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delighted to be supporting this project
with our advanced energy storage solution.
We have demonstrated our ability
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The Wä rtsilä system can control the
facility's ramp rate, in order to enhance
generation reliability, as well as providing
frequency control and capacity.
Wä rtsilä 's GEMS smart energy management
system will interface with and
take instructions from the wind farm
master controller. According to Wä rtsilä ,
" GEMS is a platform that connects
energy assets to energy markets in a
technically and economically optimized
manner. The platform's flexible architecture-adjusting
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conditions-and real-time optimization,
supports the management of fluctuations
in output caused by dynamically
changing wind conditions. "
How many more projects such as
Wä rtsilä 's, or other renewable energy
installations, take shape could depend
on what happens with the new bill in
Mexico's Congress, and the outcome of
expected legal actions. Neil Herrington,
senior vice president of the Americas
for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in
a statement on Feb. 5 said the bill could
lead to reinstatement of government
monopoly on energy in Mexico.
" These changes would significantly
raise the cost of electricity and limit access
to clean energy for Mexico's citizens, "
Herrington said in a statement.
" Unfortunately, this move is the latest
in a pattern of troubling decisions taken
by the Government of Mexico that have
undermined the confidence of foreign investors
in the country. "
-Darrell Proctor is associate
editor for POWER.
POWER Digest
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.
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