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Simon Hogg, Durham University In 2023, some 100 miles off the coast of northeast England, the world’s largest wind turbines will start generating electricity. This first phase of the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm development uses General Electric’s Haliade X, a turbine that stands more than a quarter of a kilometer high from the surface of... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Japan has resumed public auctions for offshore wind power projects under revised rules aimed at encouraging a wider range of operators and accelerating the development of infrastructure, the industry and land ministries said on Wednesday. The government has launched the second major round of auctions to select operators for four new areas capable of... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has signed the Integrated Natural Gas Processing System (SIP) contract with CNOOC Petroleum Brasil Ltda. (CNOOC) and, together with Petrogal Brasil, Repsol Sinopec Brasil and Shell Brasil, partners in the Santos Basin pre-salt offshore pipelines, has concluded the process of CNOOC's adhesion to the existing contracts of... Continue Reading →
(CN) The United States has long hovered on the cusp of an offshore wind energy boom, even as the industry has soared worldwide. After many fits and starts, only seven turbines are spinning off the U.S. coast, representing 0.1 percent of the total global capacity of offshore wind farms. Now that’s all starting to change. With companies hitting major... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Argentina's booming shale production in Vaca Muerta, a formation that rivals the United States' Permian Basin, is at risk of running out of road as infrastructure to handle the oil and gas nears capacity, threatening to put the brakes on rapid growth. The government is now racing to build out infrastructure: a major... Continue Reading →
(OET) Twentsche Kabelfabriek (TKF) has started the construction of a new cable factory at the Beatrixhaven site in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. According to Groningen Seaports, TKF will use the new factory to produce subsea cables to connect wind turbines from offshore wind farms to power stations. The new facility will be complementing TKF’s existing production... Continue Reading →
Marubeni said Thursday it had started commercial operation at the Noshiro Port offshore wind farm in Japan on December 22, 2022, based on the feed-in tariff program for renewable energy. Marubeni Corporation has been implementing this first utility-scale offshore wind power project in Japan at Akita Port and Noshiro Port in Akita Prefecture, through the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The green hydrogen express is gathering pace, but it may have a worrying problem with leaks. As governments and energy companies line up big bets on the much-touted fuel of the future, some scientists say the lack of data on leaks and the potential harm they could cause is a blind spot for... Continue Reading →
(OE) German renewable energy firm RWE has selected Port of Blyth as offshore construction base for its 1.4 GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, one of the world’s largest offshore wind projects. "Commissioned in December 2000, Blyth was home to the UK’s first offshore wind turbine pilot project, operated at the time by E.ON Climate and... Continue Reading →
On 20 December, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito announced the award of $180 million in funding for projects supporting offshore wind development, with a part of this earmarked for Prysmian’s high-voltage cable factory in Somerset. The Massachusetts government will support the construction of Prysmian’s offshore wind cable manufacturing facility in Somerset... Continue Reading →
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