros. Como consecuencia, la eólica –el sector más afectado por ser el más vulnerable a las variaciones de precios del mercado– ingresará en tres años unos 400 millones de euros (un 38%) menos de lo que le correspondería, según los cálculos de AEE.
En la orden ministerial, que fija la retribución de las renovables para el semiperiodo regulatorio 2017-2020, el regulador ha vuelto a tomar como referencia un precio de mercado de 52 euros/MWh a partir de 2020 –el mismo que en el semiperiodo anterior, que ha resultado ser desacertado– en vez de los 41,62 que eran la referencia tomada por el propio Gobierno en la memoria de la Orden por la que se aprueba la previsión de ingresos y costes del sistema para 2017-2022, lo que la CNMC califica de “abierta contradicción”. La CNMC afirma que echa en falta “la concreción de una metodología reproducible que defina expresamente la forma de obtención de dichas estimaciones”.
En un segundo informe, sobre la Orden de peajes de 2017, la CNMC señala que “no se justifica” que de 2020 en adelante se adopte la hipótesis de que el precio se sitúe a esos niveles, como ya se hizo en 2014, “con la diferencia de que ahora se compadece mal con la de aquellos precios para cuya estimación sí existe una metodología, ligada además a las cotizaciones del mercado de futuros” (hoy los precios de los futuros para 2020 se sitúan en 42,62 euros).
En el informe sobre la orden de revisión de parámetros publicada ayer en el BOE, la CNMC va más allá: “La mejor manera de salvaguardar la estabilidad financiera que la regulación persigue pasaría por adoptar una previsión continuista con respecto a la empleada para aquellos años en los que sí se dispone de un procedimiento de cálculo apoyado en los resultados de los mercados a plazo”.
En los últimos tres años, las empresas eólicas han cobrado una media de 6,37 euros/MWh menos de retribución por la desviación a la baja de la senda de precios prevista en la ley. La diferencia entre las previsiones de precios y la realidad ha supuesto que el sector haya dejado de ingresar 630 millones de euros. Teniendo en cuenta esta experiencia, no se entiende que el Gobierno apueste por perpetuar la situación justo cuando podía haber optado por corregirla.
Es más, la orden de parámetros introduce no un incremento a la retribución de las renovables, sino una compensación a las empresas por los errores de cálculo cometidos por el regulador en el primer semiperiodo: si las previsiones de precios de hace tres años se hubiesen basado en la realidad y no hubiesen sido artificialmente elevadas, el regulador no tendría que corregir ahora al alza la retribución.
Ahora bien, la existencia de unos límites a las compensaciones a las que tiene derecho el sector cuando se producen estas desviaciones en los precios impide que las empresas sean compensadas con el 100% de la cantidad necesaria para alcanzar la rentabilidad razonable prevista al final de su vida útil. En el caso del sector eólico, las compensaciones serán sólo por el 36% de lo que le correspondería para el primer semiperiodo, que finalizó el pasado 31 de diciembre. El sector considera que estos límites deberían ser eliminados, como también tendría que serlo la posibilidad de que la propia rentabilidad razonable sea variable –el Gobierno puede modificarla cada seis años, la primera vez a finales de 2019–. Estas dos circunstancias, que impiden que las empresas obtengan los ingresos que les promete la propia ley, demuestran tanto la inestabilidad del sistema como su arbitrariedad.
Sin esa estabilidad, va a ser difícil que en España se hagan las inversiones eólicas necesarias para cumplir con los compromisos internacionales y la Transición Energética y se pone en riesgo el futuro de un sector que exporta tecnología por valor de unos 3.000 millones de euros anuales, da empleo a 22.500 personas y rebaja el precio de la electricidad.
El sector eólico ha sido en términos absolutos el más golpeado por la Reforma Energética: en los primeros tres años completos desde su aplicación, los ingresos del sector han descendido un 34%, lo que en muchos casos ha puesto a las empresas en dificultades para atender el servicio de la deuda. El mercado doméstico se ha paralizado: desde finales de 2013, se han instalado 65 MW en España (en Europa, sólo en 2016 se instalaron 12.500 nuevos megavatios eólicos), y los fabricantes de aerogeneradores han exportado el 100% de su producción, lo que dificulta que permanezcan en el país. Estas dificultades están teniendo su reflejo en la pérdida de valor de los activos y en los cambios de manos de estos a precios inferiores a los anteriores a la Reforma Energética.
La Asociación Empresarial Eólica es la voz del sector eólico en España y defiende sus intereses. Con cerca de 200 empresas asociadas, representa a más del 90% del sector en el país, que incluye a promotores, fabricantes de aerogeneradores y componentes, asociaciones nacionales y regionales, organizaciones ligadas al sector, consultores, abogados y entidades financieras y aseguradoras, entre otros.
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España redujo un 3% sus emisiones de CO2 en 2016

February 23, 2017, 4:58 am
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Según ha explicado el autor del informe, el economista José Santamarta, la explicación de la reducción de las emisiones se debe a una única causa "estrictamente coyuntural" como es la reducción en torno a un 30% del consumo de carbón por parte del sistema energético.
"Igual que el año anterior aumentaron porque se quemó más carbón para generar electricidad, en 2016 se ha quemado un 30,1% menos carbón para la producción de energía", ha indicado. De hecho, según el investigador, la importante reducción del volumen de carbón empleado para generar energía ha permitido reducir el volumen total de emisiones incluso a pesar del hecho de que, según sus estimaciones, se han incrementado las emisiones en ámbitos como el transporte y el consumo de productos derivados del petróleo. "El único factor que ha ayudado ha sido la quema de carbón y ha sido algo influenciado por el mercado, no por las políticas del Gobierno", ha destacado, tras recordar que durante los últimos años no se ha incrementado el volumen instalado de energías renovables.
Santamarta ha explicado, en todo caso, que los datos del informe son todavía estimativos y se basan, en algunos casos, en proyecciones, debido al cierre de datos de los últimos meses de 2016 por parte de los organismos oficiales.
En todo caso, ha destacado que en anteriores ediciones del informe, los datos oficiales, que "se retrasaron un año" respecto de la publicación de los datos del GHN, "vinieron a confirmar" lo que habían dicho estos últimos.
Las emisiones del año base 1990 eran de 285,9 millones de toneladas de CO2 equivalentes y la emisiones en 2016 fueron de 328,7 millones de toneladas de CO2 equivalente. En 2015 fueron 339,5 millones de toneladas de CO2 equivalente.



El descenso de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero en el año 2016 puede imputarse en su casi totalidad a un descenso de la quema de carbón para la generación eléctrica en casi un 30,6%. En 2016 el consumo de petróleo creció un 3% y el gas natural un 1,4%



Se han dado cambios en la estructura de nuestro mix de generación eléctrica que explican la reducción de emisiones más allá de la coyuntura económica.



La aportación de las energías renovables -sobre todo la eólica- a este resultado de reducción de emisiones es muy importante, por cuanto cubrieron el 40,8% de la generación de electricidad en 2016, muy por encima de lo que aportó la nuclear, el 22,9%. La eólica aportó el 19,3%, la hidráulica el 14,6%, la fotovoltaica el 3,1% y la termosolar el 2,1%.



Es difícil evaluar si al menos una parte de la reducción de emisiones producida en 2016 se ha debido al descenso del consumo de carbón o a los resultados de las escasas estrategias y políticas puestas en marcha en los últimos años por el Gobierno para los sectores difusos.



Es complicado, en primer lugar, porque algunas consisten en recomendaciones o directrices genéricas cuya aplicación -que corresponde además a muchas Administraciones- es difícil de medir y porque en otras más concretas el Gobierno no establece los mecanismos adecuados para evaluar su ejecución. No obstante, estos programas de ayuda para incentivar la eficiencia y el ahorro energético no han tenido, en nuestra opinión, una dotación suficiente como para que la disminución de emisiones pueda apreciarse de manera significativa.



Estimamos que en el sector del transporte la reducción de emisiones se debe sobre todo al aumento de los precios de los combustibles y a la reducción de desplazamientos laborales y de mercancías los últimos años por efecto de la crisis. Puede ser que algunas políticas, fundamentalmente municipales, hayan dado lugar a un ligero desplazamiento de viajes hacia modos menos contaminantes (tranvías o metros puestos en marcha, sistemas de alquiler municipal de bicicletas, avión por tren en algunos corredores de alta velocidad...).



A pesar del importante descenso de las emisiones de GEI en 2016, España sigue siendo uno de los países industrializados donde más han aumentado las emisiones y sigue necesitando un importante esfuerzo para la etapa posterior al Protocolo de Kioto, sin acudir a los mecanismos de flexibilidad, que le permite adquirir en el exterior derechos de emisión, lo que hizo factible emitir durante los años 2008-2012 por encima del 15% en relación a 1990.





La tabla  recoge la emisión de gases de efecto invernadero en España entre 1990 y 2016.




Porcentaje
Emisiones en Kt de CO2eq.
Año base
100,00%
285.933,77
Límite P. Kioto
115,00%

1990
100,00%
285.933,77
1991
103,23%
295.171,01
1992
106,46%
304.398,32
1993
102,91%
294.261,42
1994
108,62%
310.589,35
1995
113,89%
325.662,71
1996
111,25%
318.093,41
1997
116,16%
332.143,20
1998
119,70%
342.265,99
1999
129,03%
368.927,52
2000
134,69%
385.118,73
2001
133,67%
382.201,39
2002
139,98%
400.240,52
2003
142,58%
407.680,26
2004
148,12%
423.534,57
2005
153,35%
438.473,67
2006
150,83%
431.273,64
2007
153,91%
440.087,72
2008
143,03%
408.981,97
2009
129,92%
371.495,47
2010
126,18%
360.800,16
2011
126,03%
360.352,92
2012
124,30%
355.408,61
2013
114,52%
327.447,28
2014
115,04%
328.926,28
2015
118,67%
339.325,94
2016
114,95%
328.689,85






Fuente: Elaboración propia en base a datos del INE, MAPAMA y SGE.












 
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Siemens to supply 13 direct-drive wind turbines for two projects in Northern Germany

February 27, 2017, 2:39 am
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Continuing success for Siemens' direct-drive onshore wind turbines in Germany: The company has been awarded three further contracts for the supply and installation of 13 of its gearless turbines in Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein. For the WPD Windpark Damme GmbH & Co. KG, Siemens will install and commission six units of the latest type SWT-3.3-130. A project in Karlum in the northern part of Schleswig-Holstein will receive seven units of the type SWT-3.0-113. The deals include a long-term service agreement for 15 and 20 years respectively.

Siemens will install 13 more gearless wind turbines, such as the model SWT-3.0-113 unit shown here, at 2 projects in Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein.
Having made positive experiences with Siemens wind turbines, commissioned in 2016, WPD Windpark Damme GmbH & Co. KG is now expanding its Siemens fleet: According to plan, all turbines of its first project close to the A1 motorway were connected to the grid by the end of last year. The operator has now ordered six further turbines of the new type SWT-3.3-130 to repower an older project situated at Borringhauser Moor, and is offering citizens of the Damme community options to invest in the new project. The new turbines will be installed in autumn 2017 at a hub-height of 135 meters. In the framework of a full service contract, Siemens will care for smooth operation over a period of 15 years.
The citizens' wind park known as Bürgerwindpark Brebek GmbH & Co KG, situated in the northern part of Schleswig-Holstein, is building on the success of a previous project with Siemens wind turbines. For its new expansion project in the community of Karlum, the operator has ordered seven units of the type SWT-3.0-113. The community wind farm association which will operate the project now consists of more than 280 citizens of the three municipalities in the region. Siemens will install the wind turbines in the spring of 2017 on steel towers at a hub height of 115 meters. After commissioning in the summer, Siemens Wind Power will also be responsible for service and maintenance over a period of 20 years. Similar to the predecessor Brebek wind farm, the new Karlum project utilizes the electromagnetic compatibility of the direct drive turbines to fulfill site-specific constraints to protect a neighboring military radio station.
"The further success of our direct-drive onshore wind turbines in the German market underlines the fact that our technology is now established as good choice for demanding sites," states Thomas Richterich, CEO Onshore at Siemens Wind Power. "With the new generation of gearless wind turbines we have now expanded our portfolio to offer competitive solutions for inland low wind sites. This will enhance the popularity of our turbines in the middle and the south of Germany."




 
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Nordex obtains large-scale wind energy project in the United States

February 27, 2017, 9:50 am
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The Nordex Group has received an order to install 95 turbines in the 3 MW class in the United States. The project is the first follow-up order from a Safe Harbor transaction agreed upon with a major international power supplier at the end of last year. Thanks to choosing the Safe Harbor solution, the customer will obtain a higher tax benefit which was valid in 2016. 


The manufacturer will be supplying 95 turbines with a nominal capacity of 3 MW each and a rotor diameter of 125 metres. This type of turbine is designed for the site conditions prevailing and for medium wind speeds. Nordex will install the turbines on 87.5 metre tubular steel towers.

The Group has installed around 20 GW of wind energy capacity in over 25 markets. In 2015 Nordex and Acciona Windpower generated combined revenues of EUR 3.4 billion. The company currently employs a workforce of around 5,000. The joint manufacturing capacity includes factories in Germany, Spain, Brazil, the United States and India. The product portfolio is focused on onshore turbines in the 1.5 to 3.6 MW class, which are tailor-made for the market requirements in developed and emerging markets.

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Wind energy in Turkey

February 28, 2017, 12:22 am
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The Nordex Group has received its first order for wind farms with the N117/3600 in Turkey. Its customers Bakir Enerji and Marmarares Elektrik have ordered a total of 19 turbines with a combined capacity of 68.4 MW for the “Esenköy” and “Kürekdagi” projects. WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson addressed the annual Turkish Wind Energy Congress in Ankara.

He applauded the clear commitment from the Turkish Government to expand wind capacity from 5.3GW today to 20GW by 2023. The Government is putting in place clear tools and measures to deliver these goals. Dickson compared the targets to the faltering level of ambition in the EU where only 7 out of 28 have clear goals and policies in place for renewables beyond 2020. “If only more countries in the EU had the same level of ambition,” he said.
The 20GW target appears credible with the introduction of new measures and the current pipeline of projects. In addition to the existing capacity, another 5GW has been licensed. Of this, 3GW is in the permitting stage and should be operational by 2018. The remaining 2GW already has grid connection. The full 5GW will be supported under the existing feed-in-tariff scheme.
A further 1.5GW of new capacity will be announced shortly. This will be supported under a new auction-styled support scheme and fully grid-connected by 2020 or shortly afterwards. An additional 8GW would then need to be auctioned to meet the 2023 target. Any plans for new capacity would also receive support under the new auction scheme.
The auctions will involve developers bidding to deliver projects at a fixed price for 15 years. It will be an open process with developers bidding below the current feed-in-tariff of $7.3cents/KWh.
giles-turek-2016Ziya Altunyaldiz, Chairman of the Energy Committee of the Turkish Parliament, told the Turkish Wind Energy Congress that Turkey “will” meet its target of having 20GW wind capacity by 2023. He added that the expansion of wind power was essential for sustaining economic growth. It also met Turkey’s two other policy priorities of (a) using local resources to boost energy security and (b) developing wind energy industrial capacity with a local supply chain and Turkish know-how that can be exported to other countries in the region.
Turkey also faces a challenge in removing bottlenecks in grid capacity. Infrastructure upgrades will be necessary as the country aims to meet its wind energy deployment targets.



“Esenköy” is located in the Marmara region in the north-west of Turkey. Nordex will be installing nine N117/3600s on 106 metre tubular steel towers at this site. For “Kürekdagi” in the same region the manufacturer is to supply ten N117/3600s, which will also be set up on 106 metre towers. The N117/3600, currently the most powerful turbine for medium winds in the Nordex portfolio, is well suited to such IEC-2 regions.
Construction of the two wind farms is due to start in the late summer of 2017, meaning that they can be handed over to the customer at the beginning of fiscal 2018. Nordex will service all 19 turbines on the basis of a Premium Service agreement for a period of five years.
The Group has installed around 20 GW of wind energy capacity in over 25 markets. In 2015 Nordex and Acciona Windpower generated combined revenues of EUR 3.4 billion. The company currently employs a workforce of around 5,000. The joint manufacturing capacity includes factories in Germany, Spain, Brazil, the United States and India. The product portfolio is focused on onshore turbines in the 1.5 to 3.6 MW class, which are tailor-made for the market requirements in developed and emerging markets.
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Eólica marina: Siemens construirá EnBW Hohe See con 71 aerogeneradores

February 28, 2017, 9:12 am
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El pedido de EnBW suma 71 aerogeneradores, incluidos los cimientos. Parque eólico offshore de 497 megavatios que se conectará a la red en 2019. Instalación eólica ubicada a 90 kilómetros al norte de la isla alemana de Borkum. Conexión a la red mediante la plataforma HVDC BorWin Gamma.

Por primera vez, Siemens Wind Power proporcionará soluciones completas de parque eólico offshore, incluidos los cimientos, para el parque eólico offshore EnBW Hohe See. EnBW, propietario de Hohe See, ha tomado ya una decisión de inversión final para su parque eólico offshore de 497 megavatios. Con el inicio del proyecto previsto para principios de 2018, este parque de gran superficie se construirá a 90 kilómetros al norte de la isla alemana de Borkum, en el Mar del Norte, a profundidades marinas de hasta 40 metros. Los 71 aerogeneradores del tipo SWT-7.0-154, con una capacidad de 7 megavatios cada uno, se construirán en la nueva planta de fabricación de góndolas de Siemens en Cuxhaven. La fabricación dará comienzo a mediados de 2018 y se entregará la maquinaria al puerto del proyecto a principios de 2019. Las palas se enviarán desde las fábricas de Hull, en Reino Unido, y Aalborg, en Dinamarca. La puesta en marcha está prevista para el tercer trimestre de 2019. El parque eólico generará energía suficiente para abastecer 560.000 hogares con energía limpia renovable.
En 2016 Siemens comenzó un anteproyecto para el desarrollo de soluciones específicas para los cimientos del parque eólico EnBW Hohe See. El resultado fue el desarrollo de un diseño monopilar de grandes dimensiones, con una longitud de hasta 80 metros y un peso de hasta 1.500 toneladas, para afianzar los aerogeneradores firmemente al fondo marino. Siemens cuenta con más de 25 años de experiencia en proyectos offshore, comenzando por el proyecto Vindeby en Dinamarca, que comenzó a operar en 1991. Para EnBW Hohe See, Siemens se ha asociado con el especialista en logística GeoSea. La empresa del Grupo Deme también entregará los cimientos, que incluyen los monopilares y las piezas de transición. Con su alcance ampliado, Siemens ha ayudado a reducir significativamente el riesgo para los inversores. El enfoque de diseño e instalación integrados, junto con la solución completa que incluye generadores, torres, TP y cimientos, ofrece a los inversores un grado máximo de seguridad y confianza en lo relativo a la financiación y la finalización de este proyecto.
“Nos alegra poder aplicar toda la capacidad de nuestros servicios de ingeniería al proyecto eólico offshore EnBW Hohe See”, declara Michael Hannibal, Director General Offshore de Siemens Wind Power. “El alcance ampliado convierte a este parque eólico de 497 megavatios en uno de los mayores proyectos que hayamos emprendido jamás. Nuestro cliente se beneficia de nuestra contrastada experiencia como corporación multinacional a lo largo de toda la cadena de valor de los grandes proyectos eólicos offshore”.
Tras la puesta en marcha, Siemens realizará el servicio y mantenimiento de los generadores durante un periodo de cinco años. La conexión a la red se ejecutará mediante el enlace de CC de alta tensión "BorWin 3", y Siemens instalará la plataforma de conversión "BorWin Gamma" para el operador Tennet.


 


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La eólica produjo el 24,8% de la electricidad en febrero en España

February 28, 2017, 9:32 am
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Las energías renovables generaron el 39% de la electricidad en España en febrero: la eólica el 24,8%, la fotovoltaica el 2,3% y la termosolar el 0,6%. 

Generación de enero a febrero del 2017

La demanda peninsular de energía eléctrica en febrero se estima en 19.876 GWh, un 4,7% inferior a la registrada en el mismo mes del año anterior. Si se tienen en cuenta los efectos del calendario y las temperaturas, la demanda peninsular de energía eléctrica ha aumentado un 1,2% con respecto a febrero del 2016.
En los dos primeros meses del año, la demanda peninsular de energía eléctrica se estima en 42.752 GWh, un 1% más que en el 2016. Una vez corregida la influencia del calendario y las temperaturas, la demanda de energía eléctrica es un 2,5% superior a la registrada en el año anterior.
La producción de origen eólico en febrero ha alcanzado los 4.850 GWh, un 20,1% inferior a la del mismo mes del año pasado, y ha supuesto el 24,8% de la producción total.
En el mes de febrero, con la información estimada a día de hoy, la generación procedente de fuentes de energía renovable ha representado el 39% de la producción.
El 63% de la producción eléctrica de este mes procedió de tecnologías que no emiten CO2.

Generación del mes de febrero del 2017
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Senvion wins major contract in the UK with Banks Renewables

March 2, 2017, 2:29 am
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Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has concluded contracts with Banks Renewables for the supply and installation of 47 turbines for three wind farm projects totalling 151 megawatts (MW). Senvion has also signed 20 year operations and maintenance contracts for all three projects.

Senvion will supply 26 of its 3.4M104 turbines for Kype Muir Wind Farm, located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The wind farm will have a total rated output of 88 megawatts and will produce enough electricity to power 62,000 homes each year. The wind farm is expected to come online at the start of 2019.
Also located in South Lanarkshire, the Middle Muir Wind Farm will consist of 15 Senvion 3.4M114 turbines, eight at 79 meter hub height and seven at 93 meter hub height. These hub heights will enable the wind farm to take full advantage of variable wind speeds. The wind farm will have a total rated output of 51 megawatts and will produce enough electricity to power over 33,000 homes. Middle Muir is scheduled to go live in 2018.
Located near Darlington in North East England, Moor House Wind Farm will consist of six Senvion MM100 turbines at a total rated output of 12 megawatts and will produce sufficient energy to power 9000 homes. Delivery will start in August 2017 and commissioning is expected to be completed early in 2018.
The three wind farms were all successful in the UK government's first competitive Contracts for Difference (CfD) programme for onshore and offshore projects in 2015.
Jürgen Geissinger, CEO of Senvion, said:"The successful conclusion of these three contracts continues the positive start to 2017 for Senvion. These orders also demonstrate that Senvion provides a strong product fit to match the market requirements and wind conditions in the UK."
Guy Madgwick, Managing Director of Senvion Northern Europe, said:"We are delighted to be continuing our successful partnership with Banks Renewables. We look forward to building on this relationship through 2017 and beyond."
Richard Dunkley, Managing Director at Banks Renewables, added:"We have enjoyed a long and successful relationship with Senvion. We are very pleased to be able to utilise their high quality turbines and expert support services once again for these three landmark projects. Onshore wind in general and these projects in particular represent the best value for money to consumers as the government seeks to deliver on its climate change obligations, and it's exciting to now be accelerating the process of taking these wind farms forward."
Senvion is a leading global manufacturer of onshore and offshore wind turbines. The company develops, produces and markets wind turbines for almost any location - with rated outputs of 2 MW to 6.15 MW and rotor diameters of 82 metres to 152 metres. Furthermore, the company offers its customers project specific solutions in the areas of turnkey, service and maintenance, transport and installation, as well as foundation planning and construction. The systems are designed at the Senvion TechCenter in Osterrönfeld and manufactured at its German plants in Husum (North Friesland), Trampe (Brandenburg) and Bremerhaven, as well as Portugal. With approximately 4,000 employees worldwide, the company makes use of the experience gained from the manufacture and installation of more than 6,600 wind turbines around the world. The company's operational subsidiary Senvion GmbH is based in Hamburg and represented by distribution partners, subsidiaries and participations in European markets such as France, Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK, Italy, Romania, Portugal, Sweden, and Poland as well as on a global level in the USA, China, Australia and Canada. Senvion S.A. is listed on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.




 
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Acciona inicia su quinto parque eólico en propiedad en México

March 2, 2017, 8:50 am
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Está dotado de 56 aerogeneradores de 3 MW Nordex/ACCIONA Windpower, y supondrá una inversión de 210 millones de euros.

ACCIONA dispondrá a finales de 2018 de más de 1.000 MW de energías renovables en propiedad en México, que producirán electricidad equivalente al consumo de casi 2 millones de hogares mexicanos.
ACCIONA Energía ha iniciado los trabajos de construcción de su quinto parque eólico en propiedad en México, El Cortijo, una instalación de 168 megavatios (MW) de potencia situado en el estado de Tamaulipas, que supondrá una inversión de 221 millones de dólares (210 millones de euros al cambio actual). Es el primer proyecto renovable en el que se inician las obras de los vinculados a las subastas de electricidad celebradas en México en el marco de la Reforma Energética.

ACCIONA obtuvo en la primera  de esas licitaciones un total de 585,5 GWh de energía eléctrica -y los certificados de energías limpias correspondientes-, que serán aportados desde este parque eólico.
El Cortijo, ubicado a 40 kilómetros al sur de Reynosa, constará de 56 aerogeneradores AW 125/3000, de tecnología Nordex/ACCIONA Windpower, de 3 MW de potencia nominal, 125 metros de diámetro de rotor y torre de hormigón de 120 metros de altura.
El parque se prevé que esté operativo a finales de agosto de 2018 y generará el equivalente al consumo eléctrico de unos 350.000 hogares mexicanos, evitando la emisión anual a la atmósfera de más de 366 mil toneladas de CO2.

“Realizar los proyectos renovables que nos son adjudicados en el plazo más breve posible y con la garantía de calidad requerida son retos permanentes para ACCIONA. Estamos convencidos de que el desarrollo de las obras de El Cortijo nos permitirá ratificar ese compromiso, con el que tratamos de contribuir al desarrollo de las energías renovables en México y en todo el mundo”, ha manifestado Miguel Angel Alonso, Director de ACCIONA Energía México.

La construcción y operación de El Cortijo, con sus actividades asociadas, representará una aportación al producto interior bruto (PIB) mexicano de unos 232 millones de dólares USA durante su vida útil, según se desprende de los datos del estudio sobre impacto socioeconómico realizado para la compañía por la consultora EY y presentado en mayo pasado.

PRÓXIMO PROYECTO

En próximos meses, ACCIONA iniciará la construcción del complejo fotovoltaico Puerto Libertad, en Sonora, de 339 MWp. Parte de él está vinculado a la segunda subasta del mercado eléctrico mayorista fallada en el pasado mes de septiembre, en la que la compañía obtuvo 478,3 GWh de energía, y otra parte al contrato de compraventa privado (PPA) suscrito con una empresa filial del grupo Tuto Energy, socio de ACCIONA en este proyecto solar.

Con la mencionada instalación fotovoltaica, que se prevé esté terminada en el segundo semestre de 2018, ACCIONA Energía alcanzará 1.063 MW de potencia total instalada en propiedad en México –un 68% eólica y un 32% fotovoltaica-, y producirá electricidad de origen renovable equivalente al consumo de casi 2 millones de hogares mexicanos.

México es un mercado estratégico para ACCIONA Energía, dados sus importantes recursos renovables y elevadas expectativas de crecimiento. El grupo ACCIONA está asimismo presente en el país en los campos de la depuración de agua, la construcción de infraestructuras, los servicios y la actividad inmobiliaria.
ACCIONA Energía es un operador global en energías renovables con más de 20 años de experiencia en el sector. Dispone en propiedad de 220 parques eólicos que suman 7.260 MW; 79 centrales hidroeléctricas (888 MW); 6 plantas termosolares (314 MW); centrales fotovoltaicas que totalizan 390 MWp y tres plantas de biomasa (61 MW). La compañía desarrolla proyectos para terceros en las tecnologías eólica y fotovoltaica y comercializa energía a grandes clientes.




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Acciona builds the first renewable project in Mexico following electric power auctions

March 2, 2017, 8:54 am
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ACCIONA Energía has started construction work on the fifth wind farm under its ownership in Mexico: El Cortijo, a 168-megawatt (MW) facility located in the State of Tamaulipas, which will represent an investment of 221 million dollars (210 million euros at current exchange). It is the first renewable energy project resulting from the electric power auctions organized in Mexico within the framework of the country’s Energy Reform.

ACCIONA won the first tender a total of 585.5 GWh of electric power and the corresponding clean energy certificates, which will be supplied by this wind farm.
El Cortijo, located 40 kilometers south of Reynosa, will have fifty-six AW 125/3000 turbines of Nordex/ACCIONA Windpower technology, each one with rated power of 3 MW, a rotor diameter of 125 meters and a 120-meter-high concrete tower.
The installation is expected to enter service in August 2018 and will generate the equivalent of the electricity consumption of around 350,000 Mexican homes, avoiding the emission of over 366,000 metric tons of CO2 to the atmosphere per year.
“Completing the renewables projects that are awarded to us in the shortest possible timescale, and with the quality guarantees required, are ongoing challenges for ACCIONA. We are convinced that the development of the El Cortijo wind farm will allow us to ratify this commitment, through which we set out to contribute to the development of renewable energy sources in México and the rest of the world”, explains ACCIONA Energía México Director Miguel Angel Alonso.
The construction and operation of El Cortijo and its associated activities will represent a contribution to Mexico’s GDP of around 232 million US dollars during its working life, according to figures from the socioeconomic impact study made for the company by the consultancy EY and presented last May.

Next project

In the next few months ACCIONA will begin construction work on the 339-MWp Puerto Libertad photovoltaic complex in Sonora. A part of it is related to the second wholesale electricity market auction held last September in which the company was awarded 478.3 GWh, and the rest corresponds to the PPA signed with a subsidiary of the Tuto Energy Group, a partner of ACCIONA in this solar project.
With this plant, which is expected to be completed in the second semester of 2018, ACCIONA Energía will reach 1,063 MW of total installed capacity under its ownership in Mexico – 68% in wind power and 32% in photovoltaic – and will produce electricity of renewable origin equivalent to the consumption of almost 2 million Mexican homes.
Mexico is a strategic market for ACCIONA Energía, due to its considerable renewable resources and strong growth prospects. The ACCIONA Group is also present in the country in the fields of water treatment, the construction of infrastructures, services and real estate development.

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Protermosolar reclama un cupo para la termosolar en la próxima subasta de renovables

March 3, 2017, 2:05 am
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La termosolar con almacenamiento es capaz de competir en igualdad de condiciones con otras energías renovables.

Su aportación inercial y su gestionabilidad la convierten en diferencial y clave en el mix de generación eléctrica en España.
El mix de generación tras 2020 necesitará renovable gestionable.
El presidente de Protermosolar y Estela, Luis Crespo, ha reclamado, en una conferencia pronunciada en el marco de la feria Genera 2017, que el Gobierno asigne un cupo para las tecnologías renovables gestionables en la próxima subasta renovable. “La planificación de nueva capacidad renovable en España debe incluir, incuestionablemente, potencia gestionable, como la termosolar, que proporcione respaldo a las tecnologías fluyentes, como la eólica o la fotovoltaica”, ha afirmado Luis Crespo.
El presidente de Protermosolar ha impartido la conferencia titulada Elementos y desafíos para continuar liderando desde Europa la tecnología Solar Termoeléctrica, en la que ha reiterado que “el precio del KWh no puede ser el único criterio que marque la planificación energética, ya que, las centrales termosolares son hoy en día competitivas frente a la doble inversión que supondría centrales fluyentes respaldadas con nuevos ciclos combinados cuando concluya la vida operativa de los actuales”, y ha destacado que “los costes de generación del kWh de las centrales termosolares con seis horas de almacenamiento son bastante más baratos que los de las centrales fotovoltaicas”.
Por ello, Protermosolar estima que, incluso con la posición adoptada por el Gobierno de neutralidad tecnológica, las subastas deberían tener dos áreas diferenciadas: renovables con y sin almacenamiento.
Además, la termosolar tiene un gran margen de reducción de costes si se compara sus 5 GW instalados en todo el mundo, con los 500 GW de eólica o los 300 GW de fotovoltaica. “Muy pronto veremos costes del kWh termosolar por debajo de dos dígitos”, ha aseverado Luis Crespo.
“Un sistema libre de emisiones no puede conseguirse exclusivamente con renovables fluyentes” ha asaegurado el presidente de Protermosolar, que ha añadido que “como es prácticamente seguro que no se invertirá en ninguna nueva central nuclear, de carbón o de gas, hace falta en España seguir promoviendo la instalación de centrales termosolares y de biomasa”.
Por eso, Protermosolar espera que las decisiones que se adopten para cumplir los objetivos de 2020 no estén basadas únicamente en el criterio del mínimo coste, sino en optimizar el valor de la nueva potencia para el sistema eléctrico en su conjunto y para el relanzamiento industrial del país. En este sentido, Luis Crespo ha subrayado que “los posibles apoyos a la termosolar se comienzan a pagar tres o cuatro años después de la aprobación de las centrales, mientras que los impactos macroeconómicos positivos empiezan de inmediato. La contribución al PIB y al empleo serán otras razones adicionales que muevan a los responsables energéticos de los países soleados a apoyar su implantación”.
La gestionabilidad va a ser la clave en los sistemas eléctricos del futuro en el mundo, que estarán basados mayoritariamente en renovables. En este sentido, España tendría mucho que aportar si se
consigue mantener el liderazgo en la tecnología termosolar para lo que haría falta un mercado de algunos cientos de MW hasta 2020, cuyo diferencial de coste sería muy reducido.
Para el presidente de Protermosolar y Estela, “España tiene una posición tecnológica privilegiada en este sector. Continuar con la instalación de nuevas centrales termosolares en nuestro país es una necesidad y dejar que se pierda el liderazgo sería un error histórico del Gobierno con consecuencias negativas para la economía española”.
Protermosolar representa al sector español de la industria solar termoeléctrica y está integrada por 50 miembros. La tecnología termosolar, en la que España es líder internacional, ha irrumpido recientemente con fuerza en el panorama de las energías renovables a nivel mundial y actualmente cuenta con un gran potencial de crecimiento por su gestionabilidad y capacidad de almacenamiento, por su elevada creación de empleo local y por su potencial de reducción de costes. La potencia instalada en España es de 2.300 MW y la contribución de las empresas españolas en los mercados internacionales es de alrededor del 75%.




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Wind energy in Austria: Vestas wins 33 MW order

March 3, 2017, 10:20 am
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The project will employ a customised solution consisting of V112-3.3 MW turbines with a hub height of 140m and V126-3.3 MW turbines with a hub height of 137m, demonstrating the versatility of Vestas’ product portfolio. The firm and unconditional order includes supply and commissioning of the wind turbines along with a VestasOnline® Business SCADA solution.

The turbines will be installed in Sommerein in Lower Austria with wind turbine delivery and commissioning expected to begin in the first quarter of 2018.
“To achieve the lowest cost of energy at the Sommerein site, evn naturkraft Erzeugungsgesellschaft m. b. H. needed a customised wind solution, and our versatile 3 MW platform enables exactly that through different hub heights and rotor diameters, offering superior annual energy production for the site. Together with our long-term customer evn naturkraft Erzeugungsgesellschaft m.b.H., we look forward to raising the bar for low-wind site performance”, states Nils de Baar, President of Vestas Central Europe.
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on wind power solutions. We design, manufacture, install, and service wind turbines across the globe, and with 82 GW of wind turbines in 76 countries, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. Through our industry-leading smart data capabilities and unparalleled 71 GW of wind turbines under service, we use data to interpret, forecast, and exploit wind resources and deliver best-in-class wind power solutions. Together with our customers, Vestas’ more than 21,800 employees are bringing the world sustainable energy solutions to power a bright future.
The headquarters of Vestas Central Europe is located in Hamburg, Germany. The business unit is responsible for the sales and marketing of wind power systems as well as for the installation and operation of  wind power plants in Germany, Benelux, Austria, Russia, Eastern Europe and Southern and Eastern Africa.



 

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US wind energy generation reached 5.5% of the grid in 2016

March 6, 2017, 10:09 am
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Iowa, South Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma and North Dakota all sourced more than 20 percent of their electricity generation from wind power during 2016, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). It shows wind supplied over 5.5 percent of electricity nationwide, up from 4.7 percent in 2015.

With 99 percent of wind turbines located in rural areas, wind power’s steady growth as a share of the nation’s electricity supply has been accompanied by a surge of investment in rural America. The industry invested over $13.8 billion in new turbines last year, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), in addition to operating a fleet now over 52,000 turbines.
“Wind is now cheaply and reliably supplying more than 20 percent of the electricity in five states and is a testament to American leadership and innovation,” said Tom Kiernan, AWEA CEO. “For these states, and across America, wind is welcome because it means jobs, investment, and a better tomorrow for rural communities.”
EIA’s new data show that wind turbines operating in 40 states generated a record total of 226 million megawatt hours (MWh) during 2016, approximately four times the amount of solar electricity production and approaching what hydroelectric dams generate in America.
In Oklahoma, wind’s share of total electricity generation grew from 18.4 percent in 2015 to 25.1 percent in 2016. In Iowa, wind grew from 31.5 percent to 36.6 percent – the highest in the nation – and in Kansas, wind’s share increased from 24.1 percent to 29.6 percent. The Dakotas also saw significant gains, with South Dakota becoming the second state in the country to generate over 30 percent of its electricity from wind energy, and North Dakota rising to 21.5 percent wind.
 
Other states are close behind, according to EIA. In total, 14 states produced over 10 percent of their electricity from wind in 2016. Twenty states generated over five percent. New Mexico in particular posted impressive generation gains, with the state’s total annual wind generation growing by nearly 73 percent from 2015 levels, bringing the state to a 10.9 percent wind share in 2016.
Investment in wind projects results in new revenues for rural communities, which pay for roads, teacher salaries and emergency services. Wind is a new cash crop for farmers and ranchers who lease small portions of their land for wind project development, while retaining the rest for agriculture. These land lease payments added up to $245 million last year – steady income helping families make ends meet and keep farms in the family.
“Wind power is cheap, clean and infinite, and it saves Oklahomans hundreds of dollars annually on their utility bills,” said Brad Raven, District One Commissioner for Beaver County Oklahoma. “When you consider that landowners receive millions in annual royalties from wind projects, you have an energy sector that is literally saving rural Oklahoma.”
As wind power grows beyond 25 percent of Oklahoma’s electricity supply, the state’s residents will reap even greater economic benefits. The same is true across the nation.
Looking ahead, America’s grid operators have expressed confidence that they are ready for further expansion of wind power. The Southwest Power Pool, which operates the electricity grid from Montana to the northern tip of Texas, recently exceeded 50 percent wind penetration for a period of time in early February.
“Ten years ago we thought hitting even a 25 percent wind-penetration level would be extremely challenging, and any more than that would pose serious threats to reliability,” said Bruce Rew, Southwest Power Pool’s vice president of operations. “Now we have the ability to reliably manage greater than 50 percent. It’s not even our ceiling.”
A 2016 study from the National Renewable Energy Lab found that the Eastern Interconnection, which is the electricity grid comprising most of the Eastern U.S., could reliably and affordably obtain 30 percent of its electricity from wind and solar within the next 10 years using today’s technology and tools.




 
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Vestas wins 50 MW order in Norway

March 6, 2017, 10:18 am
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The firm and unconditional order is for the Ånstadblåheia wind park in the municipality of Sortland, continuing the momentum Vestas has built in Norway. The contract includes supply and installation of the wind turbines, as well as a 5-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM5000) service agreement. Delivery of the wind turbines is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2018.   With combined orders of close to 1,500 MW in Norway, Sweden and Finland, the V126-3.45 MW and the previous 3.0 MW and 3.3 MW rating variants are proving how the right technology can provide a strong business case in the Nordic region.

“Ånstadblåheia is an excellent wind site and yet another milestone in our strategy to expand within renewable energy. Vestas’ continuous technology development, as we see it in V126-3.45 MW’s performance, was key in our decision to choose Vestas for the project,” says Philippe Stohr, Vice President of Wind Power at Fortum.
Klaus Steen Mortensen, President at Vestas Northern Europe, adds: “Building on our good relationship from Solberg wind park in Sweden, we are proud that Fortum has again chosen Vestas and opted for our V126-3.45 MW for their Ånstadblåheia wind power plant in Norway. Vestas has the industry’s most versatile products and this project underlines our ability to provide the right technology solutions for the challenging market conditions of the Nordic region.”




 
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Wind energy in Ireland: Nordex wind turbines for a wind farm

March 6, 2017, 10:23 am
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The Nordex Group has passed a new milestone in the Republic of Ireland: with the commissioning of Energia Renewables’ 95 megawatt (MW) “Meenadreen” wind farm in Donegal the manufacturer passed the 500 MW mark for turbines in operation. In total, Nordex turbines with a capacity of 529 MW are now producing green power for the Irish Republic, corresponding to a market share of almost 20 percent. 


In addition, in 2016 the Nordex Group improved its position in this country; with 184 MW in order intake the manufacturer approximately doubled the figure for 2015.

An example for the good development is the order for the "Slievecallan West" project received at the end of 2016. The manufacturer will be supplying 18 N90/2500 turbines for this wind farm for the Irish wind farm developer JV, Invis Energy. The turbines are to be installed on 80-metre tubular steel towers in County Clare on Ireland's west coast. Invis Energy has also contracted the Nordex Group to service the turbines on the basis of a Premium Service contract for a period of 15 years.

“Slievecallan West” is Nordex Group’s third project with Invis Energy following the (now operational) "Knockduff" (65 MW) and "Killaveenoge" (25 MW), which is currently being commissioned.

The Group has installed more than 21 GW of wind energy capacity in over 25 markets. In 2016 Nordex generated revenues of EUR 3.4 billion. The company currently employs a workforce of around 5,000. The joint manufacturing capacity includes factories in Germany, Spain, Brazil, the United States and India. The product portfolio is focused on onshore turbines in the 1.5 to 3.6 MW class, which are tailor-made for the market requirements in developed and emerging markets.

http://www.evwind.es/2017/03/06/wind-energy-in-ireland-nordex-wind-turbines-for-a-wind-farm/59006 

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