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DNV to certify wind
turbines in South Korea
THE Korean Energy Agency (KEA) has selected wind energy market like Korea are creating an
SOUTH KOREA independent energy expert and assurance pro- increased need for extended risk management
vider DNV to deliver Type Certification services via globally recognised certification standards,”
for wind turbines at Korean wind farm projects. said Kim Sandgaard-Mørk, executive vice-pres-
The certification will be granted according to ident for renewables certification at DNV.
Korean standards and the international certifi- “Together with our local certification team
cation scheme IEC, DNV said. This DNV ser- headed by Young Min Paik, renewable certifi-
vice will result in a convenient and cost-effective cation director Korea, DNV is now enabled to
process for manufacturers around the world to work more closely with KEA and its customers
achieve certification for wind turbines selected throughout the wind turbine certification pro-
for Korean wind farm projects. cess, creating trust among stakeholders and ena-
In its latest Energy Transition Outlook Report bling a safe and reliable growth of wind energy in
(ETO), DNV forecasts significant scaling of South Korea.”
global installed offshore wind capacity, from 29 Brice Le Gallo, regional director for Asia-Pa-
GW in 2019 to 1,748 GW in 2050. South Korea cific at DNV, noted: “As wind parks will increas-
has plans to increase its wind energy capacity in ingly be erected offshore, in greater water depths,
order to realise its commitment to climate neu- harsh climates and remote locations, we observe
trality in 2050. that wind farm developers are also increasingly
According to the Global Wind Energy Coun- insisting on certification as a key risk mitigation
cil (GWEC), Korea is targeting 9.2 GW of wind measure in the technical due diligence process.”
power by 2025 and 16 GW by 2030, of which DNV has been present in Korea since the
12 GW will comprise offshore wind. The gov- 1970s. Currently more than 300 experts in five
ernment has recently announced plans to build cities provide assurance, classification and risk
an 8.2-GW offshore wind facility, which could management services to customers across dif-
become the world’s largest. ferent sectors, including the energy, oil & gas,
“Those ambitious targets in an emerging offshore and maritime industries.
NHPC, GEDCOL to develop floating
solar projects in India
INDIA INDIAN hydropower producer NHPC Ltd and hold a controlling stake of 74%, and GEDCOL
the Green Energy Development Corporation of the remaining 26%. This follows a memorandum
Odisha Ltd (GEDCOL) have signed an agree- of understanding (MoU) signed by the compa-
ment to develop 500 MW of floating solar pro- nies in July 2020.
jects in the state of Odisha. The JV will have at least four directors on its
The companies will set up a joint venture (JV) board and not more than 15 with a ratio in pro-
to implement projects on different water bodies portion to equity participation, subject to a mini-
in the state. In the first stage, they will deploy 300 mum of one director by each of the parties. In the
MW of capacity in the reservoir of Rengali H.E. case of a minimum four directors, three will be
project. from NHPC and one from GEDCOL. Its CEO
The JV will be launched with an authorised and chief financial officer will be from NHPC for
share capital of INR5bn ($67.3mn). NHPC will effective management.
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