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Oil demand could peak as soon as 2025, as the energy transition continues to gain steam and as electric vehicle adoption increases, McKinsey & Company said in a new report. Christer Tryggestad, a Senior Partner at McKinsey, says: “In the past few years, we have certainly seen the energy transition pick up pace. Every year... Continue Reading →
Vestas has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte to support the development of wind projects off the state’s coast. The objective of the MoU, signed in March, is to share technical knowledge so that governmental institutions can improve their studies of feasibility of... Continue Reading →
(epbr) White Martins, a supplier of industrial and medical gases, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Porto do Açu to assess the feasibility of producing green hydrogen at the port complex in São João da Barra (RJ). Under the terms of the agreement, Porto do Açu will carry out a study to collect data... Continue Reading →
Enel Brasil and the Government of the State of Bahia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (M)U) to carry out feasibility studies on green hydrogen production projects by Enel Green Power Brasil, the renewable generation arm of the Enel Group in the country. The technical, commercial and financial sectors for this project will be evaluated. The... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Prices for wind and solar power in major global markets have climbed nearly 30% in a year as developers have struggled with chaotic supply chains and surging costs for everything from shipping to parts to labor, according to a report published on Wednesday. Contract prices for renewables jumped 28.5% in North America and... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Japan's Mitsubishi Corp and Shell aim to produce 400,000 tonnes of "green hydrogen" in 2030 through the companies' European offshore wind power project, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Thursday. Dutch renewable energy firm Eneco, owned by Mitsubishi and Japan's Chubu Electric Power Co, has decided to invest 10% in a joint venture that includes... Continue Reading →
A “bare minimum” of £458 billion of investment and policy support will be needed by 2050 to get the global hydrogen market up and running. That is according to the latest hydrogen strategic planning outlook report by Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business. Flor Lucia De la Cruz, senior research analyst at the research company, said: “Substantial... Continue Reading →
(Valor) Prumo Logística wants to attract low-carbon businesses to Porto do Açu, in São João da Barra, in the north of the state of Rio de Janeiro. With the energy transition, the company will take advantage of its experience in supporting the exploration and production of oil and gas to support the development of offshore... Continue Reading →
(epbr) The Danish wind turbine giant, Vestas, signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Rio Grande do Norte (RN) to study the feasibility of implementing a port-industry that includes offshore wind projects and green hydrogen production. The agreement is the result of a visit that Governor Fátima Bezerra made to Denmark in November... Continue Reading →
(epbr) Licensing for offshore wind projects in Brazil surpassed the 106 GW of power under licensing at Ibama this month, with the arrival of projects from TotalEnergies (9 GW) and Shell Brasil (17 GW). TotalEnergies' projects are the Sopros do Ceará, Sopros do RJ and Sopros do RS wind farms, each with 200 wind turbines... Continue Reading →
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