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Western Link outage and high wind sees constraint cost hit a record

Andy Robinson
Balancing Mechanism, Business Electricity, Business Energy News, cornwall, National Grid, onshore wind, outage, Scotland, UK, wind energy
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Western Link outage and high wind sees constraint cost hit a record high: The Western Link HVDC suffered an unplanned outage on 10 January, which caused it to remain offline until 8 February. This coincided with record-high levels of wind generation in GB with generation from transmission-connected wind topping 6.3TWh. However, with 2.2GW of HVDC…
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Highest offshore wind load factors recorded since 2015

Andy Robinson
cornwall, decarbonisation, negative, offshore wind, onshore wind, wholesale price, wind energy
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Highest offshore wind load factors recorded since 2015: Latest research from Cornwall Insight highlights that because of the elevated wind speeds experienced in January onshore wind load factors averaged 42% for the month, and older offshore sites (pre-2016) reached an average of 52%. Newer (post-2016) windfarms fared much better with offshore wind farms load factors…
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Greencoat Renewables buys Irish wind farm for €35.4m

Andy Robinson
Business Energy News, Efficiency & Environment, Greencoat Renewables, Ireland, Letteragh, onshore wind, REFIT 2, Renewable energy, revenues, wind farm
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The Letteragh Wind Farm consists of eight turbines and has been operational since December 2019

The post Greencoat Renewables buys Irish wind farm for €35.4m appeared first on Energy Live News.

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SSE Renewables to build its first subsidy-free wind farm

Andy Robinson
Business Energy News, extension, Finance & Markets, Gordonbush, Infrastructure, merchant investment, onshore wind, Renewable energy, Scotland, SSE renewables, subsidy-free, Top Stories, UK, wind farm
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The 11-turbine project will be an extension to the existing 70MW Gordonbush wind farm in the Scottish Highlands

The post SSE Renewables to build its first subsidy-free wind farm in Scotland appeared first on Energy Live News.

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Ørsted aims to become carbon neutral by 2025

Andy Robinson
Business Energy News, carbon neutral, Denmark, Efficiency & Environment, emissions, EVs, offshore wind, onshore wind, Orsted, Renewables, supply chain
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The Danish energy giant intends to phase out coal by 2024 and install 20GW of onshore and offshore wind capacity by 2025

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Renewables pipeline swells to over 24.5GW

Andy Robinson
climate crisis, Construction, Contracts for Difference, cornwall, offshore wind, onshore wind, Power Purchase Agreement, PPA, PPAs, renewable generation, Renewables, solar, subsidy-free
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Renewables pipeline swells to over 24.5GW: Latest figures from the Renewable Energy Planning Database revealed that the total capacity of renewable energy and storage projects across England, Scotland and Wales classed as ‘awaiting construction’ or ‘under construction’ stands at 24.7GW of the total pipeline capacity. The majority of this is classed as ‘awaiting construction’. Further…
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Wind farms in Poland get €64m support from EU bank

Andy Robinson
Business Energy News, EIB, EU, Finance & Markets, funding, Infrastructure, loan, onshore wind, PGE Group, Poland, Renewable energy, wind farms
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The three wind projects will have a total installed capacity of up to 97MW

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110MW wind farm in Wales plan by EDF Renewables

Andy Robinson
Business Energy News, climate change, edf renewables, Efficiency & Environment, Garn Fach, Infrastructure, onshore wind, Powys, Renewable energy, UK, wind farm
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Garn Fach would be capable of generating enough electricity to power around 66,000 households a year

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Vattenfall to install its ‘most powerful turbines’ at Scottish wind farm

Andy Robinson
Business Energy News, carbon emissions, Clashindarroch II, decarbonisation, Efficiency & Environment, Infrastructure, onshore wind, Renewable energy, Scotland, UK, Vattenfall, wind power
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The Swedish energy company has submitted plans for the project

The post Vattenfall to install its ‘most powerful turbines’ at 77MW wind farm in Scotland appeared first on Energy Live News.

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Statkraft completes 11MW battery storage unit in Ireland

Andy Robinson
battery storage, Business Energy News, Fluence, Ireland, LG Chem, Norway, onshore wind, Renewables, Statkraft, Technology, wind farm
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It is located at the site of the company’s first Irish onshore wind farm, which will have a total capacity of 23MW

The post Statkraft charges ahead with 11MW battery storage unit in Ireland appeared first on Energy Live News.

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