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Dogger Bank wind farm producing power
21 December, 2023
The Dogger Bank wind farm, with an eventual installed capacity of 3.6 GW, is being constructed in UK waters 70 nautical miles (130 km) off the coast of Yorkshire and in three 1.2 GW phases known as Dogger Bank A, B and C. As of 7 October, power from Dogger Bank A’s first wind turbine was being transmitted to the UK’s national grid via Dogger Bank’s HVDC transmission system, the first use of HVDC for a UK wind farm.

UK ups CfD strike prices to attract bidders
21 December, 2023
Responding to the failure of the UK’s 2023 CfD (Contracts for Difference) auction to attract any bidders whatsoever from the offshore wind sector, the government has raised the maximum bid prices, aka strike prices, that offshore wind and other renewables projects can receive in the next auction, Allocation Round 6, to be held in 2024.

8.6 GW of new gas power in 2023
21 December, 2023
As of mid October, ten new natural-gas-fired power plants had come online in the USA in 2023, totalling of 6.8 GW of installed capacity, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. By the end of 2023, the EIA expected another six natural-gas-fired power plants, totalling 1.8 GW of additional generating capacity, to come online, bringing the total 2023 capacity addition to 8.6 GW. The additions include both combined cycle and simple cycle facilities concentrated near the Gulf Coast and Appalachia natural gas producing regions and in Florida. In 2022, a total of 11 natural gas-fired power plants came online, adding 5.6 GW of capacity. Total natural gas-fired capacity additions increased in both 2022 and 2023 after consecutive declines in the prior three years.

Gas with carbon capture at Decatur
21 December, 2023
Broadwing Energy, a subsidiary of Houston-based ‘energy transition company’ Warwick Carbon Solutions, is building an innovative natural-gas-with-carbon-capture power plant in Illinois. One of its roles will be to help meet the energy needs of agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and lessen ADM’s carbon footprint.

Multibillion $ hydrogen hub launch in the US
20 December, 2023
As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, “a key pillar of Bidenomics”, the US Department of Energy has announced up to $7 billion in potential funding to launch seven Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) to accelerate the commercial-scale deployment of low-cost, clean hydrogen. Funded by the Biden Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Federal investment would be matched by recipients to leverage a total of nearly $50 billion.

Global electricity production starts to rise again
19 December, 2023
According to the International Energy Agency’s ‘Monthly Electricity Statistics’ report global electricity production is rising again after some months of piecemeal reductions.

Construction of Germany’s north-south power link starts
19 December, 2023
Online news agency Clean Energy Wire reports that following several years of delays, construction of a key component of Germany’s grid infrastructure has started in the southern state of Bavaria. The SuedOstLink connection built by grid operator TenneT will link the economic powerhouse with northern and eastern Germany. With its capacity of 2 GW, it is intended primarily for the transport of renewable electricity, mainly offshore wind.

“Significant advance” in ocean modelling
19 December, 2023
A Dutch offshore wind report has categorised the Unified-WRF model for offshore and weather studies a “significant advancement in meteorological and oceanographic modelling”. The Dutch government enterprise agency, RVO, has designated the IJmuiden Ver Wind Zone (IJVWFZ) as an area for offshore wind development. The project site is located 62 km from the west coast of the Netherlands. A consortium led by DHI, including OWC, ArcVera Renewables, ProPlanEn, and others, conducted an in-depth study to assess the metocean conditions and wind resources at the IJVWFZ. This initiative by the Dutch government aimed to provide project stakeholders with valuable information to inform the future development of offshore wind in the zone.

Topsoe awarded €94 m from EU fund
19 December, 2023
The EU’s Innovation Fund has awarded Topsoe €94 million for the construction in Herning, Denmark, of the company’s first electrolyser manufacturing facility. It is the largest investment in Topsoe’s history. The factory is expected to be operational by 2024 and will produce Solid Oxide Electrolyser Cells. Initial factory capacity is to be 500 MW with the option to scale further.

Voith to equip major hydro plant in Angola
19 December, 2023
Voith is set to supply equipment for the large-scale hydropower plant Caculo Cabaça in Angola, West Africa. The order comprises all electrical and mechanical equipment, including the installation of four Francis turbines with an output of 530 MW each, an additional Francis turbine with an output of 52 MW, generators, control and auxiliary systems and a customised training concept.

Wood to support one of the world’s largest offshore connection projects
19 December, 2023
Wood, the prominent consulting and engineering company, has been awarded a contract by Dragados Offshore to deliver engineering design and provide regulatory support for the development of three 2 GW convertor stations to transfer offshore wind power to Germany's power grid. These projects will be executed by Spanish company Dragados Offshore, in partnership with Siemens Energy.

US solar and wind ‘to overtake coal-fired generation in 2024’ – EIA
19 December, 2023
The US Energy Information Administration expects, for the first year on record, that combined electricity generation from wind and solar will overtake generation from coal in 2024. It anticipates that solar generation in 2024 will increase by 39% from 2023, driven by continuing increases in solar capacity.

PPA signed for South Africa's largest hybrid renewable project
19 December, 2023
ACWA Power, the lead shareholder and developer of the ACWA Power Project DAO, a 150 MW dispatchable renewable hybrid plant, has signed the project’s Power Purchase Agreement with the ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy, and Eskom. Project DAO was declared as one of the preferred bidders in South Africa’s Risk Mitigation IPP Procurement Programme in 2021.



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