2021-02-03 12:15:00
WIND ENERGY FOR BRITAIN 3.1 GW, $8.8 BLN
RENEWABLES NOW - February 2 - Spanish utility Iberdrola SA (BME:IBE), through ScottishPower Renewables, has picked Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (BME:SGRE) as the preferred turbine supplier for the 3,100-MW East Anglia Hub offshore wind complex in UK waters.
The GBP-6.5-billion (USD 8.8bn/EUR 7.3bn) mega-project, with its three separate wind farms in the plans, would use over 200 units of the Siemens Gamesa 14-MW turbines.
The complex is designed to squeeze in East Anglia ONE North, East Anglia TWO and East Anglia THREE wind farms in the southern part of the North Sea waters.
Made ahead of the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction, this early selection allows the companies to work hand in hand in order to develop the turbine design and the Hub programme, Iberdrola said.
At present, the 1,400-MW East Anglia THREE project has secured its planning consent, while planning applications for the 800-MW East Anglia ONE North and the 900-MW East Anglia TWO are currently under examination by the UK Planning Inspectorate.
Depending on planning, construction of the complex could start in 2023, while the finish line is seen in 2026, Iberdrola added.
(GBP 1.0 = USD 1.363/EUR 1.133)
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2021, February, 1, 11:50:00
SPANISH RENEWABLE 9.7 GW
In November 2020, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved a decree establishing a new regulatory framework for renewable energy auctions, the Economic Renewable Energy Regime (Régimen Económico de Energías Renovables, REER).
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In 2020, Germany installed 1,431 MW of new onshore wind capacity (+46%), raising the total installed onshore wind capacity to 54.9 GW
2021, January, 26, 11:50:00
WIND POWER FOR UZBEKISTAN 2.5 GW
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2021, January, 26, 11:45:00
WIND POWER FOR FRANCE 1 GW
In December 2020, the French government selected an area located 32 km off the coast of Cotentin (Normandy) to build a 1 GW offshore wind project.
2020, December, 18, 11:30:00
WIND POWER FOR INEOS 198 GWH
From next year, chemicals maker Ineos will be buying 198 GWh of power annually from the 219-MW Northwester 2 offshore wind park in Belgian waters.
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GLOBAL ELECTRICITY DEMAND UPDOWN
Global electricity demand in 2020 is projected to fall by around 2%. With the recovery of the global economy in 2021, global electricity demand is expected to grow by around 3%.
