(Reuters) - TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) said on Tuesday that it would take full control of renewable energy company Total Eren, increasing its stake from 30% in the company to full ownership. TotalEnergies said that as part of the transaction, Total Eren would be valued on an enterprise value basis at 3.8 billion euros ($4.2 billion), and that the... Continue Reading →
Government of State of Rio de Janeiro plans pilot project for offshore wind power generation
(epbr) The government of Rio de Janeiro announced its intention to develop a first pilot project for offshore wind power generation, to test the technical viability and development potential of large-scale projects. The work will be coordinated by the State Secretariat for Energy and Economy of the Sea. “The pilot project is essential for evaluating,... Continue Reading →
Ørsted to Divest 25% Stake in London Array Offshore Wind Farm for $921.6M
Denmark-based offshore wind developer Ørsted has signed an agreement with funds managed by Schroders Greencoat, a global specialist asset manager focusing on renewable energy infrastructure assets, to divest its remaining 25% minority interest in the London Array Offshore Wind Farm in the UK. The total value of the transaction is GBP 717 million (currently around... Continue Reading →
Britain’s Octopus Energy to invest $20B Globally in Offshore Wind by 2030
(Reuters) Renewables investor Octopus Energy Generation plans to invest $20 billion in offshore wind by 2030, aiming to boost energy security and reduce dependence on fossil fuels, it said on Monday. The firm, part of Octopus Energy Group, said the investment will generate 12 gigawatts (GW) of renewable electricity each year, enough to power 10... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore targets floating wind in Nova Scotia
Dutch-based SBM Offshore and Ireland’s renewable project developer DP Energy have set up a joint venture to pursue floating offshore wind energy opportunities off Nova Scotia, Canada. The duo said they would work to support Nova Scotia’s ambitious climate action targets and “contribute meaningfully” to the phasing out of coal from the grid. The Canadian... Continue Reading →
Vattenfall Stops Developing Major Wind Farm Offshore UK, Will Review Entire 4.2 GW Zone
(OW) Vattenfall has stopped the development of the Norfolk Boreas offshore wind power project in the UK and will review the way forward for the entire 4.2 GW Norfolk Zone, the Swedish energy company revealed in its interim report. The developer said that the decision to stop the project was made due to ”challenging market conditions”,... Continue Reading →
Australian offshore wind project moves forward despite lack of licence
(OET) Flotation Energy has signed a multi-million-dollar deal to start environmental surveys in the Bass Strait region in Australia despite licences for potential offshore wind projects not being awarded until later this year. Flotation Energy signed a USD 22 million contract with RPS to commence its two-and-a-half-year programme of environmental surveys for the 1.5 GW... Continue Reading →
Mingyang Commissions 16 MW Offshore Wind Turbine with 260-Metre Rotor Diameter in China
Mingyang Smart Energy’s MySE 16-260 offshore wind turbine has been commissioned and is operating at full capacity in China, according to the company, which now overtook Goldwind in having the biggest wind turbine in the world installed as Mingyang’s compatriot’s 16 MW model has a rotor diameter of 252 metres. Mingyang launched a 16 MW turbine... Continue Reading →
Avangrid Terminates Long-Fought PPAs in Massachusetts at Cost of Almost USD 50 Million
(OW) Massachusetts’s electric distribution companies Eversource Energy, National Grid and Unitil have agreed to terminate their power purchase agreements (PPAs) for the Commonwealth Wind offshore wind farm at the request of the project developer, Iberdrola-owned Avangrid, which will pay USD 48 million in penalties for the termination that is yet to be approved by the... Continue Reading →
Portugal Raises Offshore Wind Ambitions
(Reuters) Portugal has increased its ambitions for offshore wind energy and has sharply raised its target for a first auction of offshore floating windfarm licenses, Environment Minister Duarte Cordeiro told Reuters on Tuesday. Cordeiro said the sale, due to take place by the end of the year, will target a total installed capacity of between... Continue Reading →