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(TN) Shell Brasil, Raízen, Hytron, University of São Paulo (USP) and SENAI CETIQT signed a cooperation agreement for the development of plants for the production of renewable hydrogen (H2) from ethanol. The partnership focuses on validating the technology through the construction of two plants sized to produce 5 kg/h of hydrogen and, later, the implementation... Continue Reading →
Neoenergia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Rio Grande do Sul for the development of green hydrogen and offshore wind generation. The company is developing studies for offshore wind generation on the coast of Rio Grande do Sul, the Águas Claras park. The agreement was signed in the municipality of Esteio.... Continue Reading →
Fugro has won a contract with Renexia to carry out surveys at the 2.8 GW Med Wind project, the first floating offshore wind project in the Mediterranean. Fugro will perform marine geophysical and environmental surveys to acquire comprehensive geo-data at the proposed wind farm location in water depths of 300 to 900 meters and along the... Continue Reading →
All 47 wind turbine jacket foundations and all subsea cables are now in place at the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The wind farm also has more than half of its wind turbines installed so far. The final jacket foundation was installed on 26 August, with the subsea cable works reaching completion on... Continue Reading →
As part of the project to revitalize the Marlim and Voador fields, in the Campos Basin, Petrobras intends to reduce carbon emissions associated with the production of the areas by 60%. As a reminder, the revitalization of the Marlim cluster provides for the replacement of nine proprietary platforms by two new FPSOs equipped with technologies... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Global oil companies are pumping billions of dollars into offshore drilling, reversing a long decline in spending on the decades-long projects including some in the remote iceberg waters far off Canada's Atlantic coast. Surging oil prices are encouraging the investments, along with Europe's mounting energy demand as the Ukraine-Russia war drags on. Offshore... Continue Reading →
(OE) Danish renewable energy giant Ørsted said Wednesday that Hornsea 2, the world’s largest installed offshore wind farm, is now fully operational off the UK coast. The 1.3GW offshore wind farm comprises 165 wind turbines, located 89km off the Yorkshire Coast. I can power over 1.4 million UK households. The wind farm is located alongside... Continue Reading →
(OW) DNV has notified Odfjell Oceanwind that the main scantling approval of its Deepsea Semi floating wind foundation design is close to completion. The main scantling class approval is based on the SG 11.0-200 DD offshore wind turbine from Siemens Gamesa. The Deepsea Semi floating wind foundation design is developed for use in floating wind... Continue Reading →
(Valor) The great challenge to develop offshore wind power generation projects is to adjust risk and return, said the director of institutional relations and sustainability at Petrobras, Rafael Chaves, in a presentation to executives during the Offshore Northern Seas (ONS), Europe's largest energy event, in Stavanger, Norway. Chaves said that a multidisciplinary group within Petrobras... Continue Reading →
Oilfield services giant Baker Hughes said Tuesday it had launched its new fast all-electric tiebacks solution. The company said the solution was "driving cost efficiencies through optimized architecture and reduced topside footprint, and delivering environmental benefits for subsea operations." "Fast all-electric tiebacks solutions provide structured building blocks for major subsea assemblies to reduce cycle time... Continue Reading →
