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TOTAL GOES ‘TOTALLY SOLAR’
Nordex Group supplies turbines to Uruguay
The Nordex Group, a wind turbine manufacturer with more than 20,000 MW installed capacity globally, has made wind history in Uruguay. The country reached 1,000 MW of wind power connected to the grid with a N117/2400 MW turbine, which was the 13th to be commissioned at the Pampa wind farm. Nordex has the accolade of having installed the first wind turbine in the country, a N27/150 KW model, in 1999. Patxi Landa, CSO of Nordex SE told APN: "We are very proud to be part of the realization of UTE´s vision of changing the energy land- scape in Uruguay. This, a country in which we have installed more than 300 MW to date, and we intend to increase that figure." The country expects to sur-
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otal is launching a program to equip 5,000 of its service stations worldwide with solar panels within five years. The
total solar capacity to be installed is about 200 MW, equivalent to the amount of electricity used to power a city of 200,000 people. The project represents an investment of around $300 million.
“The project is fully aligned with Total’s ambition of becoming the responsible energy major and its commitment to developing solar power. It will reduce our carbon emissions by 100,000 tons per year and cut our electricity bill by $40 million per year,” Philippe Sauquet, President of Gas, Renewables & Power at Total, tells APN. "The panels will be supplied by our affiliate SunPower, which offers the world’s most efficient solar technology. This project demonstrates Total’s confidence in SunPower, especially its ability to bring our customers competitive, clean energy.” An affiliate of Total, SunPower is a global leader in photovoltaic solar energy. Based in San Jose, California, SunPower develops, manufactures and operates the world's highest performing solar systems for homeowners and businesses.
This month West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) and SunPower Corp. will oversee construction of SunPower® Helix™ solar systems at 34 school sites in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The solar installations will include carports, shade structures and rooftop systems and will be constructed over the next year, with the first phase being operational in January 2017. The SunPower Helix systems will generate approximately 6.3 megawatts (MW) of clean power and are estimated to provide WCCUSD with more than $53 million in electricity savings over the next 25 years.
On completion, SunPower estimates that 76% of the
participating schools' electricity will be provided through the SunPower Helix carport systems. WCCUSD will buy power at a competitive rate under a power purchase agreement (PPA) with SunPower and will own the renewable energy credits associated with the systems. "Installing solar aligns with our Green School Initiative, which emphasizes energy efficiency and reduced energy consumption. We'll be able to significantly reduce our energy costs and redirect those dollars toward other District priorities that benefit students," WCCUSD Superintendent Matt Duffy said.
Bill Kelly, SunPower vice-president, explains: "With many employees living in the district, we're thrilled that WCCUSD has chosen SunPower for their renewable energy needs. The district will gain significant value for many years to come through the combination of a power purchase agreement and the SunPower Helix systems. "Districts are challenged to make the most of limited resources, so reducing electricity costs through innovative solutions, while at the same time letting students experience the great potential of solar power, is a win-win."
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CHILE’S AES SIGNS STEAM TURBINE AGREEMENT WITH GE
ES Gener S.A., the second-largest power generation company in Chile in terms of installed capacity, has signed a multiyear agreement with GE’s Power Services to provide services and tools to overhaul up to nine steam turbines and generators - supplied by different original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) - at four thermal-fired power plants helping to address the
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nation’s electricity demands, which are increasing at about 3.5% annually. “Given our need to keep reliable maintenance procedures for our thermal-fired power plants to help address the country’s energy demands, we selected GE because they have the expertise to service steam turbines and generators from different manufacturers and the proven local service facilities and labor resources required to successfully complete our projects,” said Javier Giorgio, chief executive officer for AES Gener. “While part of Chile’s additional generation capacity will come from increased renewable energy production, the nation’s utilities also are making significant investments to increase the output and efficiency of their existing thermal power stations to help meet the country’s growing demands for cleaner, more affordable electricity,” said Ramon Paramio, general manager of GE’s Power Services in Latin America. “We are excited to support AES’ steam turbine-generator overhaul initiative and demonstrate how our total plant solutions can successfully deliver greater value for our customers throughout the region.” As part of this agreement, GE will overhaul nine steam turbines located at four different thermal-fired power plants throughout Chile. From those, eight are of other manufacturers and one from GE. The agreement also includes an option to expand the scope of work. The first of the nine turbine-generator projects began in September 2016, when GE overhauled a steam turbine and generator at the 264-megawatt (MW) Nueva Tocopilla thermal-fired power plant in the Antofagasta Region located about 1,500 kilometres from Santiago de Chile. The turbine-generator service agreement comes less than a year after GE and Sociedad Eléctrica Santiago SpA, an entity controlled by AES Gener, announced a multiyear (15-year) services agreement for the 379-MW Nueva Renca Power Plant, a natural gas combined-cycle power plant in the Santiago region. The Nueva Renca plant is powered by one GE 9FA gas turbine in combined-cycle mode with a GE D11 steam turbine.
NOVEMBER 2016 AMERICAN POWER NEWS
pass 1,300 MW of installed capacity by the end of 2016 and continue growing the con- tribution by wind energy to the
Pöyry Awarded Engineering Assignment By Fénix
Generadora Fénix has given Pöyry a pre-feasibility study assignment related to a future hydropower development in Mexico.
country's power grid, aiming to supply 38% of its power consumption from wind in 2017.
The country has set ambitious goals for the share of variable renewable energy sources in its generation portfolio.
Nordex has installed a total of 309 MW in Uruguay in four different wind farms: Juan Pablo Terra (67 MW), Florida (50 MW), Melowind (50MW) and Pampa (142 MW). Around 209 MW of this
capacity has been supplied on a turnkey basis. As part of its broad service offering, Nordex is also providing operation & maintenance services for 100% of its installed capacity in the country.
panied by a growing need for flexible resources to mitigate the variability of wind and solar generation. Pumped storage hydropower plants can play the role of a genera- tor or load as required by the operator and can make a significant contribution to sys- tem flexibility and hence to the stability of power supply. A future hydropower project in Mexico can make a huge contribution in achieving the goal set by Mexico of having 35% of energy production from clean sources by 2025.
This rising share is accom-
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