Month: September 2024

Stories from IrelandESB selling UK power station and buying Irish wind farm Vodafone signs long-term deal on renewable energy with Flogas UL and Green Tech Skillnet launch new onshore wind energy programme

Market and RegulationEUROPEAN COMMISSSION: September infringement package – key decisions on energy SEM: Trading and Settlement Code Terms of Reference for the Market Audit 2024 Consultation Paper SEM: Directed Contract Subscription Dates Rounds 29-32 Information Paper SEM: Future Arrangements for System Services – DASSA Design Decision Paper SEM: CMC Modifications Workshop 37B Decision Paper SEM: MMU Reports CRU: Electricity Generation and System Services Connection Policy Decision Paper CRU: Dynamic Electricity Price Tariffs Decision Paper GOV.ie: Minister Ryan holds first in-person meeting with UK’s Energy Secretary Ed Miliband

International StoriesWind and solar have risen to ‘new highs’ in the EU overtaking fossil fuels for the first time ever SPR wins consent for 65MW Hollandmey hybrid site OnPath opens 15-turbine extension at Kype Muir Thrive acquires Welsh wind project Supplier portal opens for 533MW Dorenell extension Partners seek feedback on 79MW Welsh array New wind energy project to connect half a million homes with cost-effective, clean power: ‘A significant step’ Fresh wind farm rules ‘could reduce developments by 80 per cent’ Nordex receives certification for turbine GE Vernova to repower Italian wind farm Sany launches 8MW turbines for Europe Deutsche Windtechnik reorganises Masdar acquires wind developer from Brookfield Nordex scoops 148MW Polish order GE Vernova signs five wind agreements in Spain GE Vernova signs Italian repower agreement Vattenfall expands wind farm recycling targets Enercon CEO calls for fair competition Ventus and CPower team up for cable operations Flender exhibits10MW+ gearbox PNE wins 24MW in German onshore wind tender Eurowind and Wind Estate form JV with 186MW of projects UKA orders Nordex turbines for 68MW German project EIB, Natixis finance Sicilian wind farm Germany awards 2.7GW onshore wind capacity Deutsche Windtechnik inks Swedish turbine deal Partners complete Ukrainian wind farm Nordex bags 109MW Latvian order Peak Wind scoops Buffalo Plains O&M gig Macquarie to buy a minority stake in DESRI  EDF inks 20-year PPA for 300MW wind project BP to sell US onshore wind business Acciona wants to install 3GW wind farm in Western Australia Vestas swoops on 134MW Japanese wind Oman picks developers for five wind projects Envision, TÜV Nord Sign Pact To Boost Large Wind Turbines

Report by Sean O’Riordan in the Irish Examiner

Report by Minho Kim in Daily Climate

Report by Alan MacDonald in The Guardian

Report by Adnan Memija in Offshore Wind Biz

Report by Caroline O’Doherty in the Irish Independent

Report by Bill Duggan and James G Carton in the Irish Examiner

Report by Rosie Frost in Euro News

Stories from IrelandGreencoat Renewables generates cash of €113.6m in first half Green light for 27 new wind and solar projects in latest renewable electricity auction Ireland awards 1.3GW in RESS power deals Drumnahough successful in Ireland’s fourth onshore RESS auction Kilkenny based wind farm with Carlow solar farm among 27 projects deemed successful in the latest auction for renewable electricity contracts  Irish RESS 4 results improved on previous year Irish wind farms set new August generation record  Only two wind turbines granted permission in last six months Expensive and volatile: the problems with Ireland’s energy supply Ireland’s clean power call Nordex bags first Orsted order

Market and RegulationSEM: System Services Tariff Review Decision Paper SEM: Imperfections Charges October 2024 – September 2025 and Reforecast Report October 2022 – September 2023 Decision Paper  SEM: Directed Contract Round 28: Q1 2025 to Q4 2025 SEM: All Island Programmes: Approach to Governance and Revenue Recovery Arrangements SEM: SEM Tariffs and Charges Decision Paper for the 2024/25 Tariff Year SEM: MMU Weekly Report 15 July 2024 EIRGRID: New renewable power records for August CRU: CRU Decision on Additional Customer Protection Measures for Household Electricity and Gas Customers 2024/2025 CRU: Electricity Unbundling Certification GOV.ie: Minister announces boost to renewables as provisional results of fourth RESS auction secure enough clean power for 500,000 homes GOV.ie: Annual Report 2023 GOV.ie: Government Action

International StoriesEurope adds 6.4GW of wind in H1 2024 Wind turbine orders in Europe increased 11% in H1 – but grid bottlenecks cause delays Partners seek feedback on 79MW Welsh array UK urged to cut renewables penalties Muirhall Energy wins CfD for Scottish wind scheme Onshore wind takes 990MW in AR6 UK onshore wind grows by 4.2GW RES acquires blade inspection firm Sulzer Schmid  RES submits info for 106MW Hill of Fare UK awards 5.3 GW of new offshore wind Wind power becomes UK’s largest source of electricity Encavis connects Finnish wind farm Sweden to introduce wind incentives Qualitas to invest €1.2bn in Germany Aquila offloads stake in Norwegian wind asset Vestas bags 55MW German order OX2 delivers 24MW wind farm GE Vernova bags 140MW Romanian turbine deal Enefit Green hits 1GW capacity with Lithuanian project  Tate & Lyle signs US wind PPA Thumbs up for 56MW Pillichsdorf repowering SUSI buys 39MW Vietnam wind farm Dong Tam Group and CS Wind plan factory in Vietnam Suzlon scores 1.1GW Indian turbine deal DNV publishes new standard for turbine load assessments

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