Avangrid to build 82MWh Oregon BESS project
Spanish utility Iberdrola’s subsidiary Avangrid has announced plans to construct a 41MW/82MWh BESS facility in Gilliam County, Oregon.
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EnBW, Elements Green and VPI launch construction, enlist suppliers for 2.5GWh of BESS in Germany
EnBW and VPI have launched construction on large-scale BESS projects in Germany, while Elements Green and Eku Energy have agreed supply and acquisition deals respectively for separate 400MW/1,600MWh projects.
EU Roundup: Axpo and e-Storage partner in Italy, RES secures Nordic asset management deal, R.Power sells Poland BESS to Engie
Axpo and e-Storage have partnered on a BESS in southern Italy, RES Group has signed a full-scope battery asset management agreement in Sweden, while R.Power has agreed to sell a Poland BESS project to Engie.
Wales strikes deal to speed up renewable energy schemes
Plans to speed up delivery of windfarms, solar parks and tidal power schemes have been set out as part of a new deal between the renewable energy industry and the Welsh government. It follows warnings from the sector that Wales…
Work on giant wind turbine could start next summer
Work on an 80m wind turbine to power homes in a town which is off the gas network could begin next summer. With fuel prices continuing to rise, Dave Green, director of Shropshire and Telford Community Energy, said it was…
Wind farm’s first turbine has record-breaking blades
The first turbine installed at a wind farm being built off the region’s coast has set a UK record for the length of its blades, according to a power company. ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) says the blades measure 115m (377ft), 7m…
Replacement wind turbine twice the size approved
A prominent wind turbine is to be replaced with a new one twice its size, planning officers have decided. The existing 40m (131ft) tall turbine at Rogers Hill Farm in Dorset has been on a hilltop site close to the…
Plans for 125m wind turbine approved
Plans for a 125m (410ft) wind turbine at a port in Hull have been approved. The proposals, put forward by Associated British Ports (ABP), were approved by Hull City Council’s planning committee at a meeting on Wednesday. Councillors heard the…
Jobs could be lost at wind turbine parts factory
Jobs could be cut at a wind turbine parts factory, with bosses saying they are considering a restructure in the face of “ongoing financial pressures”. SeAH Wind Ltd constructs wind turbine monopiles – structures that support offshore wind turbines –…
Wind turbine plans face opposition from village
Villagers in Cornwall are concerned about proposals for seven 100m (330ft) tall wind turbines which they say will destroy local rural tranquillity. Critics in Helland said, if built, the structures at Helland Barton Farm would be visible from north to…