(OWB) Nucor has introduced Elcyon, the company’s new sustainable heavy gauge steel plate product made specifically to meet the growing demands of America’s offshore wind energy producers. Nucor will manufacture Elcyon at the firm’s new USD 1.7 billion Nucor Bradenburg steel mill in Kentucky, which produced its first steel plate at the end of December... Continue Reading →
Saipem unveils new solution for offshore energy operators
(OET) Italy’s oilfield services provider Saipem has joined forces with MCS, an underwater technical and digital solutions company, to launch a new asset integrity management system for offshore energy operators, which the Italian giant sees as a further step towards the digital and sustainable transformation of the energy industry. Saipem disclosed this week that it has launched... Continue Reading →
Crown Estate Signs Deals for Six Offshore Wind Projects that Could Power 7 Million UK Homes
(OED) The Crown Estate, responsible for the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, has signed agreements for lease for six offshore wind projects with companies involving TotalEnergies, BP, RWE, Corio Generagion, EnBW, Cobra IS, and Flotation Energy. These project could start generating electricity by the end of the decade and have the potential to... Continue Reading →
UK’s Crown Estate to lease seabed sites for six offshore wind projects
(Reuters) - Britain's Crown Estate will lease sites for six offshore wind projects capable of generating enough green electricity to power more than seven million homes by 2030 under agreements announced on Thursday. The UK is one of the world’s largest offshore wind markets, with more than 10 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity across 38... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Unigel to invest up to $1.5 billion in ‘green hydrogen’ production
(Reuters) - Brazilian chemical maker Unigel said on Wednesday it will invest up to $1.5 billion in its complex in the state of Bahia to produce so-called green hydrogen, the first in the country to do so on an industrial scale. The plant, located in the city of Camaçari, should have the first of three... Continue Reading →
Statkraft and CIP Team Up for Large-scale Offshore Wind Development in Ireland
Norway's Statkraft and Denmark's Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have partnered up to develop up to 2.2 gigawatts of offshore wind in Ireland. This partnership will see CIP acquire a 50% stake in Statkraft’s offshore wind portfolio in Ireland. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The scope of the partnership includes the... Continue Reading →
First Turbines at Parkwind’s Baltic Sea Wind Farm Start Generating Power
The first turbines at Parkwind's Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in Germany have started electricity production. According to Parkwind, Arcadis Ost 1 has been delivering power to the German grid since January 12, 2023. The 257 MW offshore wind farm is located in the German section of the Baltic Sea, northeast of the island... Continue Reading →
US Offshore Wind: Our Interconnected Future
Greg Lennon, Contributor (OE) It will take a team effort that spans sectors and even industries to meet the United States’ goal of 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030, writes Greg Lennon, ABS Vice President, Global Offshore Wind. As the United States offshore wind (OSW) industry considers the Biden-Harris Administration’s 30 gigawatts (GW) by 2030... Continue Reading →
Rystad: Low-carbon investments set to hit $620 billion in 2023
While investments in green sectors overshadowed the oil and gas funding for the first time last year, the cost-conscious developers are expected to tighten their purse strings after two years of soaring prices, outlined Rystad Energy, an energy market intelligence group. However, low-carbon spending is still expected to rise by $60 billion in 2023 as inflation weakens. As... Continue Reading →
Gusting Forward: U.S. Gov’t to Simplify Offshore Wind Rules to Meet Climate Goals
(OE) The U.S. Department of the Interior will reform its regulations for the development of wind energy facilities on the country's outer continental shelf to help meet crucial climate goals, it said in a statement on Thursday. The proposed rule changes would save developers a projected $1 billion over a 20-year period by streamlining burdensome... Continue Reading →