The Eoliennes en Mer des îles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier (EMYN) consortium, comprising Ocean Winds, Sumitomo Corporation, Banque des Territoires and Vendée Energie, has reached the final investment decision for the Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier offshore wind farm in France and thus moved the project into the construction stage. The first offshore operations will take... Continue Reading →
DNV Approves Entrion Wind’s Monopile Concept for 100-Metre Depths
(OW) DNV has awarded Entrion Wind with a Statement of Feasibility for its fully restrained platform (FRP) offshore wind foundation technology said to extend the operating depth of the monopile technology to up to 100 metres. DNV issued a Statement of Feasibility, affirming that the FRP monopile is considered conceptually feasible and a promising candidate... Continue Reading →
Energy trader Gunvor posts record $2.36 bln net profit in 2022
(Reuters) - Gunvor Group posted a record net profit of $2.36 billion in 2022 with a strong performance across all trading desks, the energy trader said in a statement on Wednesday. Gunvor's rivals also had a bumper year amid high price volatility and as Russia's war in Ukraine reshaped global commodity flows, with Vitol and Mercuria previously... Continue Reading →
Seabed surveys start for 2 GW ScotWind offshore wind projects – floating and fixed
Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) has launched seabed surveys for its 1 GW Ayre floating offshore wind farm and the 1 GW Bowdun offshore wind farm in Scotland. G-tec is leading the first phase of the work, which is the geophysical surveying of the seabed at both sites, in leasing zones NE2 and E3, from March... Continue Reading →
Siemens Gamesa Delivers Turbines For French Floating Offshore Wind Farm
(OW) The wind turbine components to be installed on the Provence Grand Large floating wind farm offshore France have arrived in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône. The 24 MW Provence Grand Large is located 40 kilometres west of Marseille and 17 kilometres off the coast of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, in water depths of around 100 metres. The floating wind farm will... Continue Reading →
Windeed’s Floater Solution Gets Bureau Veritas Nod
Bureau Veritas has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Sweden-based Windeed for its low-weight and low-acceleration floater solution for offshore wind turbines. The AiP is a significant milestone in the development of Windeed’s technology, which could offer competitive prices and lower levelised cost of energy (LCOE) compared to other solutions on the market due to... Continue Reading →
Maryland Aims to Quadruple Offshore Wind Capacity by 2035
The state administration of Maryland, US, has set a goal of achieving 8.5 GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2035, by which time the state aims to have 100 per cent of clean energy in its energy mix. To support this target, the administration is working to establish new lease areas and strengthen the... Continue Reading →
Iberdrola aims for US subsidies after Mexican asset sale
(Reuters) - Spanish power company Iberdrola (IBE.MC) will seek to expand in the United States and take advantage of its green subsidies after announcing the sale of gas assets worth $6 billion in Mexico, Chief Financial Officer Jose Sainz said on Wednesday. The sale significantly reduces the renewable energy giant's exposure to Mexico, where its relationship with... Continue Reading →
Construction of Brazil-bound P-82 FPSO kicks off at Chinese shipyard
(OEM) Chinese shipbuilder COSCO Shipping Offshore Engineering has held a groundbreaking ceremony in Qidong for the construction of a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which is destined to work for Petrobras in the Santos Basin pre-salt area offshore Brazil. The Chinese company says that it held the groundbreaking ceremony for the P-82 FPSO, which it describes as “the... Continue Reading →
Exxon signals 1Q operating profit fell 25% on softer energy prices
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Tuesday signaled in a securities filing that first-quarter operating profits dropped about 25% from last year's record levels as oil and gas prices eased. Operating results could drop to about $9.6 billion, compared to $12.8 billion net profit from the fourth quarter, according to a snapshot of factors affecting first... Continue Reading →