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(OE) SLB has launched a carbon storage screening and ranking solution that increases confidence in site selection decisions based on scientific analysis of the long-term integrity and economic potential of an asset. The solution helps customers avoid suboptimal storage sites with risk factors that can waste valuable time and resources as well as decrease the probability of a carbon... Continue Reading →
Eric Haun, Editor (OE) An offshore wind industry is growing in the U.S. with an aim to meet the Biden Administration’s goal of 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030, and eventually 110 GW by 2050. But as is the case for any new industry that is building up, there are going to be bumps... Continue Reading →
Petrobras assumed the position of the largest developer of wind projects in the country, in another fundamental step towards the energy transition. An advance that is due to the partnership with WEG, signed this month, to develop the largest onshore wind turbine in Brazil, with a potential of 7 MW – enough to supply a... Continue Reading →
(OEE) Dutch King Willem-Alexander has officially inaugurated the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. To mark the occasion the king celebrated the completion of Vattenfall’s largest offshore wind farm to date together with executives of Vattenfall, BASF and Allianz on the beach of IJmuiden in front of... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Vale today for the development of low-carbon solutions, taking advantage of the technical expertise and synergies of the two companies. The partnership will last for two years and will assess joint decarbonization opportunities, including the development of sustainable fuel initiatives -... Continue Reading →
(OE) UK-based company Tugdock has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Salamander floating offshore wind farm to collaborate on innovation for floating offshore wind energy in Scotland. Tugdock, based in Cornwall, UK, has patented marine buoyancy technology that enables heavy marine structures to be built or assembled and loaded-out in ports with water depth or... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) A perfect storm of supply chain delays, design flaws, and higher costs in the offshore wind industry has put dozens of projects at risk of not being delivered in time for countries to meet climate goals, industry executives, investors, and analysts said. The race to reduce reliance on fossil fuels is putting pressure on... Continue Reading →
The Northeast Consortium and the World Bank signed today (25) a memorandum of understanding with an eye on the development of projects focused on clean energy, water and sanitation, the environment and connectivity. Among the areas of action established in the document are projects related to the use of low-carbon hydrogen and the distribution of... Continue Reading →
The US has almost 53 GW of offshore wind projects in operation, development and planning stages. This could power more than 18 million US households if all the projects currently in development and planning are built. The US offshore wind pipeline reached 52,687 MW at the end of May 2023, with two offshore wind farms... Continue Reading →
(OE) Principle Power, a provider of floating foundation solutions for the floating wind industry, said Tuesday it had expanded its WindFloat product portfolio to two fully industrialized products: the existing WindFloat tubular design – now called WindFloat T – and the new flat panel, pontoon-based solution, known as the WindFloat F. Principle Power said both... Continue Reading →
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