The latest renewable energy news includes announcements on China Three Gorges Renewables, Lumina Noastra consortium, Navitas Energy, Summa FIBA Enerji, and others.
800 MW Rudong Offshore Wind Farm Passes 10 Billion kWh Generation Milestone
China Three Gorges Renewables’ 800 MW Rudong offshore wind farm in Jiangsu Province has surpassed 10 billion kWh of cumulative electricity generation. The output is equivalent to approximately 3 million tonnes of standard coal and has avoided an estimated 7.4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions. Rudong is significant technologically because it was Asia’s first offshore wind farm to transmit power to shore using voltage-source-converter high-voltage direct current technology. ZPMC built the project’s offshore converter station, which was commissioned in 2021. The system operates at ±400 kV and, when completed, was described as the world’s largest offshore VSC-HVDC converter station and the facility with the highest voltage rating of its type. The milestone demonstrates the role of HVDC infrastructure in large, distant offshore wind projects.
Germany Awards 2.135 GW of Ground-Mounted Solar Across 261 Projects
Germany’s Federal Network Agency has awarded 2,135 MW of ground-mounted solar capacity across 261 projects in its latest photovoltaic auction. The tender attracted 406 bids totaling 3,170 MW, making it significantly oversubscribed. Successful bids ranged from EUR 0.0438 to EUR 0.0497 per kWh, while the volume-weighted average price reached EUR 0.0479 per kWh, down from EUR 0.0494 per kWh in the previous auction. Germany had awarded 2.3 GW across 268 bids in its May round, while a February tender drew 5,247 MW from 634 bids. The latest auction demonstrates strong developer appetite for utility-scale solar as Germany continues expanding renewable generation, storage and grid capacity.
Moldova Awards 170 MW of Wind Projects With Mandatory Battery Storage Moldova has selected seven onshore wind projects totaling 170 MW in its second competitive tender combining wind generation with battery energy storage. Winning capacity includes 54 MW across four projects from the Lumina Noastra consortium, 40.5 MW from Navitas Energy, another 40.5 MW from Summa FIBA Enerji, and 35 MW from Leafwind Energy and Oromaxmontaj. Each project must include at least 0.25 MWh of battery storage per MW of wind capacity. Winning electricity prices ranged from roughly MDL 1.2398 to MDL 1.2528 per kWh, below the regulatory ceiling of MDL 1.44 per kWh. The tender attracted 16 bids from nine investors totaling more than 423 MW, and successful projects receive 15-year PPAs.
