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(epbr) Vale's president, Eduardo Bartolomeo, highlighted that the company, the largest individual consumer of energy in Brazil, could guarantee the demand for national green hydrogen with the production of green steel and consumption of biofuels in its fleet. Jean Paul Prates, president of Petrobras, reiterated the possibility of the company using green hydrogen, produced by... Continue Reading →
(OW) UK-based Rovco has completed all survey work on behalf of Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn for the planned Cenos floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. The Cenos floating offshore wind farm is located in the Central North Sea, 200 kilometres off the coast of northeast Scotland. The geo-environmental survey was completed over an area covering... Continue Reading →
(OW) Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Goldwind has completed the hoisting of its GWH252-16MW unit in a “record-breaking 24 hours”, the company said via social media. By using strategies that preemptively optimised processes through stimulations, the feat not only reduced construction costs but also served as a “vital breakthrough” for scaling up offshore wind potential in future projects,... Continue Reading →
(OE) Certification body Bureau Veritas (BV) presented Enerocean S.L. with the definite issue of its Certificate of Basic Design Approval of the W2Power floating wind solution. The certification represents the completion of a comprehensive assessment of critical elements of the W2Power design, which is currently at the stage of moving to full-size commercial installations. BV said the design assessment... Continue Reading →
(OW) Iberdrola France has launched its platform to identify and collaborate with companies committed to renewable energy and offshore wind for upcoming calls for tenders. According to Iberdrola, the company’s goal is to integrate new partners into the Iberdrola France network to facilitate collaboration on territories and future offshore wind projects. Iberdrola France is organising... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Recent decisions in the United States and Britain to accept higher prices for offshore wind developments are a welcome sign that authorities are adjusting to higher costs in the industry, Equinor's head or renewables said on Tuesday. "I believe that politics and markets will adjust, and that is also necessary in order to keep... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said on Wednesday that British-based offshore wind firm Corio Generation and BP have submitted investment plans for wind farm projects in South Korea totaling $1.16 billion. The projects, which had been in the works, are additional signs of carbon-free energy cooperation between Britain and South Korea... Continue Reading →
On the 21st of November, Damen Shipyards signed a contract with Ta San Shang Marine Co. Ltd. (TSSM), a joint venture between Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. of Japan, and Ta Tong Marine Co., Ltd. of Taiwan, for the delivery of a Damen CSOV (Construction Service Operation Vessel) 9020. This will be TSSM’s second SOV in... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Spain's Grenergy (GREG.MC) plans to more than double its U.S. solar power generation projects pipeline in the next three years under a 2.6 billion euro ($2.8 billion) investment strategy. Spanish energy firms such as renewables giant Iberdrola and oil major Repsol have increased their focus on the United States as they try to take advantage of massive subsidies included... Continue Reading →
(OW) Octopus Energy’s generation arm has launched a dedicated fund with Japan’s Tokyo Gas to invest GBP 3 billion (approximately EUR 3.5 billion) in offshore wind globally by 2030. The fund, set up with a GBP 190 million (about EUR 217 million) cornerstone investment from Tokyo Gas, will invest in the development, construction, and operational... Continue Reading →
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