VGB POWERTECH 11 (2019)

VGB PowerTech 11 l 2019
Members´News
ESB and Equinor announce
partnership to deliver potential
offshore wind projects
(esb) ESB is pleased to announce that it has
entered into a partnership with Equinor, a
Norwegian-based energy company.
The partnership will work to identify
suitable sites for new offshore windfarms
in Irish waters and work to mature potential
future wind projects. The potential for
energy storage technology and other technologies
to complement offshore wind operations
will also be examined.
It is the ambition of the partnership to explore
opportunities for large scale wind projects
towards commercial operation by
2030, thus contributing to the wider goals
of the Irish Government on energy transition.
Furthermore, this agreement strengthens
ESB’s commitment to the development
of an offshore wind portfolio in the Irish
market, building on a recent investment in
the Galloper offshore windfarm in the UK
and making an important contribution to
ESB’s Brighter Future Strategy. This partnership
will also support the Government’s
2050 vision for a net zero carbon economy
through fixed and floating offshore wind
farms and enabling technologies.
The partnership is founded on a longterm
vision held by both participants to
develop well-designed offshore wind projects
of scale, taking into account the needs
and interests of key stakeholders.
Equinor has significant global experience
in the development and operation of offshore
wind energy projects which complement
ESB’s existing expertise and experience
of developing and operating generation
projects in the Irish and UK market.
Welcoming the partnership, ESB Generation
and Trading Executive Director Jim
Dollard, says: “Through this partnership,
we are demonstrating our commitment to
creating a low-carbon future, powered by
clean electricity. The delivery of offshore
wind projects in Ireland further supports
our strategy to significantly reduce the carbon
intensity of the electricity we generate.
By collaborating with innovative,
like-minded organisations such as Equinor
we will play a leading role in the transition
to a clean energy future. Equinor’s scale
and capabilities making them an ideal
long-term partner. Today’s announcement
represents a significant commitment by
ESB in offshore wind in Ireland.”
The initiation of this partnership is timely.
The Government’s Climate Action Plan, published
in June of this year, set a target to have
at least 3.5GW of offshore wind for Ireland
in the next decade, which will help renewables
account for 70 percent of electricity generation
by 2030. With a sea area almost 10
times the size of its landmass, Ireland has
very significant offshore wind capacity.
EVN: Über 1.000 Anlagen fest im Blick. VN Mitarbeiter Karl Meisinger und Bernd Muik
(Foto: EVN/Rumpler)
With a sea area almost 10 times the size of
its landmass, Ireland has very significant
offshore wind capacity.
“We are looking forward to a strong collaboration
with ESB, where we will jointly
explore offshore wind opportunities in the
Irish market. ESB brings local knowledge
and expertise and in the ongoing energy
transition offshore wind can contribute as
an important source of renewable providing
energy to people and progress to society,”
says Senior Vice President for business
development in New Energy Solutions,
Equinor Jens O. Økland. (193510815)
LLwww.esb.ie
EVN: Über 1.000 Anlagen
fest im Blick
Neue Zentralwarte geht rechtzeitig vor
Heizsaison in Betrieb
Über 1.000 Anlagen werden künftig mit
Hilfe der neuen Warte in Mödling zentral
überwacht. Dazu gehören auch die Biomasse-Anlagen
der Thermenregion, dem
größten Naturwärmenetz Österreichs.
„Das Netz hat eine Länge von rund 150
Kilometern und erstreckt sich über 11 Gemeinden.
Die EVN Wärme versorgt ca.
30.000 Kunden mit Wärme, Warmwasser
und Klima-Raumkühlung“, so EVN Sprecher
Stefan Zach.
Gleichzeitig werden aber auch alle anderen
Wärme-Anlagen und Netze der EVN
Wärme überwacht. „Für die sichere Versorgung
arbeiten in der Warte 2 bis 3 Mitarbeiter
rund um die Uhr“, so Zach. „Im Mittelpunkt
steht dabei die permanente Überwachung
der Anlagen und Netze.
Gegebenenfalls wird von hier aus auch die
Störungsbehebung eingeleitet.“
EVN Wärme GmbH
Der Einsatz erneuerbarer Energien ist für
die EVN insbesondere im Wärmebereich
seit vielen Jahren von großer Bedeutung.
Die EVN betreibt heute mit Partnern aus
der Landwirtschaft und der Sägeindustrie
bereits über 60 Biomasseanlagen in ganz
Niederösterreich. Etwa zwei Drittel der gelieferten
kommunalen Fernwärme wird
aus Biomasse erzeugt. Durch die enge Kooperation
der EVN mit der regionalen
Land- und Forstwirtschaft bleibt die Wertschöpfung
der Region erhalten. Die EVN
setzt auf regionale Biomasse und arbeitet
nur mit österreichischen Partnern. Mit einem
Einsatz von rund 1,5 Millionen
Schüttraummeter Hackschnitzel ist die
EVN der größte Naturwärmeversorger aus
Biomasse in Österreich. (193510824)
LLwww.evn.at
Eskom shares the Transmission
Development Plan for
2020 to 2029
(eskom) Eskom shared its Transmission
Development Plan (TDP) for the period
2020 to 2029 with different stakeholders
at a public forum in Midrand. This is part of
Eskom’s Transmission licence requirements
issued by the National Energy Regulator
of South Africa (Nersa), which requires
Eskom to publish a TDP annually.
This forum forms part of a consultative
process where industry, various business
sectors, local government and other infrastructure
development partners, get to influence
the long-term development plan of
the transmission system.
Segomoco Scheppers, Group Executive
for Transmission says, “Some adjustments
have been made to the TDP since its last
publication in 2018, which include the
re-phasing of capital investment in transmission
projects to align with the project
execution timelines associated with servitude
acquisitions and current available
funding.”
Significant progress has also been made in
the establishment of a transmission network
to enable the successful connection of
additional generation from Medupi and Kusile
to the national grid. Furthermore, approximately
379 km of lines and 540 MVA
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