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	Windpower Daily		04th August 2020

	Welcome to your daily round-up of wind power news, analysis and comment from Windpower Monthly — exclusively available to subscribers.

Nordex seeks to shed Europe pipeline

Nordex plans to sell its 2.7GW development portfolio of European wind and solar PV projects to renewables developer RWE, the German companies have announced.

‘Robot scarecrow’ sees dramatic drop in wind farm seabird poo

Blasting seagulls with strobe lights and loud noises can prevent offshore wind infrastructure being covered in guano – or seabird poo – according to a year-long trial at the Galloper wind farm off the east coast of England.

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For the August issue, Windpower Monthly will be published in a digital format rather than print until measures to fight the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK are lifted.

PARTNER CONTENT

WATCH: Goldwind's GW 150-2.8MW won Windpower Monthly's award for the best onshore turbine up to 3.4MW category. Editor Shaun Campbell explains why…

News in brief

AUSTRALIA: Investment manager Partners Group has agreed to acquire the 209MW Murra Warra II wind farm in Australia –on behalf of its clients – from RES and Macquarie’s Green Investment Group, bringing the project to financial close. GE will supply the project in Victoria with 38 of its 5.5-158 turbines from its Cypress platform.

IRELAND: Wind power met 36.8% of Ireland’s electricity demand in the first half of 2020. It also met 28.5% of demand in Q2 2020 - up 2.4 percentage points from a year earlier. CEO of the Irish Wind Energy Association David Connolly added that Ireland was on track to reach its target of renewables providing 40% of electricity this year.

UK: Hitachi ABB Power Grids will supply SSE with the HVDC technology for its 600MW Shetland interconnector, which will transmit renewable energy from the island to the Scottish mainland. The interconnector is due online in 2024 - one year after SSE’s 443MW Viking wind farm on Shetland is due to be completed.

SGRE records €466 million loss for Q3

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) recorded net losses of €466 million in the third quarter of its financial year due to the coronavirus pandemic disrupting supply chains and hindering project execution, as well as market slowdowns in India and Mexico.

New low price set in Greek tender

Greece has awarded 20-year contracts to more than 470MW of wind projects, including one at a new record low price.

Shell and Eneco win Hollandse Kust Noord auction

Oil giant Shell and Dutch energy company Eneco have won the tender to build the subsidy-free 759MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm.

Five-year extension proposed for PTC

The main support scheme for wind power in the US could be extended by five years under proposals included in a new bill introduced in the House of Representatives.

Floating wind to 'accelerate to 70GW by 2040'

Global floating wind capacity could grow from less than 100MW today to 10GW by 2030 and then to more than 70GW by 2040, but challenges remain, according to new analysis.

WindEconomics: Renewables could assist economic post-pandemic recovery

In June it was a little uncertain how the wind industry would be affected by the global pandemic, as its competitive position had been eroded by falling gas and oil prices. More recently, however, there have been hopeful signs, not least the publication of the Sustainable Recovery report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

SGRE aims to cement market lead with tailored 3.X turbine for India

Siemens Gamesa launched its new SG 3.4-145 turbine to make the most of India's best wind sites. Eize de Vries finds out how the company's technical experts in Spain and India worked together to come up with the best design to offer flexible power ratings, withstand the country's hot, humid conditions and offer export potential.

Exclusive: Enercon fires-up first E-160 prototype

As Enercon put the final touches to the installation of its 4.6MW E160 EP5 E1 prototype, Eize de Vries spoke exclusively to CTO Jörg Scholle, reporting from the Wieringermeer test location in the Netherlands as the final massive blade was lifted into place

WindEconomics: How will wind fare after the Covid-19 pandemic?

With lockdowns reducing demand for electricity and sending oil and gas prices tumbling, Windpower Monthly's economics editor David Milborrow takes a look at the future of wind power after the coronavirus pandemic.

WindPlus: Wind's role in seasonal energy storage

Ahead of the publication of the European green deal, a draft version circulated in May suggests further renewables growth will go hand in hand with hydrogen. DNV GL has produced a study on the need for -- and the viability of -- seasonal storage in a future power system with high levels of variable renewable electricity sources (VRES).

Best onshore turbine to 3.4MW: Goldwind

Goldwind's GW 150-2.8MW won Windpower Monthly's award for the best onshore turbine up to 3.4MW category. Editor Shaun Campbell explains why…

Expert report: An assessment of the components within a wind turbine, their reliability and how to improve them

In this Windpower Monthly expert report, produced in partnership with Sulzer, we are looking at how a proactive maintenance regime can ensure continued reliability of the wind turbines.

Expert report: How the right grease can lower your LCOE

Download this Windpower Monthly expert report, produced in partnership with Castrol, to learn more about an innovative lubricant technology

The winds of change: An interview with Lloyd’s Register’s Will Hodshon

In the third of a new video series on the transformative potential of offshore wind, we speak to Lloyd’s Register’s Will Hodshon about the benefits of feasibility assessments and 3D ground modelling

The winds of change: an interview with Lloyd’s Register’s David Pullinger

In the second video on the transformative potential of offshore wind, we speak to Lloyd’s Register’s David Pullinger about emerging markets and the latest technology impacting offshore wind projects

TENDER WATCH
The shift to auctions is having a profound effect on the industry across the entire supply chain and servicing. This interactive table monitors where auctions are taking place, the prices seen in those markets and who the winners are.

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