(Reuters) - Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE) proposed on Wednesday to pay a dividend on the back of a strong jump in cash flow driven by stricter cost discipline, as it completed its first business year since it spun off from former parent Siemens (SIEGn.DE). The supplier of turbines and services to the power industry, in which Siemens still holds... Continue Reading →
GE energy spinoff aims to capture interest in renewables
(Reuters) - General Electric Co's (GE.N) plan to spin off energy units into a standalone company could attract investors looking for a well-known name in renewables if they can overlook legacy fossil-fuel operations, financial experts said. Earlier on Tuesday, the 129-year-old conglomerate outlined a plan to split into three publicly traded companies focused on energy, healthcare and... Continue Reading →
Existing Offshore Facilities Could be Used for Geothermal Energy Projects
(OE) Shift Geothermal, a non-profit organization focused on geothermal energy, said Wednesday it was launching a bid to establish a new national center in the UK for geo-energy to realize the potential of a huge untapped UK energy source. This also offers an opportunity to use re-use existing offshore oil and gas facilities instead of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras concludes the sale of power companies
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 07/29/2021, informs that today it concluded the sale of its stakes of 20% in Termelétrica Potiguar S.A. (TEP) and 40% in Companhia Energética Manauara S.A. (CEM) to Global Participações Energia S.A. (GPE), through its subsidiaries GFT Participações S.A. and GFM Participações S.A., respectively.... Continue Reading →
Industrial companies boost target for green hydrogen in climate fight
(Reuters) - A global coalition of industrial companies said on Thursday it has boosted a target for emissions-cutting hydrogen generated with renewable power such as wind and solar energy. Companies and governments have touted green hydrogen, derived from water using electrolyzers powered by renewable energy, as a way to cut carbon emissions. But it now... Continue Reading →
U.S. calls on nations to set bold targets for offshore wind
(Reuters) - A top U.S. official on Thursday challenged nations to join the United States in setting aggressive goals to expand electricity production from offshore wind. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland issued the call during an appearance at the United Nations climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland. The administration of President Joe Biden has moved swiftly... Continue Reading →
Highest fleet utilisation since 2019 nearly quadruples Prosafe revenues
Offshore accommodation rig provider Prosafe has achieved the highest quarterly fleet utilisation rate since 2019, nearly quadrupling its revenues and shrinking net loss when compared to the third quarter last year. In its 3Q 2021 report on Thursday, Prosafe said that its fleet utilisation rate in the third quarter of 2021 was 70.9 per cent compared to... Continue Reading →
Ceará Government signs agreement with Linde/White Martins for the production of Green Hydrogen in Pecém
The governor of Ceará, Camilo Santana in Munich, Germany, an agreement with the German multinational Linde to implement a green hydrogen plant in Ceará. The largest global company in the production of industrial gases and engineering, Linde is represented in South America by White Martins. This is the 12th memorandum of understanding signed by Ceará... Continue Reading →
INVESTMENT COSTS FOR GREEN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION: STATKRAFT
Green hydrogen will be a necessary instrument for the world to be able to limit climate change to the levels established in the Paris Agreement. The finding is from a new report prepared by the Norwegian Statkraft, one of the major generators of renewable energy in Europe. The Low Emissions Scenario study produced by the... Continue Reading →
McDermott, Shell in MoU to Decarbonize Construction
Offshore installation and construction company McDermott has signed a memorandum of understanding with Shell Eastern Petroleum Pte Ltd (Shell), a subsidiary of Shell, to collaborate on decarbonizing construction. "The agreement enables McDermott and Shell to explore opportunities for reducing, and eliminating, emissions from construction through pathways such as low carbon fuels, renewable power, digital solutions and... Continue Reading →