(OW) Capital Energy, a renewable energy project developer based in Spain, has submitted applications for environmental assessments for three floating offshore wind farms in Portugal with a total capacity of 2 GW. Named Parque Eólico Offshore Barlavento, Parque Eólico Offshore Carvela and Parque Eólico Offshore Âncora, the first two are proposed to have 40 wind turbines... Continue Reading →
Tugdock and Salamander Offshore Wind Team Up to Accelerate Floating Wind Energy Development
(OE) UK-based company Tugdock has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Salamander floating offshore wind farm to collaborate on innovation for floating offshore wind energy in Scotland. Tugdock, based in Cornwall, UK, has patented marine buoyancy technology that enables heavy marine structures to be built or assembled and loaded-out in ports with water depth or... Continue Reading →
Wind Power Industry Drifts Off Course
(Reuters) A perfect storm of supply chain delays, design flaws, and higher costs in the offshore wind industry has put dozens of projects at risk of not being delivered in time for countries to meet climate goals, industry executives, investors, and analysts said. The race to reduce reliance on fossil fuels is putting pressure on... Continue Reading →
Shell CEO Comes Under Pressure from Within on Renewables Shift
(Reuters) Shell CEO Wael Sawan has come under pressure over his strategy from within the energy company after two employees issued a rare open letter urging him not to scale back investments in renewable energy, sparking an internal debate. The open letter, posted earlier this month on Shell's internal web and seen by Reuters this week, comes... Continue Reading →
Brazil Northeast Consortium and the World Bank sign MoU for Clean Energy and Hydrogen projects
The Northeast Consortium and the World Bank signed today (25) a memorandum of understanding with an eye on the development of projects focused on clean energy, water and sanitation, the environment and connectivity. Among the areas of action established in the document are projects related to the use of low-carbon hydrogen and the distribution of... Continue Reading →
US Offshore Wind Project Pipeline Nears 53 GW
The US has almost 53 GW of offshore wind projects in operation, development and planning stages. This could power more than 18 million US households if all the projects currently in development and planning are built. The US offshore wind pipeline reached 52,687 MW at the end of May 2023, with two offshore wind farms... Continue Reading →
Portugal’s EDP, Galp Say Price is Key for Floating Offshore Wind Auction
(Reuters) The bosses of Portuguese utility EDP and oil company Galp on Tuesday warned the government the guaranteed price of the power generated will be key to preventing the first auction of floating offshore wind farms from failing like a recent one in Britain. Portugal's first auction for floating offshore wind farms, set to be... Continue Reading →
Floating Wind: Principle Power Expands WindFloat Portfolio with Two Market-Ready Solutions
(OE) Principle Power, a provider of floating foundation solutions for the floating wind industry, said Tuesday it had expanded its WindFloat product portfolio to two fully industrialized products: the existing WindFloat tubular design – now called WindFloat T – and the new flat panel, pontoon-based solution, known as the WindFloat F. Principle Power said both... Continue Reading →
US says to complete offshore wind auctions on schedule next year
(Reuters) - The Biden administration will complete its ambitious offshore wind leasing schedule on time next year, the Interior Department told Reuters, despite delays to preparatory work for the auctions and sagging demand from the industry. President Joe Biden’s White House is depending on rapid adoption of offshore wind to help decarbonize the U.S. power... Continue Reading →
U.S. BOEM Completes Environmental Review of Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project
(OE) The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) said Monday it had completed its environmental review of the proposed 3GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project, which BOEM estimates could power about 1 million households, if approved. “The completion of our environmental review marks another step towards a clean energy future—one that... Continue Reading →