(Reuters) New York is seeking renewable energy to power at least 1.5 million New York homes in its third offshore wind solicitation, Governor Kathy Hochul said on Wednesday, as the state ramps up development of the industry. Administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, the first phase includes $500 million investment... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Unigel to build green hydrogen plant with $120 mln investment
(Reuters) - Brazilian chemical maker Unigel on Monday announced plans to build a green hydrogen plant in the northeastern state of Bahia, with an initial investment of $120 million and the goal of making it one of the largest of its kind in the world. The plant is expected to start operations by the end... Continue Reading →
WES seeks assessment of floating wind and wave energy mix
(OEM) Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has launched a tender for a study into the techno-economic benefits of shared services and infrastructure for wind and wave energy generation technologies and projects. The challenge is to identify and analyze opportunities for sharing of physical infrastructure, supply chains and services between wave energy and floating wind energy technologies and developments. These opportunities... Continue Reading →
Enel Brasil and the Government of Ceará sign a Letter of Intent to enable the development of green hydrogen projects in the State
Enel Brasil and the Government of the State of Ceará signed a memorandum of understanding to carry out technical, commercial, legal and financial feasibility studies for the future development of green hydrogen production projects in the State by Enel Green Power Brasil, an renewable generation of the Enel Group in the country. The partnership will... Continue Reading →
Three key elements of future-fit energy super basins – WoodMac
(OEM) Looking at the future of the oil and gas industry in the sustainable energy landscape, Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group, has outlined three key elements of the energy super basins of the future. Ever since Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the outlook for the supply, demand, and price of fossil fuels is constantly shifting, which... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 plants first cables for Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm
Subsea 7 has laid the first subsea cables in the water for the 94.6 MW Hywind Tampen floating wind farm offshore Norway. JDR Cable System is in charge of supplying the electric cables for the project from its factory in Hartlepool, the UK, while Subsea 7 is responsible for the installation of the cables and... Continue Reading →
Siemens Energy Wins Its Largest Offshore Grid Connection Deal Ever
Siemens Energy has won what it says is the largest offshore grid connection order in the company's history. The order, made by Amprion Offshore, will see Siemens Energy supply two offshore wind power converter platforms at sea DolWin4 and BorWin4, and two associated stations on land. The platforms convert alternating current, as produced by wind... Continue Reading →
Biden moves to expand offshore wind to Gulf of Mexico
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday said it had identified 700,000 acres for possible offshore wind energy development in the Gulf of Mexico, seeking to expand a growing clean energy industry to a major U.S. oil and gas hub. It also said President Joe Biden would direct his Interior Department to move ahead with... Continue Reading →
Floating Wind: DemoSATH Floater Launched in Spain
(OE) Spanish offshore engineering firm Saitec Offshore Technologies and renewables giant RWE on Wednesday marked the completion and the launching operation of their DemoSATH floating wind unit. SATH Technology is based on a concrete platform concept with a plug-and-play Single Point Mooring, the same technology used for FPSOs. The DemoSATH project uses a 2MW turbine... Continue Reading →
Cerulean reveals 6 GW floating offshore wind bid under INTOG leasing round
Green energy infrastructure developer Cerulean Winds has revealed it will bid for four seabed lease sites with a combined capacity of 6 GW of floating wind to decarbonise the UK’s oil and gas sector under Crown Estate Scotland’s Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round. This scale will remove more emissions quickly, keep... Continue Reading →