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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has initiated discussions with Unigel Participações S.A. (Unigel) to analyze joint business involving opportunity development in the areas of fertilizers, green hydrogen and low-carbon projects, in line with the revision of the strategic elements for Petrobras' Strategic Plan 2024-2028 (SP 2024-28), as disclosed to the market on... Continue Reading →
(OET) The energy woes that befall the world in 2022 brought about the double whammy of rapidly working on diversifying the energy mix with more renewables while ramping up the crude oil and natural gas production to appease the increasingly intertwined concepts of energy security and transition to a green and low-carbon future. In this... Continue Reading →
Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, Jonathan Wilkinson, has introduced a new bill in the House of Commons which will put in place regulations that will enable offshore wind development in the provinces of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. On 30 May, the minister, in partnership with the governments of the two provinces, introduced amendments... Continue Reading →
(OW) ESB and Ørsted have signed an agreement to jointly develop a portfolio of up to 5 GW of offshore wind and complementary green hydrogen projects in Ireland, with the first of these offshore wind projects expected to compete in the next Irish auction, ORESS 2.1. The agreement also marks Ørsted’s entry into the Irish... Continue Reading →
(OW) Subsea 7, in collaboration with OneSea Energy, has secured GBP 150,000 (around USD 187,000) in funding from the Scottish government to investigate pairing a large-scale floating hydrogen production system with a floating wind farm offshore Scotland. The funding was awarded as part of the Hydrogen Innovation Scheme under which a total of 32 projects... Continue Reading →
(epbr) The government of Rio Grande do Norte (RN), EDF Renewables and Internacional Energias Renováveis (IER) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation in offshore wind power generation projects and green hydrogen production in the state. EDF Renewables has ambitions to develop, build and operate a wind farm complex on the high seas, on... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) — Every morning, more than 600 workers clock in at the Louisiana shipyard where the Eco Edison, the first US-built vessel to service offshore wind farms, is under construction. At quitting time, a parade of pickups and dusty sedans forms a traffic jam on the road back into town, past buildings that serve the... Continue Reading →
(OET) As the green energy push gathers speed, propelling the shift to renewable energy sources forward, this raises concerns about oil and gas projects being in danger of turning into stranded assets while the world hurtles towards net-zero. However, the potential of converting the existing fossil fuels infrastructure for use in the offshore wind industry... Continue Reading →
(OW) New York has launched a USD 10 million solicitation for clean hydrogen research, development and demonstration projects, including clean hydrogen production and integration with renewable energy such as offshore wind. The US state’s aim is to address the challenge of replacing fossil fuel usage in hard-to-electrify sectors, with the solicitation open to fund projects... Continue Reading →
(OW) The Ports of Rotterdam and Brazil’s Pecém have signed a collaboration agreement on energy projects such as offshore wind and green hydrogen production. The aim of this partnership is to strengthen bilateral cooperation and knowledge and promote public and private initiatives between the Netherlands and Brazil in port development, port logistics, hinterland connection, and... Continue Reading →
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