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Guidelines for Compensation of ROW in Transmission Line.. Everything is crystal clear related to SOP, Authority, Pricing Index, land coverage.. Developers can get help for their ROW Issue Clearances.. Power evacuation is going to grow in upcoming days.. Renewables..

𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗧𝗜𝗩𝘀? More wind turbines installed means more maintenance demand. With this added demand, the total jack-up time spent in O&M activities is projected to jump from an estimated 8 years in 2024 to 14 years in 2030, marking a 75% increase. Today, less than a third of contracted jack-up time is allocated to heavy maintenance campaigns. This proportion is anticipated to increase significantly over the next decade. By 2035, it is expected that half of all heavy-lift vessel activity will be devoted to maintenance jobs, prompted by the large number of turbines in operation. Future turbines will be larger and taller, necessitating larger heavy-lift assets for maintenance. It remains to be seen whether installation vessel owners will divest their assets to maintenance pure players or diversify their activities. Do not miss the upcoming biannual Offshore Wind Installation Forecast report by Spinergie next week, which will cover trends and challenges in the offshore wind market. #OffshoreWind #RenewableEnergy #WindEnergy #Forecast #Report

Good news for US power generation; with record growth still occurring in parts of the country, it is always encouraging to have additional resources to fuel the added load.

Bladena ApS is excited to share their newest whitepaper titled "The Risks of Underestimating Wind Turbine Blade Tests: Structural Implications in the Field." As turbine blades grow in size, we're observing a surge in unexpected blade-related expenses. Nowadays, blades often undergo damages previously unseen, elevating concerns in the industry. Addressing these damages, especially in offshore settings, incurs significant Operation and Maintenance (O&M) costs, not to mention the extended downtime which halts energy production. This scenario escalates Operational Expenses (OPEX) and risks potential losses in Annual Energy Production (AEP). #WindEnergy #WindTurbineBlades #RenewableEnergy #OPEX #AEP #SustainableInnovation #Bladena

We are proud to present our latest whitepaper on “Undertest of wind turbine blades cause structural issues in field”. While blades are getting larger and larger, unexpected blade-related costs are increasing at a high rate. Some blades are experiencing frequent damages that were not common in the past. Inspection and repair of these damages at offshore conditions lead to high Operation and Maintenance (O&M) costs including long downtime periods blocking from energy production, leading to increased Operational Expenses (OPEX) cost and potential Annual Energy Production (AEP) losses.   This whitepaper addresses the above-mentioned matter from the perspective of certification testing campaigns. The paper focuses on understanding why certified large blades are seeing the current increase in failure rate. Particularly, undertest of critical areas has been identified as a key factor. This paper presents Bladena’s view on one of the reasons blades have structural issues and how it can be avoided.   We will host a webinar to present the paper and answer your questions regarding it. Bladena’s CEO, Find Mølholt Jensen will present Bladena’s findings which will be followed by a Q&A session. The practical details of the webinar are the following:   Date: 11th of April, 2024 Time: 14:00 – 14:45 CEST Platform: Microsoft Teams   You can sign up for the free webinar by sending in the submission form under the following link: https://lnkd.in/dC24ceYd. Or if you need more information, do not hesitate to send us an email at info@bladena.com. The whitepaper is also available under the following link: https://lnkd.in/dwu9AVDU   We are looking forward to answering your questions and to seeing all of you during the next webinar!

OFFSHORE WIND INDUSTRY URGED TO EMBRACE DIGITAL TOOLS A new whitepaper from Shoreline Wind is calling on the offshore wind sector to adopt cutting-edge digital tools to tackle construction delays and project risks. The report highlights the potential of digitalization to transform the industry, offering solutions to longstanding challenges. Advanced software and digital twin technology are presented as key to improving planning, simulation, and optimization of offshore wind projects. These tools enable more accurate modeling of complex scenarios, weather conditions, and logistical hurdles associated with offshore wind farm construction. The whitepaper argues that embracing digital solutions can lead to significant cost reductions, improved resource utilization, and increased productivity. As the offshore wind industry continues to grow in scale and complexity, the adoption of these technologies is seen as crucial for maintaining competitiveness and meeting ambitious renewable energy targets. Industry experts are now weighing in on the potential impact of this digital transformation on the future of offshore wind development. Visit https://lnkd.in/eBTD5RwY to download the whitepaper. ⚡ Follow MPS (Modern Power Systems) for all the latest news daily from the global power generation industry ⚡ #MPS #power #energy #powergeneration #offshorewind #digitaltools

Europe’s largest independent gas turbine service provider moves to Teal Park

Utilities are building gas. Simple cycle turbines can ramp quickly and act as peaking plants in renewable-heavy systems. But utilities are building combined-cycle plants like this as well. Natural gas is considered a bridge fuel, but it could be a decades-long bridge. #combinedcycle #powerplants #entergy #texas #gaspower #powergen25

TVA MOVING FORWARD ON ADDITIONAL GENERATION BY 2028 Three combined-cycle natural gas turbine plants have achieved commercial operation at TVA’s (Tennessee Valley Authority) Paradise Combined Cyle Plant near Drakesboro, Kentucky. Each plant is equipped with a GE 7FA.05 gas turbine/generator and a Vogt heat recovery steam generator (HRSG). The HRSGs are equipped with natural-gas supplemental duct firing and the steam generated from the HRSGs provides steam to a Toshiba steam turbine/generator. These plants were designed to allow simple cycle operation with a summer capacity of 600+ MW, or combined cycle operation with a baseload capacity of 1,025 MW and additional supplemental duct-firing operation of 1,100 MW. It can operate in 1×1, 2×1, or 3×1 mode or operate in simple cycle mode as needed. The Paradise Combined Cycle Plant is a highly flexible and dynamic facility providing responsive, clean, and reliable power to TVA’s customer.   Benny Fooshee, senior project manager with TVA, said, “These units will start from a cold start to full load in 10 minutes and 27 seconds, putting approximately 750 MW on the grid.” These three new combustion turbines (CTs) join three other CTs that began operating in July at TVA’s Colbert site in northern Alabama. TVA said that together the additions bring almost 1,500 MW to the grid that didn’t exist last winter. “It couldn’t happen at a better time,” Paradise Plant Manager Jim Phelps said in another audio interview. “We’ve had a mild season so far, but we do know we’ve got cold weather ahead, and it’s right on time.” This is just part of TVA’s plan to add more than 3,800 MW of generation to their grid by 2028. “Many of TVA’s new CTs are replacing older, less efficient units,” TVA General Manager of Major Projects Jamie Cook said in a statement. “Natural gas units are cleaner than coal-fired generation. We can also operate them when other sources of generation, like solar, aren’t available. They supplement those sources with reliable power when we need it most. #energyindustry #powergeneration photo credit: TVA

BRUSH™ Power Generation remains centre stage as coal in the U.K. takes the final curtain. As unit 4 turbogenerator at Ratcliffe-on-Soar spooled down to “desync” from the grid, it highlighted the impact these huge generators have had in providing the backbone of the electrical grid. Traditional thermal generation, by nature of the sheer size of the synchronous generators, provided grid stability in terms of spinning inertia, short circuit contribution and reactive power. BRUSH™ Power Generation – recently acquired by Baker Hughes - played a key role in the 500MW plant’s reliable supply of power through the design, installation, and ongoing support of A50 PRISMIC® Excitation Systems. The retirement of fossil powered generation such as Ratcliffe-on-Soar provides new technical challenges. The wind turbines and solar farms now substituting traditional generation are asynchronous sources, lacking the large rotating mass of the generators and the ancillary services of grid stability they provided. In addition, wind generation sites are typically many miles away from the load centres where power is demanded, necessitating long transmission lines, with the system lacking ability to maintain power quality across this distance. BRUSH™ Power Generation is playing a key role in providing a solution to this challenge. Two BDAX98C-490ERH synchronous condensers will be installed in the UK to replace the missing grid stability elements of reactive power, short circuit contribution and inertia. A connecting principle is the proven expertise from from over 100 years of design and manufacture of generators, with the units being custom engineered to optimise the high reactive power and short circuit contribution for the specific topology of the project. The result is a grid stability solution right-sized for an improved transmission system now capable of an additional 280MW power transfer between Scotland and England, supporting current and future wind generation projects. As the energy landscape continues to evolve, BRUSH™ Power Generation continues to support power grids with technology to ensure grid stability and reliable supply of power allowing increased renewable penetration and decarbonisation of the grid. Learn more about how #BakerHughes are taking #EnergyForward at #WeAreBakerHughes