Spain
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Offshore Wind
Developer Plans Two Offshore Wind Projects Using 18-MW Turbines
A joint venture (JV) created to develop large-scale offshore wind projects said it plans to use what at present would be the world’s largest wind turbines at two projects located between Spain and Portugal. IberBlue Wind, a JV that includes Ireland’s Simply Blue Group along with Spanish companies Proes Consultores and FF New Energy Ventures, […]
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Offshore Wind
The Tremendous Potential—and Challenge—of Offshore Wind Energy
Wind turbines must move farther offshore to gain greater efficiency. But the challenges associated with doing so are significant. At the Dutch village of Den Oever, just north of Amsterdam, the A7 motorway extends onto the Afsluitdijk, a 32-kilometer dike that separates IJsselmeer Lake and the North Sea. Near the midway point, approaching the village […]
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Press Releases
Fusion Fuel Awarded €3.6 Million in Grant Funding for 1 MW Green Hydrogen Mobility Project
SABUGO, Portugal (March 20, 2023) — Fusion Fuel announced today that the company has been awarded €3.6 million in grant funding through Component 5 (‘C-5’) of Portugal’s Recovery and Resilience Plan to develop a 1 MW decentralized green hydrogen production facility co-located with a hydrogen refueling station in Elvas, Portugal. Fusion Fuel had previously been awarded […]
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Offshore Wind
Major Offshore Wind Array Planned off Iberian Peninsula
The joint venture (JV) of an Irish energy developer and two Spanish companies has announced its second large floating offshore wind project. IberBlue Wind, a JV created to develop gigascale arrays in waters near the Iberian Peninsula, on Feb. 17 said it would build a 990-MW project off the coast of Figueira da Foz. IberBlue, […]
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Wind
Siemens Gamesa Posts Nearly $1 Billion Quarterly Loss
Siemens Gamesa chief executive Jochen Eickholt acknowledged equipment failures in both the company’s onshore and offshore wind turbines, leading to higher warranty provisions, contributed to a nearly $1 billion net loss for the company in the last three months of 2022. Eickholt on Feb. 2 said the company’s October to December—the group’s fiscal first quarter—loss […]
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Solar
New Report Shows EU Solar Installations Rise Nearly 50%
A new report from industry group SolarPower Europe shows that solar installations in the European Union increased by almost 50% year-over-year in 2022, to a record 41.4 GW of generation capacity. “The numbers are clear. Solar is offering a lifeline amid energy and climate crises,” said Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of SolarPower Europe. “No other energy […]
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Solar
Enverus Expands Renewables Arm, Acquires Spanish Solar Power Group
A Texas-based company involved with data analytics for the energy industry is acquiring a Spanish group as part of a continuing effort to expand its offerings in the power generation sector. Enverus, formerly known as DrillingInfo and a longtime player in the oil and gas industry, on Sept. 14 said it is acquiring RatedPower, a […]
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Nuclear
Three Nuclear Plants Close in Germany, Final Three to Be Retired in 2022
The end of the year will bring the end of power production for three of Germany’s final six operating nuclear power plants. The 1,410-MW Brokdorf unit in Schleswig-Holstein, the 1,360-MW Grohnde unit in Lower Saxony, and the 1,288-MW Gundremmingen C unit in Bavaria will all be permanently taken off the gird on Dec. 31. That […]
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Press Releases
ESS Inc. Contracts With Enel Green Power España to Deliver 17 Energy Warehouse Long-Duration Iron Flow Battery Systems
WILSONVILLE, Ore. (Sept. 23, 2021) — ESS Tech Inc., a manufacturer of long-duration iron flow batteries for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications, announced that it has closed an order with Enel Green Power España to deliver 17 ESS Energy Warehouse iron flow battery systems. The long-duration batteries will be used to support a solar […]
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