The first half of July brought some impressive power purchase agreement (PPA) announcements, including offshore wind off-take deals in Taiwan and Scotland for hundreds of megawatts. We start with the more recent stories.
-- Cargill signs wind PPA with Brazil's Omega Energia
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US agricultural giant Cargill has signed a 10-year wind PPA in Brazil with local renewable energy company Omega Geracao SA. Read more..
-- Borealis to supply Finnish sites with 20 MW of wind from Ilmatar Energy
Austrian chemicals and fertilizers producer Borealis will buy the output of over 20 MW of wind turbines in Finland under off-take deals with local wind farm operator Ilmatar Energy. Read more..
-- Taiwan's TSMC wants all power from 920-MW wind project by Ørsted
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TPE:2330), or TSMC, has signed a PPA for the entire output of a 920-MW offshore wind park, the project’s developer, Ørsted AS (CPH:ORSTED), announced. Read more..
-- Boralex enters 39-MW wind PPA with Orange France
Canadian renewables developer Boralex Inc (TSE:BLX) will be selling the output of a 39-MW wind farm in France to telecoms giant Orange SA (EPA:ORA). Read more..
-- Statkraft inks giant offshore wind PPA with Seagreen
Norwegian state-owned utility Statkraft AS will be buying 50% of the output of the roughly 1.1-GW Seagreen 1 offshore wind farm in Scottish waters under a long-term PPA. Read more..
-- AEP Energy to buy power from 400-MW wind park in Illinois
A subsidiary of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power Company Inc (NYSE:AEP) has signed a PPA for the output of a 400-MW wind park in Illinois. Read more..
-- Atlas Renewable inks 440 GWh solar PPA with Dow in Brazil
Atlas Renewable Energy has signed a 15-year solar PPA with US chemical company Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) for more than 440 GWh of annual electricity supply. Read more..
-- Verizon, Saint-Gobain sign VPPAs for 250 MW of wind power in Illinois
Chicago-based Invenergy LLC has sealed a couple of virtual VPPAs that support its 250-MW Blooming Grove Wind Energy Center, which is currently being built in McLean County, Illinois. Read more..
Offshore wind. Source: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
