Hydropower Plant Comes Online in Turkey. GE Renewable Energy in February said the company has successfully completed the Lower Kaleköy Hydropower plant at the Lower Kaleköy Dam in Turkey, with the plant going into full commercial operation with the last of its three units connected to the regional grid. A consortium led by GE Renewable Energy’s Hydro Solutions division provided three 155-MW vertical Francis turbines, including the control system, the balance of plant, and the switchyard for the hydropower plant. Lower Kaleköy in the sixth-largest hydro plant in Turkey developed by the private sector in terms of installed capacity. The plant is the first in Turkey with hydropower and solar power—in this case, 80 MW of solar capacity—under the same license.

Iberdrola, Irish Developer Partner on Wind Projects. Ireland-based renewable energy developer DP Energy and Spanish energy giant Iberdrola in February announced they have an agreement to develop three offshore wind projects off the Irish coast. Iberdrola has acquired a 3-GW pipeline of offshore wind and a majority stake in DP Energy’s Irish offshore business. At least two of the three potential 1-GW projects are expected to come online between 2028 and 2030. The installations involved in the DP-Iberdrola deal include the Inis Ealga Project off the coast of County Cork, and the Clarus Project off the coast of County Clare. Both projects are based on floating wind technology. The projects are considered an important part of Ireland’s Climate Action Plan, which has a goal of producing 70% of the country’s power from renewable resources by 2030.

Solar Project Comes Online in South Africa. The Zeerust solar project in South Africa entered its operational phase in late January. The 75-MW solar power plant, in South Africa’s North West province, supplies electricity to the grid of the state-owned utility Eskom , via Eskom’s Kameeldoorn substation. The project’s owner, Zeerust Solar , said the facility includes 250,080 solar panels installed on about 440 acres. The project has a power purchase agreement between Zeerust Solar and Eskom. Cobra Energia , a company based in Madrid, Spain, led construction of the project, which was awarded under the Renewable Energy Independent Power Purchasing Programme. The South African government designed the program to encourage private investment in the renewable energy sector.

Cogeneration System Chosen for District Heating Project in Poland. Caterpillar in February announced that Energetyka Cieplna Sp. z o.o. has signed an agreement with […]

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