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First order for Enapter’s AEM MW-class electrolyser system
Enapter has received the first order for its AEM Multicore electrolyser, a containerised system for megawatt-class green hydrogen production. Based on its modular and patented AEM technology, already in use in more than 40 countries, the AEM Multicore is said to provide low-cost, flexible and reliable electrolysis from intermittent renewables. The large-scale system was ordered by the German Steinbeis Innovation Center siz energie+ via one of Enapter’s sales and integration partners, H2 Core Systems. It is scheduled for delivery to the northern German city of Braunschweig in June 2023. Enapter’s AEM system will be installed at Braunschweig Research Airport, a leading
competence centre for mobility in Europe. It will enable a wide variety of tests, with the green hydrogen it produces being used, among other things, to supply fuel cell test benches. One of the buildings on site will use the waste heat arising from production.
“Supplying buildings directly with locally- generated energy, while also achieving cross- sectoral coupling between electricity, heat and mobility is one of the central challenges of the transformation we are finding ourselves in. With our projects in Braunschweig, we are researching exactly this – and the AEM Multicore will play a key role” said David Sauss, one of the leaders of siz energie+. The AEM Multicore is said to
represent a cost-effective alternative to traditional megawatt-class electrolysers, combining 420 core modules – “AEM Stacks” – into a complete system that can produce around 450 kg of hydrogen per day. Enapter has a clear goal: to rapidly reduce costs by scaling many small units into a large megawatt-scale green hydrogen plant.
Sennen wins major EDF software contract
UK technology company Sennen has been selected by EDF Renewables to deliver, under a five-year contract, a software system designed to improve the operational efficiency and safety of its global offshore wind projects.
The technology will enable EDF Renewables to manage operations across its international portfolio, notably in France and United Kingdom, using one centralised system. This multi-site capability is important to EDF Renewables as it continues to expand its portfolio.
The Sennen system will power the control room for the wind farms, maximising the activities of technicians and vessels while ensuring safe working. It will allow EDF Renewables to plan ahead and respond to real time data so the team can make informed decisions without delay. It also means
the performance of each wind farm can be closely monitored. The system roll-out will begin in January 2022.
Pierre-Emmanuel Guillot, director of asset management and operations strategy at EDF Renewables, said: “We are happy to seal and develop this new partnership with Sennen. We are looking forward to exploring the functionalities of its software for our offshore wind farm global activity.”
Sennen’s multi-site capability, which was crucial to the contract win, was developed as a result of funding from the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP), which awarded the company £40 000 in grant funding last year. The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) is a long-term business transformation programme that has been established as part of the UK Offshore Wind Sector Deal. Funded by members of the Offshore Wind Industry Council with a budget of £100 million over 10 years and delivered by Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE)
Catapult, OWGP is intended to support the growth of UK businesses looking to capitalise on the opportunities offered by the global offshore wind sector.
Paul Grimshaw, chief technology officer at Sennen, commented: “Our sophisticated technology allows operators to plan, manage and report on every element of a wind farm’s operations and then use the data to continually improve how things are done. We have developed something quite unlike anything else available, which has the potential to transform operations in the renewables industry.” Sennen was founded in 2017 with the aim of creating high performance software that will enable the global transition to renewable energy. UK clients include London Array, which uses Sennen software as a control room to direct work happening on site, and Foresight Group where Sennen is used to harvest data and improve performance of its renewable energy investment portfolio.
Scaling cold climate wind portfolio to 1.6 GW
W3 Energy, an independent Swedish asset manager, is now using the Greenbyte performance optimisation solution to optimise 1.6 GW of specialised cold climate wind power for international investors.
The company’s growing portfolio includes two of the world’s largest onshore wind projects – CGN’s 650 MW Markbygden ETT and Luxcara’s 1400 MW Markbydgen Önusberget ¬ – as well as a number of smaller projects, including Fu-Gen’s largest operational cold climate wind farm, the 42 MW Fjällboheden project.
W3 Energy uses the experience of its 13-year track record in dealing with the unique challenges presented to wind operations by cold climates,
as well as proprietary digital tools to manage de- icing systems, to offer investors an opportunity to mitigate the risk of annual cold climate production losses of up to 12%.
Central to this optimisation is ‘Greenbyte’, a renewable energy software solution from Power Factors. Greenbyte collects data from across the fleet to drive performance improvements and cost savings, while also enabling the application of specialised cold climate digital tools. Pär Dunder, W3’s CEO, comments: “In the early years we built an in-house model to house our data and manage our projects. We also developed the ice detection tools and manual systems that have proved essential to the full
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optimisation of projects in cold climates. But as we grew, it became clear that we needed a proven and adaptable solution with deep customer service and access to all the latest thinking and solutions on the market. The Greenbyte partnership began in 2019, works openly with W3’s in-house experts, and continues to scale with us today.
“Currently, we look after around 18% of Sweden’s burgeoning wind capacity … we aim to sustain this level of market share while transferring specialist knowledge to new markets as they open up, not least in Finland. There’s also a huge repowering opportunity starting to come into view for earlier cold climate projects”.
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