(Bloomberg) Electricite de France SA is betting that wind turbines at sea — already the size of skyscrapers — will be about 50% more powerful at the start of the next decade when it completes the country’s largest offshore farm. The French utility expects even larger machines to contribute to higher output when it builds... Continue Reading →
Exxon says its decarbonization business could outgrow oil, in multi-trillion market
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp's (XOM.N) Low Carbon business has the potential to generate hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue and outperform the company's traditional oil and gas as soon as a decade from now, CEO Darren Woods said. The largest U.S. oil producer on Tuesday laid out to investors the aims of its emerging energy transition strategy... Continue Reading →
EIC: UK turns to renewables and low-carbon power to bolster energy security
(OEM) In the aftermath of geopolitical challenges, energy and climate crises along with economic side effects from the turbulent events that marked 2022, the UK is pivoting towards renewable and low-carbon energy in a push to strengthen energy security, outlines the new report from the Energy Industries Council (EIC), an energy industry trade association and... Continue Reading →
UK: 5G Testbed to Speed Up Offshore Wind Tech Development
(OE) UK's Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (ORE Catapult) said Tuesday that the biggest offshore wind ‘living lab’ in the world would be created off the Grimsby coast through the development of a 5G Testbed that includes Grimsby Port and the Lynn and Inner Dowsing wind farm. According to ORE Catapult, the £2.8 million project will... Continue Reading →
SSE and Equis Form Joint Venture for Offshore Wind Project in Australia
(OE) UK-based offshore wind developer SSE Renewables and Asia Pacific-focused renewable energy developer Equis have formed a joint venture to bid for a feasibility license to develop, construct, own, and operate an offshore wind farm project in Australia. The wind farm site is in Australia’s first Federal Government-declared offshore wind zone of Gippsland, near the... Continue Reading →
DNV’s Joint Industry Project to Demonstrate Value of Wind Farm Control Technology
(OE) Energy expert and assurance provider DNV has launched a joint industry project (JIP) alongside wind farm owners, turbine manufacturers, and other sector experts to increase confidence in innovative wind farm control (WFC) technology. According to DNV, WFC covers the models and procedures required to control each turbine in a wind farm through approaches such... Continue Reading →
Gazelle Wind Power Partners with WAM Horizon to Develop Floating Wind Pilot in Portugal
(OE) Gazelle Wind Power, a Dublin-based company that develops foundations for floating offshore wind farms, has partnered up with renewable energy developer WAM Horizon to accelerate the development of a pilot plant using Gazelle’s floating wind platform in Aguçadoura, Portugal. WAM will provide Gazelle with strategic advisory to successfully implement this project. Portugal-based WAM Horizon... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on contracting FPSOs for Sergipe deepwater project
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started the contracting process for the chartering of two platform vessels for the Sergipe Deepwater Project (SEAP), in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, about 100 km off the coast. The FPSO (floating production, storage, and oil transfer system) type units will be strategic to expand the availability of... Continue Reading →
Vestas’ 15MW Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype Reaches Full Power Rating
(OE) Danish offshore wind turbine maker Vestas said Monday that its most powerful wind turbine, the V236-15.0 MW prototype, stretching 280 meters into the air, had reached 15 MW nominal power rating. "The prototype was installed in December 2022 and produced its first kWh of power shortly after. Since then, the turbine has been through a... Continue Reading →
RWE, Entergy Team Up to Explore Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Potential
RWE and US utility Entergy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly evaluate developing offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico. Under the MoU, RWE and Entergy agree to assess four key areas to define an optimal route-to-market including the market demand for carbon-free energy for customers of Entergy Louisiana, Entergy New Orleans,... Continue Reading →