(Reuters) - The U.S. will release guidance for how hydrogen producers can secure billions of dollars of subsidies embedded in last year’s Inflation Reduction Act sometime this year after the COP28 climate conference in Dubai, U.S. energy advisor John Podesta told Reuters on Wednesday. Industry has been waiting anxiously for the guidance from the U.S. Treasury Department for months,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) CEO Darren Woods' first five years at the oil company were marred by missed oil production targets, an investor rebellion and the company's biggest-ever financial loss. Redemption came this year when - aided by a share price pumped up by high oil prices - he clinched a $60 billion deal to buy shale rival... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - TotalEnergies's (TTEF.PA) CEO gave his backing to an international pledge to triple renewable energy generation at the COP28 climate summit, calling it necessary to phase out fossil fuels and decarbonise. "It's the right way to frame the object, tripling renewables, because if we don't do that, there's no way to phase out fossil energy," Patrick Pouyanne told... Continue Reading →
(OP) Spain’s Iberdrola and the UAE’s Masdar agreed on Tuesday to form a strategic partnership looking to invest $16.2 billion (15 billion euros) in offshore wind and hydrogen in major markets including the U.S., the UK, and Germany. Iberdrola, a utility giant with 41 gigawatts (GW) of renewables in operation, and the UAE’s clean energy developer Masdar... Continue Reading →
The MOU was signed this Saturday morning that will allow joint investments by the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) and the World Bank in the low-carbon hydrogen value chain. According to the document, the focus will be on carbon capture projects; electrolysers and associated equipment; shared logistics and infrastructure in hubs focused... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it signed, this Sunday (03/12/2023), at COP-28, in Dubai, a protocol of intentions with the Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro for the joint evaluation of the implementation of pilot projects for a CO2 capture and storage hub (the so-called CCUS) in the State of Rio... Continue Reading →
(epbr) The Chamber of Deputies approved the Hydrogen bill (PL 2308/2023), which regulates the production of low-carbon hydrogen, establishes voluntary certification and provides federal tax incentives. The proposal goes to the Senate. – The bill considers low-carbon hydrogen to be hydrogen that, during production, emits up to 4 kg of CO2 for every 1 kg... Continue Reading →
Strohm, the world’s first and leading thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) technology company, has taken a big step towards expanding its TCP operating envelope. DNV has issued a Statement of Qualified Technology for Strohm’s 6-inch EGF-PE pipe, as per the DNV-ST-F119 standard, for its use as a flowline or jumper in deep waters. It is the... Continue Reading →
(OE) Spanish renewable energy giant Iberdrola said on Monday it would invest nearly 14 billion euros ($15 billion) in Britain through 2028 in grids and renewable projects. The plan is in line with the company's broader investment strategy, which has seen a growing focus on networks, whose returns tend to be predictable, and a more... Continue Reading →
(OET) The Netherlands-headquartered geo-data specialist Fugro has reached a binding agreement for the acquisition of the remaining shares in SEA-KIT International. The two players have enjoyed a long-standing relationship in the development of hi-tech uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) for low-carbon emission maritime operations and research. While revealing the deal to acquire the full ownership of SEA-KIT... Continue Reading →
