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Aug. 11 (Forbes) An innovative pilot project in the Netherlands - focused on energy transition solutions - has reached a milestone moment of producing its first batch of green hydrogen on an active natural gas platform in the North Sea. The project - PosHYdon - led by a consortium of partners with support of the Dutch Ministry... Continue Reading →
Aug. 9 (oilprice.com) To accelerate the global green transition, several energy companies are developing more durable and efficient renewable energy equipment, such as wind turbines and solar panels. This has been hugely successful in recent decades, with the creation of larger, stronger wind turbines and more efficient, resilient solar panels. As companies continue to improve... Continue Reading →
June 10 (Reuters) Britain has offered grid connections to more than 700 projects, the country's power planning body said on Wednesday, under a reformed allocation system expected to help unlock up to £40 billion in annual clean power investment. The allocations follow recent reforms replacing a "first come, first served" connection system that had led to bottlenecks, said... Continue Reading →
June 4 (OE) MODEC and Norway-based Eld Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a 1.2 MW power system integrated with carbon capture for future floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels. Under the agreement, Eld Energy will lead the design, procurement and construction of the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC)-based power system,... Continue Reading →
March 6 (electrek.com) Aikido Technologies has unveiled a concept that combines floating offshore wind turbines, battery storage, and AI data centers on a single platform. The offshore infrastructure company says its new platform, called AO60DC, is designed to co‑locate AI-grade computing directly with renewable energy generation at sea. Wind, batteries, and AI compute on one floating... Continue Reading →
Aug. 15 (livescience.com) Chinese engineers have created a prototype floating wind turbine that they say has broken power generation records — potentially ushering in a new generation of renewable power generation. The turbine is the result of research by Chinese energy giant China Huaneng Group and power generator Dongfang Electric Corporation, both of which are state-owned enterprises. Each turbine... Continue Reading →
(OE) Triton Anchor has secured two patents in the United States for its proprietary offshore anchor and subsea deployment tool, with a notice of allowance for the anchor patent also received in Japan. These newly patented technologies mark an advancement in enabling low-cost, low-impact deployment of floating wind, solar, and wave platforms. According to Triton... Continue Reading →
(OE) Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has secured a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its autonomous, floating marine charging solution. Designed to address the increasing demand for clean maritime operations, the invention enables electric vessels, including uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs), to locate, dock with, and recharge from a floating energy... Continue Reading →
(OE) The assembly of an offshore solar farm has been completed at the Port of Amsterdam in a ‘world’s first’ project that will integrate the system with an offshore wind farm in the North Sea, offshore Netherlands. The system, supplied and built by Oceans of Energy, is larger than a football field and is set... Continue Reading →
(OE) SBM Offshore has entered into a global collaboration agreement with Microsoft to develop standardized, AI-powered carbon-free floating power solutions to address the growing needs for reliable, affordable, carbon-free electricity. This collaboration is set to transform industrial electrification by combining SBM Offshore’s deep expertise in scalable ocean energy infrastructure and Microsoft’s leadership in AI, cloud... Continue Reading →
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