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Oct 22 (Reuters) - Brazilian power company Eletrobras announced on Wednesday it is changing its name to Axia Energia, in a development it said will not impact any contractual, business, or regulatory commitments established by the firm. In a securities filing, Eletrobras also said its Sao Paulo-listed ordinary shares' ticker "ELET3" will change to "AXIA3"... Continue Reading →
Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. shipbuilders and port operators are getting hit in the fallout from President Donald Trump’s campaign to wipe out the offshore wind industry, suffering hundreds of millions of dollars in lost government support, vanishing vessel orders, and an uncertain future for the billions of dollars' worth of investments. The impact represents an unintended... Continue Reading →
Ocy. 22 (OE) Singapore’s Seatrium has received a notice of arbitration from Maersk Offshore Wind’s affiliate, regarding the dispute over the termination of a $475 million contract for a nearly completed wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) originally intended for Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 project in the United States. The arbitration notice, received on October 21,... Continue Reading →
Oct. 22 (OE) Ocean Winds, the 50-50 joint venture between Portugal’s EDP Renováveis and France’s Engie, has agreed to sell a 20.25% stake in its 500 MW Îles d’Yeu et Noirmoutier offshore wind project in France to Allianz Global Investors for $232 million. Located in Vendée on France’s Atlantic coast, the Îles d’Yeu et Noirmoutier... Continue Reading →
Oct 22 (Reuters) - GE Vernova's profit topped third-quarter expectations on Wednesday, driven by strong equipment orders and surging U.S. power demand from data centers supporting artificial intelligence workloads. Growing power demand from AI and other data-heavy industries is helping power equipment makers like GE Vernova tap long-term growth in U.S., strengthening its grid and turbine... Continue Reading →
Oct. 21 (offshoreWIND.biz) China’s Mingyang Smart Energy has unveiled plans to develop a massive 50 MW floating offshore wind turbine featuring a twin-head design similar to the company’s Ocean-X platform. The capacity of the world’s largest floating wind turbine would be nearly double that of the largest design currently available, according to Bloomberg. The wind turbine... Continue Reading →
Oct 21 (Reuters) - Portugal's Galp is in advanced talks with several oil majors to sell a 40% stake in its promising offshore Mopane field in Namibia and expects to choose a partner by the end of the year, Executive Board Member Nuno Bastos said on Tuesday. The Mopane field has estimated reserves of at least 10 billion... Continue Reading →
Oct. 17 (offshoreWIND.biz) Iberdrola has begun exploring the sale of 49 per cent of its East Anglia Two offshore wind farm project in the UK, according to a report by the Spanish media outlet Cinco Días citing unnamed sources. The renewable energy developer has already engaged Bank of America and BBVA as financial advisors to assist with... Continue Reading →
Oct. 17 (offshoreWIND.biz) The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator (CNSOER) has issued a Call for Information and opened a pre-qualification window for the first offshore wind auction to be launched in the country. Announced on 16 October, the invitations to the industry follow the CNSOER receiving a joint strategic direction from the governments of Canada... Continue Reading →
Oct 16 (Reuters) - Colombia received a bid from a subsidiary of Denmark's Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), to develop a project in the South American country's first offshore wind energy round, the head of its hydrocarbons agency said on Thursday. Orlando Velandia, who heads Colombia's National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), said CIP subsidiary CI GMF Cooperatief... Continue Reading →
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