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(epbr) Petrobras plans to conquer 10% of the centralized wind and solar generation market in Brazil by 2028, according to a presentation made to investors in New York. The company's 2024-2028 strategic planning foresees having around 5 GW of photovoltaic and wind capacity in operation or construction. To achieve this, the state-owned company will invest... Continue Reading →
(OE) Dominion Energy, the developer of Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) farm, has secured the last two major federal approvals needed to begin the construction of the 2.6 GW project. The approvals are keeping the largest offshore wind farm in the United States on schedule to generate clean, renewable energy to power up to 660,000... Continue Reading →
(OET) Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has awarded Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) with a contract worth approximately $11.7 million to deliver a multi-client survey offshore Brazil. The contract represents EMGS’ first acquisition project offshore Brazil in almost ten years. The fully pre-funded multi-client survey is expected to start in late March or early April.... Continue Reading →
(OW) Stromar Offshore Wind Farm Limited, a joint venture between Ørsted, BlueFloat Energy, and Renantis, has submitted the environmental impact assessment (EIA) scoping and habitats regulations appraisal (HRA) screening reports for the 1 GW floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. The reports for the project, which is located approximately 50 kilometres from the Port of... Continue Reading →
(epbr) TotalEnergies submitted four more licensing applications at IBAMA for offshore wind farms off the Brazilian coast. Together, the projects in Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul and Piauí total 12.1 GW in installed capacity. The oil company already has another 9 GW in three offshore wind projects under licensing.... Continue Reading →
The UK Government has awarded funding to a consortium led by Morek Engineeringto design a new class of low-carbon installation vessel for the floating offshore windmarket.The consortium has won the funding through the UK Government’s Clean MaritimeDemonstration Competition based on their proven track record in innovative vessel designand delivery of complex offshore operations. The consortium... Continue Reading →
(OET) Norway’s compressed air systems supplier TMC Compressors has been hired by Yinson Production to deliver a large-capacity marine compressed air system on board a floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel destined to operate offshore Angola. TMC Compressors reported on Monday, January 29, 2024, that the marine compressed air system would entail compressors for control... Continue Reading →
Norway's Equinor has submitted a bid for ‘shovel-ready’ Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project to New York’s expedited fourth wind solicitation. If awarded, Empire Wind 1 is expected to provide first power in 2026, and will be able to deliver renewable power to more than half a million New York home, according to Equinor. Already several years into development,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - New York State said on Friday it received bids to supply power from three offshore wind projects in its expedited fourth solicitation that allowed developers to exit old contracts and re-offer projects at higher prices. Companies that submitted bids included units of Equinor (EQNR.OL), opens new tab, Orsted (ORSTED.CO), opens new tab, and a joint... Continue Reading →
(OE) French green hydrogen production specialist Lhyfe has announced the operating results of its offshore hydrogen production pilot platform, Sealhyfe, confirming the initial objectives have been met with valuable insights gathered for the large-scale HOPE project. After 14 months of testing, including in particularly tough conditions, Sealhyfe was brought back with its full production capacity... Continue Reading →
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