(OE) RWE has secured the necessary construction and environmental permits to build a 100 MW electrolyzer that would enable green hydrogen production as part of system integration plans associated with the 795 MW OranjeWind offshore wind project in the Dutch North Sea. The 100 MW electrolyzer is planned to be built at Eemshaven, near the... Continue Reading →
RWE Cleared to Begin Construction on Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm in Spring 2025
(offshoreWIND.biz) The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has granted RWE the offshore construction permit for its Thor offshore wind farm, enabling RWE to begin construction at sea in spring 2025. RWE said that good progress is already being made on land, with the laying of cables and the construction of an onshore substation in the municipality... Continue Reading →
Floating Wind and the Taming of Subsea Spaghetti
Wendy Laursen, Contributing Writer (oedigital.com) Preparing for industrialization, the floating offshore wind industry is tackling its unique mooring and cabling challenges. The idea of keeping floating offshore wind platforms in place using dynamic positioning has been considered. The trouble is: it could take up to 80% of the electricity generated by the turbine to do it.... Continue Reading →
Avangrid, Invenergy Winners of First Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Auction
(offshoreWIND.biz) Avangrid and Invenergy have each secured two lease areas in the Gulf of Maine auction, where total bids exceeded USD 21.9 million (approximately EUR 20 million), marking the first lease sale in the region and the first for floating offshore wind on the US Atlantic coast. The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)... Continue Reading →
Colombian ministry says 9 companies interested in offshore wind project
(Reuters) - Colombia's energy ministry said on Tuesday it had received interest from seven foreign and two local companies in an offshore wind power project and that it expected formal bids within the first six months of 2025. The companies include Colombian state oil firm Ecopetrol and power firm Celsia, Spain's BlueFloat Energy, Denmark's Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners,... Continue Reading →
US Gulf of Maine offshore wind auction poses test for beleaguered industry
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday will kick off a sale of offshore wind development rights for eight areas off the coasts of northern New England, a key test of industry appetite for new investment after a year of high-profile setbacks. The auction of nearly 1 million acres (404,680 hectares) in the Gulf... Continue Reading →
Petrobras launches bidding round to hire consultants for offshore wind projects
(Portos e Navios)The bidding round provides for a two-year contract, renewable for the same period, to support the preparation of conceptual projects and provide consultancy services for the company to participate in future processes for acquiring areas for offshore energy generation. On Tuesday (10/22), Petrobras launched tender to hire consultancy services for the preparation of... Continue Reading →
Lower Oil Prices Drag Equinor’s Q3 Earnings Below Estimates
(oilprice.com) Lower oil prices and production volumes failed to offset rising natural gas prices and output at Equinor, which reported on Thursday lower-than-expected adjusted operating income, its key earnings metric, for the third quarter. The Norwegian energy giant booked an adjusted operating income of $6.89 billion for Q3, down by 13% compared to the same period of... Continue Reading →
Company launches solution to one of the biggest problems with offshore wind farms
(Interesting Engineering) U.K.-based Beam recently launched AI-driven underwater vehicles capable of carrying out autonomous inspections of wind farms, as Interesting Engineering details. Offshore wind is a cutting-edge green energy source that is rapidly growing globally. The labor-intensive, costly, and lengthy inspections are ripe for innovation. That's where Beam, a deep tech company, is stepping in. Beam CEO Brian... Continue Reading →
Iberdrola gives upbeat outlook as strategy pays off
(Reuters) - The chief of Europe's largest utility Iberdrola (IBE.MC), opens new tab gave a bullish outlook for the coming years on Wednesday, pledging to build on a strategy to focus investment on expanding and upgrading grids in Britain, the United States and elsewhere. While pouring billions into power grids and taking a more selective approach to... Continue Reading →