Tag: Germany

Major renewable energy news this week

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Amprion starts on 8 GW offshore power link in Germany

Germany’s transmission system operator Amprion has begun planning the Windader West energy corridor, which will connect up to 8GW of offshore wind energy to the North Rhine-Westphalia state. The first 2 GW connection is expected in 2032.

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Kenya Power solicits bids for boosting rural electricity with solar mini-grids

Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has called for bids for setting up solar power mini-grids in several counties, representing 20 percent of its population and 72 percent of its land area. The contract covers seven years of operation and maintenance by the successful bidders.

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DP Energy and SBM planning 400 MW floating wind farm for Nova Scotia, Canada

DP Energy and SMB have formed a joint venture named Nova East Wind to build a 400 MW floating offshore wind farm in Nova Scotia, Canada. The development will be located about 30 km off Goldboro, although the precise location is yet to be determined.

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Solar drives renewable investment to $358 billion in H1 2023

Global investment in renewable energy soared to $358 billion in the first half of 2023, according to BloombergNEF. This was driven by solar investment in China, thanks to cheaper PV modules and a growing rooftop PV market.

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Consortium planning 5 GW wind farm for Australia

Elanora Offshore, a consortium of KIMAenergy, Energy Australia, Boskalis, Respect Energy, and Polpo Investments, will build a 5 GW wind farm off Gippsland in Victoria, Australia. Funding has already been secured for the project, with a targeted completion for the first phase in 2032. The farm will supply 40 percent of Victoria’s energy needs.

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Work starts on £2.4bn UK-German interconnector

Header image courtesy of Prysmian.

Construction work has commenced on a crucial link between the two largest European energy markets, as reported by ReNewz. The 1400 MW NeuConnect project will connect the UK and Germany when completed.

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) works have been kicked off by Prysmian, a cabling contractor on the UK side on the Isle of Grain in Kent. The HDD will link the subsea cables to land. The company has also started working on attenuation ponds and an access road to the new electricity converter station, handled by Siemens Energy.

The first stage of cable installation will start next year. However, the manufacturing of the 725 km of cabling required for the interconnector has started at Prysmian’s Italian factory and Sumitomo’s Japanese plant.

NeuConnect will become one of the world’s largest interconnectors, with electricity flowing both ways between the UK and Germany. The interconnector is expected to boost energy resilience, security, and renewable energy integration in both countries.

The German end of the interconnector is located in the Wilhelmshaven region in Lower Saxony. The cables will pass through British, Dutch, and German waters.

NeuConnect is expected to come online by 2028.

Lord Johnson, UK Minister for Investment, said: “This £2.4bn project doesn’t just demonstrate continued global investor confidence in the UK, but also the successful work we are doing with our European neighbours to drive investment and deliver vital new infrastructure. The first spade in the ground is a significant milestone on a project of national importance, so I offer my congratulations to NeuConnect and its investors.”

Miguel Berger, German Ambassador to the United Kingdom, added: “NeuConnect is a key project to support Germany and the UK in achieving their climate targets and to boost energy security. It is the largest Anglo-German infrastructure project and will enable us to share excess power – preventing renewable energy from being wasted.”