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Cooperation European Transmission System Operators to develop North Sea Wind Power Hub

March 8, 2017, 12:48 pm
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TenneT TSO B.V. (Netherlands), Energinet.dk (Denmark) and TenneT TSO GmbH (Germany) will sign an trilateral agreement in Brussels on 23 March 2017 that will press ahead on developing a large renewable European electricity system in the North Sea. TenneT unveiled its vision of the North Sea Wind Power Hub in June 2016 . The close cooperation with Energinet.dk is an important next step towards accomplishing this vision and the 2050 climate goals formulated in the Paris Agreement (COP21).


Discussions with other potential partners are ongoing, which not only include other North Sea transmission system operators (TSOs*), but also other (infrastructure) companies. The goal is to achieve a multi-party consortium which will realize the North Sea Wind Power Hub project.

*Transmission System Operators (High-voltage grid operators)

By developing the North Sea Wind Power Hub, TenneT and Energinet.dk want to make the energy transition both feasible and affordable. Central to the plan is the construction of one or more islands, so called Power Link Islands with interconnections to surrounding countries, in the middle of the North Sea (Dogger Bank):
  • to which many wind farms can be connected (possibly 70,000 MW to 100,000 MW);
  • from where the generated wind energy can be distributed and transmitted over direct current lines to the North Sea countries of the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Norway and Belgium;
  • where transmission cables will simultaneously function as interconnectors between the energy markets of the aforementioned countries. Besides transmitting wind electricity to the connected countries, these 'wind connectors' will enable the countries to trade electricity;
  • where wind conditions are optimal.

The Power Link Island

Mel Kroon, CEO of TenneT, said: 'This project can significantly contribute to a completely renewable supply of electricity in Northwest Europe. TenneT and Energinet.dk both have extensive experience in the fields of onshore grids, the connection of offshore wind energy and cross-border connections. TSOs are best placed to play a leading role in the long-term development of the offshore infrastructure. I am happy that we are going to take this step with our Danish colleagues and I look forward to the participation of other transmission system operators and possibly other partners.'

Peder Østermark Andreasen, CEO of Energinet.dk said: 'Offshore wind has in recent years proved to be increasingly competitive and it is important to us to constantly focus on further reduction in prices of grid connections and interconnections. We need innovative and large-scale projects so that offshore wind can play an even bigger part in our future energy supply.'

North Sea Wind Power Hub: vision

Solar energy and wind energy will be necessary on a large scale because achievement of the European targets for reducing CO2 emissions hinges largely on electricity produced sustainably. Wind and solar energy complement each other: there is more sun from spring to autumn, and more wind in the colder and darker months of the year. So a sustainable and stable energy system for the future will need solar and wind energy, both on a large scale. This requires optimum cooperation and synergy because it cannot be accomplished by individual member states on their own. The European political declaration of 6 June 2016 on energy cooperation between the North Sea countries was an important step in this direction.

The vision of the three TSOs provides a basis, or point of departure, for a joint European approach up to 2050 and focuses specifically on developing the North Sea as a source of and a distribution centre for Europe’s energy transition. The location of the Power Link (the island) should satisfy a number of requirements: optimal wind conditions, centrally located and in relatively shallow water. As a location for the island, the Dogger Bank meets all the conditions.

In short, Power Link islands in the middle of the North Sea offers everything necessary to make offshore wind energy a success:
  • Large wind farms way out at sea will connect to a Power Link, an island. Far-shore will become near shore and economies of scale will reduce costs.
  • Direct current lines will double as interconnectors. The efficiency of these lines will increase significantly.
  • Staff, components and assembly workshops can be stationed on the island, thus optimising and simplifying complex offshore logistics.
  • The Dogger Bank area has excellent wind consitions which optimizes efficiency and affordability.
  • The area is relatively shallow. The shallower the water, the lower will be the cost of building the wind farms and the island.
  • An island in an area with a lot of space will provide the scale necessary to reduce costs (through economies of scale).

On 23 March, during the North Seas Energy Forum in Brussels, the consortium between TenneT Netherlands, Energinet.dk and TenneT Germany will be made official by Mel Kroon (TenneT) and Torben Glar Nielsen (CTO Energinet.dk), in the presence of Maroš Šefčovič, European Commissioner for Energy Union.

For more information, please visit: http://www.tennet.eu



 
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Iran and Middle East could adopt fully renewable electricity systems

March 8, 2017, 11:18 pm
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Iran can transition to a fully renewable electricity system and financially benefit from it by 2030. Researchers at Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) show that major oil-producing countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region could turn their abundant renewable energy resources into lucrative business opportunities in less than two decades.

According to the study, a fully renewable electricity system (100% RE) is roughly 50-60 percent cheaper than other emission-free energy options for the MENA region. For example, new nuclear power costs around 110 euros per megawatt hour. Fossil-CCS option costs around 120 euros per megawatt hour. But the cost of the fully renewable energy electricity is around 60–40 euros per megawatt hour, based on financial and technical assumptions of the year 2030.
The cost of wind and solar electricity would reduce further to 37-55 euros per megawatt hour if different energy resources were connected with a super grid that allows the transmission of high volumes of electricity across longer distances. For Iran, the price could go as low as 40-45 euros per megawatt hour. Such low cost show that the transition of the current fossil-based electricity system towards a fully renewable electricity system can cover all electricity needs in the decades to come.

“The low cost renewable electricity system is a driver for growing standards of living, continued economic growth, in particular also for energy intensive products, and finally more peace,” emphasizes Professor Christian Breyer.
Transforming the electricity system fully to renewables for Iran requires 49 gigawatts of solar photovoltaics, 77 gigawatts of wind power and 21 gigawatts of hydropower. Most of the hydropower already exists, but the solar and wind capacities would require new investments. Wind power can be installed in many parts of the country and solar systems in all parts of Iran for an attractive cost. Both technologies can be easily added to the existing energy infrastructure, which is mainly based on flexible fossil natural gas fired power plants plus hydropower.
The scientists also prepared a renewable oil refining scenario in which fossil fuels are replaced by synthetically produced from carbon dioxide, water and electricity. With this so called power-to-fuel technology, 100% renewable system can still use carbon fuels and chemicals for aviation, materials and medicine. These are the most difficult sectors to decarbonise because batteries are too heavy for powering airplanes and carbon atom is needed in plastics and various chemicals such as solvents and medicine.
“The picture that emerges from that study is that the fossil fuel industry can transform its business to meet the COP21 target of a net zero emission energy system. This requires fundamental change in how we think carbon, but it could potentially open major new business opportunities,” says Breyer.
The results were published at the 11th International Energy Conference held in Tehran, Iran, and presented during COP22 in Marrakech to official representatives of the MENA region. The study was done as part of the Neo-Carbon Energy research, which is funded by the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation, Tekes, and is carried out in cooperation with Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT), VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd and University of Turku, Finland Futures Research Centre.



Simulation on 100% renewable electricity systems in full hourly resolution for an entire year: http://neocarbonenergy.fi/internetofenergy/
Neo-Carbon Energy: www.neocarbonenergy.fi



 
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GE, Borusan EnBW Enerji, Fina Enerji and Özgül Holding Sign MoU for YEKA in Turkey

March 8, 2017, 11:28 pm
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General Electric (GE), Borusan EnBW Enerji, Fina Enerji and Özgül Holding signed Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the installation, operation and financing of a joint wind farm as part of the YEKA, the largest wind project in renewable energy in Turkey. Contributing to the renewable energy portfolio of Turkey, the wind YEKA project will see preliminary preparations on financing and project by the companies.

Agah Uğur, Borusan EnbW Enerji’s Chairman of the Board, Murat Özyeğin, Fina Enerji's Chairman of the Board, Ömer Faruk Özgül, Özgül Holding's Chairman of the Board and John Rice, CEO of GE Global Growth Organization, Cliff Harris, General Manager, GE EMEA Onshore Wind Energy, Canan M. Özsoy, CEO & President of GE Turkey were present at the signing ceremony of the MoU agreement. As per the agreement, companies will work together with the aim of supplying and operating wind sites, equipment, service, local manufacturing, finance and R&D.
Ruhan Temeltaş, General Manager, GE MENAT Onshore Wind Energy said, “The YEKA Project, which will diversify Turkey's energy portfolio, is thus critical for Turkey to achieve its goals in renewable energy industry. At GE, we have been maintaining investments and collaborations in Turkey with 2,000 employees for the past seven decades, and together with all our teams, we are ready to tap into our knowledge and expertise of wind energy to contribute to our country's development and achievement of targets. We are supporting our country's energy targets through this agreement with our valuable partners."
Agah Uğur, Chairman of the Board of Borusan EnBW Enerji said, “The reduction of current account deficit and dependency on energy imports are the main axes of Turkey’s energy policy. In this sense, we continue our investments without slowing down with the vision of being a leading energy generation company in the field of wind energy, which is a domestic and renewable energy source and make a great contribution to reach the targets of Turkey’s energy policy. We think that YEKA will become an important development platform for large-scale projects through sectoral collaborations. Strategically, we believe that we will create a synergy in this area by combining our company’s renewable energy experience and knowledge with the competencies of our partners."
Murat Özyeğin, Chairman of the Board, Fina Enerji Holding A.Ş. said, “As Fina Enerji Holding, we have managed to become one of the leading investors in the renewable energy sector in Turkey. We believe that our experience and Fiba Group’s support behind us will play an important role in this strong partnership and make a significant contribution to the YEKA process, one of the most important pillars of our country's domestic energy policies. The YEKA project will enable efficient fields to be put into use in a relatively short time and provide us a unique opportunity to reach our targets in renewable energy.”
Ömer Faruk Özgül, Chairman, Özgül Holding said "Wind energy plant is different from other renewable energy plants; It is an investment that needs to be evaluated on a coordinate basis (turbine coordinates), not on a project site basis. Since the wind power plant will be evaluated on a unit cost basis, the more the installed power is increased, the lower the fixed costs will be. For this reason, the greater the allocation of connection capacity for the YEKA project, the investment can be more feasible. In this framework, I believe our cooperation will contribute to Turkey's renewable energy targets."
The cooperation established by GE, Borusan EnBW Enerji, Fina Energy and Özgül Holding offers a structure where each party complements one another in terms of the site, equipment and financing, while building strong teamwork with deep knowledge and strong financials.
Providing wind energy equipment and solutions in 23 sites across Turkey, GE accounts for more than 1 GW in installed wind energy power in Turkey. GE's installed capacity may reach up to 1.2 GW with the projects under construction. Fina Enerji, one of the partners of the consortium has eight operating wind plants with a total capacity of 305 MW. The company continues to work on investments in four new wind plants and plans to put into use additional 200 MW capacity within 24 months.
Borusan EnBW Enerji, another partner in the consortium, stands out with its seven wind energy power plants and its investments in this field. The entire Borusan EnBW product portfolio is based on renewable energy sources, and out of the company's total installed energy power of 406 MW, wind energy accounts for 349 MW.
Providing energy companies with such services as energy project development, project management, engineering solutions and energy portfolio management, Özgül Holding has so far offered turnkey solutions for around 10 wind energy projects. In addition, Özgül Holding works on realization of its own portfolio.
GE Renewable Energy is a 10 billion dollar start-up that brings together one of the broadest product and service portfolios of the renewable energy industry. Combining onshore and offshore wind, hydro and innovative technologies such as concentrated solar power, GE Renewable Energy has installed more than 400+ gigawatts capacity globally to make the world work better and cleaner. With 12,000+ employees present in more than 55 countries, GE Renewable Energy is backed by the resources of the world’s first digital industrial company. Our goal is to demonstrate to the rest of the world that nobody should ever have to choose between affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy.
Borusan EnBW Enerji is carrying out its activities with an aim of becoming a leader in the field of wind energy with its portfolio composed of only renewable energy sources. In order to realize this goal, we adopt effective planning and management of investments; efficient operation of our power plants with an utmost care for the society and environment and undertaking an active role in electricity trading & sales as our mission. We continue new wind, solar and geothermal energy projects development and investment in line with the goal of reaching a portfolio of 2,000 MW. Borusan EnBW Enerji currently holds a renewable-based portfolio. Its installed capacity is 406 MW with Bandirma Wind Energy Power Plant (89.7 MWm), Yedigöl – Aksu Hydroelectric Power Plant (50.3 MWm), Balabanlı Wind Energy Power Plant (61,4 MWm), Koru Wind Energy Power Plant (52.8 MWm), Mut Wind Energy Power Plant (52.8 MWm), Harmanlık Wind Energy Power Plant (52.8 MWm), Fuatres Wind Energy Power Plant (33 MWm), Kartaldağı Wind Energy Power Plant (6,9 MWm) and Dayıcık Solar Energy Power Plant (6.6 MWp).
Fina Enerji is owned by Fina Holding that is a part of Fiba Group, founded in 1987 by Hüsnü M. Özyeğin. Fiba Group is a respected and well-known player in national and international markets and operates in 12 countries through 74 companies with more than 18.500 employees from 55 nationalities. Fina Holding has established Fina Enerji in 2007 to involve in development, generation and trading of renewable energy. It currently has eight wind farms of 305 MW under operation, and new four wind power projects are in the pipeline. Additional capacity of 200 MW is scheduled to be commissioned within 24 months.
Fiba Group is the parent company of Fina Enerji and gives the financial firepower required for rapid and seamless implementation of wind power projects. Fiba Group as a diversified conglomerate with investments ranging from banking, factoring and leasing to retailing has 2,4 billion USD total equity and 17 billion USD total assets on its balance sheet as of 2015, giving Fina Enerji enormous flexibility in employing capital across a wide range of projects in different fields of the energy business.
ÖZGÜL HOLDİNG provides energy project development, project management, engineering solutions and energy portfolio management services and has completed a total 289 MW of project management services. One of the main goals of ÖZGÜL HOLDİNG is to implement its own projects and become an electricity producer with a focus on renewable energy. For the wind pre-license applications in 2015, 79 projects with a total of 3760 MW have been prepared, and Özgül Holding became the project development firms that apply the most projects and accept all of the projects they apply. With a total of 10 projects with a total capacity of 466.5 MW, which is fully approved in its portfolio, it is expected to enter the tender and 49.5 MW project has been granted with the pre-license.




 
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Wind energy industry could drive a quarter million American jobs by 2020 – end of Trump’s first term

March 9, 2017, 3:12 pm
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American wind power expansion is poised to drive 248,000 jobs and $85 billion dollars in economic activity over the next four years, according to new analysis released today by Navigant Consulting. These and other economic benefits will result from the addition of 35,000 megawatts (MW) of new wind power capacity through 2020.

AWEA released an accompanying white paper, “Wind brings jobs and economic development to all 50 states,” to highlight the economic benefits wind already delivers to the U.S. economy today. For the first time ever the U.S. wind industry supports more than 100,000 jobs, with 102,500 workers in all 50 states.
“Growing wind energy revitalizes America’s rural areas and Rust Belt manufacturing centers,” said Tom Kiernan, CEO of AWEA. “With over 100,000 jobs today, the industry is just getting started. This new analysis projects the industry could drive nearly a quarter million jobs by 2020, with $85 billion in economic activity over the next four years alone.”
“American ingenuity and hard work have driven the cost of wind down by two-thirds since 2009, propelling wind to contribute 30 percent of power plant capacity added over the last five years. The policy certainty provided by the 2015 Production Tax Credit phase down has allowed the industry to make long-term investments in the American workforce and manufacturing to further bring costs down,” said Kiernan.
American wind industry jobs grew nearly 17 percent during 2016, and Navigant expects wind job growth to continue. By 2020, the consultant expects a total of 248,000 wind-related American jobs, including induced jobs. By that time there would be 33,000 Americans working in factories supplying the wind industry, 114,000 Americans building, operating and maintaining wind turbines, and an additional 102,000 workers in jobs supported by the industry.
The 102,500 wind industry jobs documented by AWEA only includes Americans working for wind companies or in their supply chain in 2016, and not jobs in the community supported by the local wind farm or factory. And unlike previous AWEA figures reporting the amount of private investment in new turbines each year, the Navigant study incorporates additional economic activity from operating and maintaining wind turbines, payments to landowners and taxes paid by the wind industry.
Rural areas that sorely need investment will be the largest beneficiaries of this growth, with 99 percent of wind projects located in rural areas today. Wind project development funds states and local communities through sales, income, and property taxes. Navigant calculates that the new wind activity will pay over $8 billion in taxes over the next four years, on top of the tax revenues from existing wind projects. These tax revenues help local communities fix roads, build schools, and improve emergency services.
Wind is now the largest source of renewable energy capacity in the U.S., with over 82,000 MW installed at the end of 2016; enough to power 24 million average American homes. Navigant forecasts the development of 35,000 MW of additional wind power capacity between 2017 and 2020, a more than 40 percent increase. And as of 2016, more than 80 percent of wind towers and up to 70 percent of blades and hubs are made in America, and 85 percent of turbine nacelles are assembled here.
According to Navigant, this growth is made possible, in part, by the multi-year extension of the wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) in 2015. Congress passed a five-year extension and phase-out of the PTC with strong bi-partisan support. The credit has already begun phasing out on an 80-60-40 percent schedule starting this year. By 2019 wind will be the only major source of energy without a dedicated federal incentive.


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U.S. market installed 14,762 MWdc of solar photovoltaic in 2016

March 9, 2017, 11:16 pm
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The U.S. solar market had its biggest year ever in 2016, nearly doubling its previous record and adding more electric generating capacity than any other source of energy for the first time ever.  


Over the next five years, the cumulative U.S. solar market is expected to nearly triple in size, even as a slight dip is expected in 2017. GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) announced these historic figures today in the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2016 Year-in-Review report. On average, U.S. solar photovoltaic (PV) system pricing fell by nearly 20 percent in 2016. This is the greatest average year-over-year price decline since GTM Research began modelling pricing in this report series.

"It would be hard to overstate how impressive 2016 was for the solar industry," said Abigail Ross Hopper, SEIA's president and CEO. "Prices dropped to all-time lows, installations expanded in states across the country and job numbers soared. The bottom line is that more people are benefitting from solar now than at any point in the past, and while the market is changing, the broader trend over the next five years is going in one direction – and that's up."

The report forecasts that an impressive 13.2 gigawatts (GW) of solar PV will be installed in the U.S. in 2017, a 10 percent drop from 2016, though still 75 percent more than was installed in 2015. The dip will occur solely in the utility-scale market, following the unprecedented number of utility-scale projects that came online in the latter half of 2016, most originally scheduled for completion before the original expiration of the federal Investment Tax Credit, which has since been extended. By 2019, the utility-scale segment is expected to rebound, with year-over-year growth across the board.

"Though utility PV will reset from an origination perspective starting in 2017-2018, distributed solar is largely expected to continue to grow over the next few years due to rapid system cost declines and a growing number of states reaching grid parity," said Corey Honeyman, Associate Director of GTM Research. "That said, ongoing NEM and rate design battles - in conjunction with a declining incentive environment for non-residential PV - will continue to present risks to distributed solar growth."

Twenty-two states each installed more than 100 megawatts (MW) in 2016, up from just two states in 2010. There was high growth in states that are not known for their solar market, including Georgia, Minnesota, South Carolina and Utah.

GTM Research expects the residential segment to grow 9 percent in 2017. California, which has historically accounted for nearly half of the U.S. residential market, is expected to decline in 2017; however, 36 of the 40 tracked states will grow year-over-year.

The non-residential market is expected to grow 11 percent year-over-year and install a record 1,756 MW. The community solar market nearly quadrupled from 2015 to 2016 due to major installations in Minnesota and Massachusetts, and community solar is anticipated to represent 30 percent of the non-residential market in 2018.

By 2019, the U.S. solar market is expected to resume year-over-year growth across all market segments. And by 2022, 24 states will be home to more than 1 GW of operating solar PV, up from nine today.

Key Findings
  • In a record-breaking year for solar, the U.S. market installed 14,762 MWdc of solar PV in 2016 – nearly doubling the capacity installed in 2015. Growth was primarily driven by the utility PV segment, which installed more in 2016 than the entire market in 2015.
  • For the first time ever, solar ranked as the No. 1 source of new electric generating capacity additions brought on-line on an annual basis at 39%.
  • On average, a new megawatt of solar PV capacity came on-line every 36 minutes in 2016.  
  • In 2016, a record 22 states each added more than 100 MW of solar PV.
  • Q4 2016 was the second consecutive quarter that California added more than 1 GWdc of utility PV and the largest single quarter by one state.
  • At 19%, residential PV saw its growth slow in 2016 from record growth in 2015 due to second half slowdowns in a handful of established state markets, offset somewhat by the emergence of several new state markets.
  • The once-nascent community solar market quadrupled in 2016, playing a key role in supporting the largest year ever for the non-residential PV market.
  • GTM Research forecasts that 13.2 GWdc of new PV installations will come on-line in 2017, down 10% from a record-breaking 2016. Utility PV is expected to account for 66% of that new capacity.
  • Total installed U.S. solar PV capacity is expected to nearly triple over the next 5 years.  By 2022, more than 18 GW of solar PV capacity will be installed annually.

The U.S. Solar Market Insight report is the most detailed and timely research available on the continuing growth and opportunity in the U.S. The report includes deep analysis of solar markets, technologies and pricing, identifying the key metrics that will help solar decision-makers navigate the market's current and forecasted trajectory. 




 
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Wind power in Turkey: Nordex achieves 25 percent market share

March 9, 2017, 11:24 pm
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In 2016 Nordex consolidated its position as market leader in Turkey. With some 350 megawatts the manufacturer accounted for a good 25 percent of the capacity installed in 2016. This means that Nordex remains the frontrunner in the market as a whole: with 1.5 GW the company has set up around one quarter of the total installed capacity in Turkey amounting to 6.1 GW. 


In 2016 the Sales division rounded off the good installation figures in Turkey with a strong result in terms of new business. With order receipts of EUR 220 million, Nordex followed up on its successes from the previous years. The company is also leader with regard to wind farms currently under construction: according to the Turkish Wind Energy Association (TWEA), Nordex accounts for 298 MW of the approx. 860 MW currently being installed, equating to a share of 34 percent.

“Thanks to our early market entry in Turkey we have established strong relationships to our customers and are now linked with the leading players. Our partners appreciate our decades of experience as an international manufacturer,” says Ibrahim Oezarslan, Nordex CEO Turkey & Middle East.

The Group has installed more than 21 GW of wind energy capacity in over 25 markets and in 2016 generated revenues of EUR 3.4 billion. The company currently employs a workforce of approx. 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/2017/03/10/wind-power-in-turkey-nordex-achieves-25-percent-market-share/59053 

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Database of Concentrated Solar Power Projects all around the world

March 10, 2017, 12:36 am
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Working with member countries, SolarPACES—Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems—has compiled data on concentrating solar power (CSP) projects around the world that have plants that are either operational, under construction, or under development. CSP technologies include parabolic trough, linear Fresnel reflector, power tower, and dish/engine systems. For individual concentrating solar power projects, you will find profiles that include background information, a listing of participants in the project, and data on the power plant configuration.
These pages should help utilities, financiers, manufacturers, and anyone interested in renewable-energy options to find information on the growing number of concentrating solar power projects around the world.


Browse the Project Profiles

You can browse project profiles under the following categories:
  • Country—listing by one of 21 countries
  • Project name—alphabetical listing by full project name
  • Technology—listing by parabolic trough, linear Fresnel reflector, power tower, or dish/engine systems
  • Status—listing by whether projects have plants that are operational, under construction, under development, request for offer, or currently non-operational.
You can also download comma-delimited data on all projects.

Concentrating Solar Power Projects by Project Name

In this section, you can select a concentrating solar power (CSP) project from the alphabetical listing of project names below. You can then review a profile covering project basics, participating organizations, and power plant configuration data for the solar field, power block, and thermal energy storage.

You can use other sorting options to access information on CSP projects.

Concentrating Solar Power Projects by Country

In this section, you can select a country from the map or the following list of countries. You can then select a specific concentrating solar power (CSP) project and review a profile covering project basics, participating organizations, and power plant configuration data for the solar field, power block, and thermal energy storage.
 

Concentrating Solar Power Projects by Technology

In this section, you can select a concentrating solar power (CSP) technology from the list below. You can then select a specific project and review a profile covering project basics, participating organizations, and power plant configuration data for the solar field, power block, and thermal energy storage.

Concentrating Solar Power Projects by Status

In this section, you can select concentrating solar power (CSP) projects under one of five categories: operational, under construction, under development, request for offer or currently non-operational. You can then select a specific project and review a profile covering project basics, participating organizations, and power plant configuration data for the solar field, power block, and thermal energy storage.
  • Operational—projects with working power plants that are producing electricity
  • Under Construction—projects where ground has been broken and construction is still in progress
  • Under Development—projects having a signed agreement, but actual construction is still pending.
  • Request for Offer—projects that are response to a call for proposals or that are announced but have no signed agreement.
  • Currently Non-Operational—projects that were operational but are now defunct or that were demonstrations for just a limited period.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's CSP Program assists SolarPACES in maintaining the projects database behind this Web site. Project operators or developers supply information for the key data fields for their projects. SolarPACES experts then review the information to ensure accuracy and completeness. The material is updated regularly, and because this site is new, we are still expanding the number of projects, especially those that are under development.
SolarPACES, an international program of the International Energy Agency, furthers collaborative development, testing, and marketing of concentrating solar power plants. Activities include testing large-scale systems and developing advanced technologies, components, instrumentation, and analysis techniques.
Founded in 1977, SolarPACES now has 13 members: Algeria, Australia, Egypt, the European Commission, France, Germany, Israel, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States.




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Iran launches wind farm with 22 wind turbines

March 13, 2017, 1:35 am
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Iran’s Energy Ministry inaugurated a 55-megawatt (MW) wind farm in town of Takestan in Qazvin province on Sunday, semi-official Fars news agency reported.

“Iranian MAPNA group of companies has invested over 92 million U.S. dollars for the project, and the wind farm will be able to supply 15 percent of Iran’s electricity,” an Iranian energy ministry official was quoted as saying.
Iranian Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian said on Sunday that the wind farm has 22 turbines for generating electricity.
Qazvin has the capacity to produce 4,000 MW of electricity thanks to the wind and solar energies, according to the report.
Chitchian said earlier that his country has already approved three billion dollars for foreign investments in Iran’s renewable energies. 





 
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Irán inaugura central eólica con 22 aerogeneradores

March 13, 2017, 1:38 am
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El ministro iraní de Energía, Hamid Chitchian, dijo hoy que el parque eólico tiene 22 aerogeneradores para generar electricidad. El Ministerio de Energía de Irán inauguró hoy una granja eólica de 55 megavatios en la localidad de Takestan de la provincia de Qazvin, informó la agencia semioficial de noticias Fars.

"El grupo de compañías MAPNA iraní invirtió más de 92 millones de dólares en el proyecto y la granja eólica será capaz de suministrar 15 por ciento de la electricidad de Irán", dijo un funcionario del Ministerio de Energía del país.

Qazvin tiene la capacidad de producir 4.000 megavatios de electricidad gracias a las energías eólica y solar.
Chitchian indicó que su país ya aprobó 3.000 millones de dólares de inversión extranjera en energía renovable iraní.



 
 
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Tunisia to invest US$1 billion in renewable energy in 2017

March 13, 2017, 1:47 am
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The Tunisian government said recently that it is expected to invest about an equivalent of one billion U.S. dollars to produce 1,000 megawatts of power from renewable energy in 2017. Of the 1000 megawatts, 350 will be produced by wind power, 650 by photovoltaic energy, according to the Energy General Direction of the Tunisian Ministry of Energy and Mines. 

 The private sector plans to invest 600 million dollars in development of renewable energy in 2017, it added. In 2016, Tunisia’s electricity production from renewable energy reached 579 gigawatt hours with a total capacity of 342 megawatts. Experts say the Tunisian government will be forced to depend more on renewable energy to reduce the electricity production cost that directly affects the country’s financial balance. 




 
 


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Túnez impulsa energías renovables

March 13, 2017, 1:51 am
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Túnez invertirá en 2017 unos mil millones de dólares para incrementar el aporte de las energías renovables a la producción eléctrica nacional. Instalará 350 MW de eólica y 650 MW de energía solar.

Según un comunicado de la Dirección General de Energía del Ministerio de Energía y Minas, esa inversión garantizará la generación de mil megavatios.
De ese total, 350 serán producidos por eólica, en tanto 650 se harán por paneles fotovoltaicos, agrega el texto.
El aporte del sector privado, detalla el Ministerio, será de 600 millones de dólares.
En 2016 Túnez alcanzó una capacidad instalada de 342 megavatios, lo cual contribuyó notablemente a la reducción de importación de hidrocarburos y permitió un mejor balance financiero en el país.





 
 
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La fusión entre Siemens Wind Power y Gamesa obtiene la aprobación de la Unión Europea

March 13, 2017, 8:22 am
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La fusión entre Siemens Wind Power y Gamesa ha obtenido hoy la aprobación incondicional de las autoridades europeas de Competencia. Tras la aprobación de las jurisdicciones necesarias,  se cierra así el proceso de autorizaciones de antitrust, cumpliendo todas las condiciones precedentes para la fusión. Una vez ultimadas las acciones de cierre en curso, Siemens y Gamesa prevén que la fusión sea efectiva a principios de abril, tras inscribir la compañía combinada en el Registro Mercantil de Vizcaya. 


“Hemos alcanzado un hito relevante en nuestro camino hacia la fusión de Gamesa y Siemens Wind Power. Esta operación, que creará un líder global en la industria eólica, está diseñada para generar valor a nuestros clientes, accionistas, empleados y suministradores. Estoy muy contenta de que la compañía combinada pueda estar operativa  pronto”, comenta Lisa Davis, miembro del Consejo de Dirección de Siemens AG.

"Estamos muy satisfechos de recibir la aprobación incondicional de la Comisión Europea. Este es un momento histórico tanto para Gamesa como para Siemens Wind Power", señala Ignacio Martín, Presidente ejecutivo y CEO de Gamesa. "Tras esta aprobación, estamos un paso más cerca de hacer realidad la visión de crear un líder mundial, con alcance global en los principales mercados eólicos”, añade.

El comité de dirección de la compañía fusionada, formado por profesionales de ambas compañías, se nombrará y anunciará en la primera reunión del nuevo Consejo de Administración del grupo.
La fusión, que ha recibido un fuerte respaldo desde su anuncio, fue aprobada por los accionistas de Gamesa en octubre con un 99,75% de votos a favor. En diciembre, el regulador español del mercado de valores (CNMV) confirmó la operación.
Esta operación dará lugar a un grupo eólico líder, con una base instalada de 75 GW, una cartera de pedidos valorada en 20.900 millones de euros e ingresos de 11.000 millones de euros, según datos proforma a diciembre. El Ebit ajustado se situaría en 1.058 millones de euros, con un margen Ebit del 9,6%. Siemens consolidará en sus cuentas la sociedad resultante, que seguirá cotizada en España. 





 
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Merger of Siemens Wind Power and Gamesa receives antitrust clearance

March 13, 2017, 8:25 am
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The merger of Siemens’ Wind Power business and Gamesa has today received unconditional clearance from the European competition authorities. Antitrust approvals have now been obtained in all required jurisdictions, and all the conditions precedent for the merger have been satisfied. Subject to pending closing actions, Siemens and Gamesa expect to close the merger early in April, after the registration of the merged entity in the Vizcaya Companies Register.

“We have reached a milestone in our path to merge Gamesa and Siemens Wind Power and create a leading global wind player. This merger is designed to combine the complementary strengths of both companies to benefit our customers, shareholders, employees, and suppliers. I’m excited about bringing the new company to the market very soon,” said Lisa Davis, member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG.
“We’re very pleased to have received unconditional approval from the European Commission. This is an historic moment for both Gamesa and Siemens Wind Power,” said Ignacio Martín, Executive Chairman and CEO of Gamesa. “This approval brings us one step closer to turning our vision of creating a global leader into reality and forming a company with presence in all the important wind markets,” Martín added.
The joint management team of the merged company will take office after being appointed at the first meeting of the new company board and will be announced to all stakeholders promptly after the appointment.
Strongly endorsed from the beginning, the merger was approved by Gamesa’s shareholders in October by a majority of 99.75%. In December, Spain’s securities market regulator (CNMV) confirmed the merger.
The transaction will create a global wind leader with an installed base of 75 GW, an order book of €20.9 billion and revenue of €11 billion, using pro forma data for the last twelve months as of December 2016. Adjusted pro forma EBIT totals €1.06 billion and implies a margin of 9.6%. Siemens will fully consolidate the merged entity in its financial statements. The merged entity will remain listed on the Spanish stock exchange.
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Wind energy now No. 1 renewable electric resource in U.S.

March 14, 2017, 12:18 am
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Wind power has surpassed hydroelectric as the top renewable electric resource in the United States, according to a new report by the American Wind Energy Association. This puts wind power as the fourth highest overall electric energy source behind natural gas, coal, and nuclear energy.

A "balance of power, if you will in terms of energy, is shifting to West Texas. Every new job is going to be here, every lost job is going to be in East Texas -- and that's an upside down situation from what we all grew up with," said Greg Wortham, director of the Texas Wind Energy Clearinghouse.
Wind is turned into energy through wind turbines scattered through West Texas but are largely centered near Roscoe, home of one of the largest wind farms in the world. While hydroelectric power has been used since the early 1900's, wind power has skyrocketed over the last decade.
Wind power currently supplies 12 percent of electricity in the state of Texas -- 6.5 percent above the national average. With Texas being the leader in wind power production in the U.S., this should mean big things for the Big Country and the West Texas Economy.
Thousands of jobs have been created since the wind energy boom began in the early 2000's.
"It gave people a lot more upward mobility, a lot more ways. Just things could go a lot more right. You saw a lot of families that were able to send their kids to college and they could sort of buy a house anywhere in town they wanted to buy a house," Wortham said.
By the year 2020, Texas is expected to rank as the fourth largest wind producer in the world behind China, the United States as a whole, and Germany.


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Eólica en Uruguay: Abengoa comienza las pruebas del parque eólico Campo Palomas

March 14, 2017, 1:06 am
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Ya hay conectados 19 aerogeneradores. Abengoa está participando también en los parques eólicos Artilleros y Colonia Arias, ambos en el sur del país.
 Abengoa (MCE: ABG/P:SM), compañía internacional que aplica soluciones tecnológicas innovadoras para el desarrollo sostenible en los sectores de energía y medioambiente, ha comenzado las pruebas de puesta en marcha de los aerogeneradores del parque eólico de Campo Palomas, en el departamento de Salto, en Uruguay. Este proyecto supone una inversión de 145 MUSD y, una vez en funcionamiento, aportará 70 MW a la matriz energética nacional.
En concreto, el pasado 21 de febrero, y como parte de las pruebas que culminarán con la puesta en operación del parque, se comenzó a suministrar energía a la red con el aerogenerador número 19 de este parque eólico. El parque cuenta con 35 aerogeneradores que producen 2 MW cada uno, una subestación y un centro de control.
Por otro lado, la compañía ha finalizado para Suzlon Wind Energy Uruguay, en el departamento de Colonia, al sudoeste del país, los trabajos de terminación de las subestaciones transformadoras del parque eólico Artilleros.
Del mismo modo, y para la empresa Isotrón Uruguay, Abengoa está realizando las bases de la línea de alta tensión de 150 kV del parque eólico Colonia Arias, ubicado en el sur de Uruguay, en el departamento de Florida.
Estas iniciativas consolidan a Abengoa como compañía de referencia en el sector eólico de Uruguay, país en el que está presente desde hace más de 35 años y donde ha desarrollado otros proyectos de este tipo como el parque eólico Peralta (departamento de Tacuarembó) y Talas del Maciel II (Flores).
Abengoa comienza las pruebas de puesta en marcha del parque eólico Campo Palomas de Uruguay
Abengoa (MCE: ABG/P:SM) aplica soluciones tecnológicas innovadoras para el desarrollo sostenible en los sectores de energía y medioambiente, generando electricidad a partir de energías renovables, termosolar o biocombustibles.





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Abengoa starts commissioning tests of the Campo Palomas wind farm in Uruguay

March 14, 2017, 1:11 am
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On February 21, wind turbine number 19 of this wind farm was connected to the grid and started generating electricity. The company is also involved in the Artilleros and Colonia Arias wind farms, which are both located in the south of Uruguay. 
 Abengoa (MCE: ABG/P:SM), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, has started commissioning tests of wind turbines  at the Campo Palomas wind farm in the Salto district, in Uruguay. This project has required an investment of $145 M, and once in operation, will supply 70 MW to the national power grid.  
On February 21, and as part of the tests that will lead to the commissioning of the farm, wind turbine number 19 started supplying electricity to the grid. The farm has a total of 35 wind turbines - each one producing 2 MW, as well as a substation and a control center.
Furthermore, the company has completed works with regard to two transformer substations in the Artilleros wind farm, for Suzlon Wind Energy Uruguay, in the Colonia district, located in the southeast of the country.
At the same time, Abengoa is performing the groundwork for the 150 kV high voltage line for Isotrón Uruguay, as part of the Colonia wind farm, located in the south of the country, in the Florida district.
These projects help to consolidate Abengoa’s position as a leading company in Uruguay’s wind sector, a country where it has been present for more than 35 years, and where it has completed other similar projects such as: the Peralta wind farm (Tacuarembó district) and Talas del Maciel II (Flores).
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Eólica en Canarias: dos nuevos parques eólicos en Agüímes con 22,6 MW

March 14, 2017, 1:27 am
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De los 49 parques eólicos con cupo de retribución específico, hay seis que ya están funcionando y siete que están en fase de construcción.

El Consejo de Gobierno de Canarias aprobó hoy dos decretos, a propuesta de la Consejería de Economía, Industria, Comercio y Conocimiento, en los que se acuerda ejecutar dos nuevos parques eólicos en el municipio de Agüímes con una potencia total de 22,6 MW y se ordena, al mismo tiempo, iniciar en el plazo de seis meses el proceso de revisión del planeamiento territorial que resulte afectado por cada uno de ellos.
En concreto, uno de los decreto ordena ejecutar del proyecto Parque Eólico Montaña del Canónigo de 6,8MW, promovido por Enel Green Power España, S. A., con los condicionantes contenidos en el informe de Impacto Ambiental elaborado por la COTMAC.
El otro documento se refiere a la puesta en marcha del proyecto del Parque Eólico Piletas1, promovido por Gas Natural Fenosa Renovables, S. L., con 16,1 MW de potencia, de acuerdo también con los condicionantes recogidos por la COTMAC en el informe de Impacto Ambiental.
En los dos textos aprobados, se considera que concurren razones justificadas de excepcional interés que motivaron la declaración de interés general de las obras necesarias para la ejecución de dichos proyectos por parte de la Dirección General de Industria y Energía.
Con la aprobación de ambos decretos se pone fin a la vía administrativa y se permite empezar la construcción de ambos proyectos que forman parte de la lista de 49 parques eólicos a los que se ha concedido un cupo de retribución específico para instalarse en Canarias antes del 31 de diciembre de 2018.
A día de hoy hay 6 parques eólicos con cupo específico que ya están funcionando (4 en Gran Canaria -Barranco de Tirajana, Cueva Blanca, Consumo Asociados Cash Bolaños y Salinas del Matorral II- y 2 en Lanzarote: Punta de los Valles y Punta Grande) y 8 en fase de construcción, uno en Tenerife (Tagoro Risco Blanco ) y 7 en Gran Canaria ( La Vaquería, Montaña Perro, Triquivijate, Doramas, Haría, San Bartolomé y Llanos de La Aldea).

http://www.evwind.com/2017/03/14/eolica-en-canarias-dos-nuevos-parques-eolicos-en-aguimes-con-226-mw/ 

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Siemens low wind prototype turbine installed in Drantum

March 14, 2017, 3:09 pm
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Siemens' new direct-drive low wind turbine has reached the prototype testing stage. The onshore model SWT-3.15-142, with a rotor diameter of 142 meters has successfully passed prototype approval and has now been erected at the Drantum wind test site in Jutland, Denmark. The IEC Class IIIA wind turbine is the first Siemens model to be equipped with rotor blades based on hybrid-carbon technology. With tower configurations allowing hub heights of up to 165 meters and 69 meter rotor blades the SWT-3.15-142 will set new standards in energy yield.

With its 69 meter blades the SWT-3.15-142 has a rotor diameter of 142 meters.
The low wind turbine SWT-3.15-142 is part of the onshore direct drive product platform and uses the same nacelle as other models like the SWT-3.6-130 including major components like the hub, generator, cooling- and electrical systems. Specific settings of the Siemens Integrated Control System (SICS) and the lightweight 142 meter rotor allow the new SWT-3.15-142 to reach an outstanding efficiency. Even at average wind speeds of only six meters per second, it harvests an energy yield of ten gigawatt hours per year.
"In our extended onshore product portfolio, the SWT-3.15-142 plays an important role since it is our first IEC Class IIIA wind turbine for this platform," said Morten Pilgaard Rasmussen, Head of Technology at Siemens Wind Power. "With LM's hybrid-carbon blades and our successful direct drive technology this model incorporates proven and highly efficient technology in all components and we are confident that we can maintain short time to market and have this product ready for serial production by the end of 2017."
Installation of the SWT-3.15-142 has been completed with the rotor lift last week. Commissioning work will be finished with the turbine being fully operational by the end of March. The focus of the testing program of the prototype is on blade and performance evaluation.



 
 
 
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Nordex receives new order in Finland

March 14, 2017, 3:28 pm
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The international developer ABO Wind has placed another order with Nordex to build a wind farm in Finland. Following the customer's last order covering nine turbines in November 2016, a new one has now been placed for three N131/3000s for a new project in west Finland. 


Nordex will supply the machines for the "Muntila" wind farm from September 2017 and install them on 114 metre steel towers. Nordex will be setting up the cold-climate version of the turbine in order to enable the customer to obtain the best possible yields at this site. ABO Wind has also signed a Premium Service contract with the manufacturer covering maintenance of the wind farm for a period of 12 years.

In 2016 Nordex installed turbines with a capacity of around 130 megawatts (MW) in Finland, representing a market share of 22 percent. 

http://www.evwind.es/2017/03/14/nordex-receives-new-order-in-finland/59104 

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Vestas receives order for 31 MW of V136-3.45 MW wind turbines in southern Germany

March 14, 2017, 3:37 pm
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The firm and unconditional order includes supply and commissioning of the wind turbines as well as a 15-year Active Output Management 4000 (AOM4000) service agreement and a VestasOnline® SCADA solution. Wind turbine delivery and commissioning is expected to be finalised in the second half of 2017.

“Working with Vestas on the Kohlenstraße wind park feels like a secure and natural choice. Vestas’ support and flexibility during the development of the project, the performance of the V136-3.45 MW, and the service solution offering optimal performance are the main reasons behind our decision to once again rely on Vestas as our partner on wind energy solutions,” Franz Uhl, Managing Director at Uhl Windkraft Projektierung GmbH & Co. KG.
Nils de Baar, President of Vestas Central Europe states: ”This order is the result of our intensified partnership with Uhl Windkraft Projektierung GmbH & Co. KG and the V136-3.4.5 MW turbine’s competitiveness in Germany. By using our Large Diameter Steel Tower (LDST) the site will feature hub heights of 149m to maximise energy output in low-wind conditions, highlighting how Vestas is raising the bar for low-wind site performance.”



 
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