(Reuters) Equinor plans to expand its oil production in Brazil more than fivefold over the next decade, while also eyeing green energy projects, especially in offshore wind power, an executive for the Norwegian energy giant said on Tuesday. The company aims to boost output to more than 500,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed)... Continue Reading →
Equinor Chooses DORIS as Owner’s Engineer for Offshore Wind and Low Carbon Projects
Norwegian energy firm Equinor has selected the engineering firm DORIS to provide Owner’s Engineering services under a Master Services Framework Agreement for offshore wind and low-carbon projects. Across the five-year agreement, DORIS will provide its expertise in these energy industries to Equinor across its project portfolio. DORIS will deliver services to Equinor across three central... Continue Reading →
UK’s Offshore Wind Pipeline Nearing 100GW
The UK’s pipeline of offshore wind projects has reached 97,944 MW, up from 91,287MW a year ago, while the global pipeline topped 1.23TW, an increase of nearly 400GW in the last year. This is according to RenewableUK’s latest EnergyPulse market intelligence data report. The pipeline includes projects at every stage of development: operational, under construction,... Continue Reading →
Westwood: Cost Inflation Could Add $280bn in Capital Expenditure for Offshore Wind Industry
(OE) In a Westwood survey on offshore wind cost inflation, nearly three-quarters of industry players indicated that they had started reviewing the viability of their projects in light of recent cost increases, with over 90% indicating that decision-making had slowed as a result. The survey and market analysis by Westwood explores the impact of inflation... Continue Reading →
Lhyfe and Capital Energy Team Up to Develop Offshore Green Hydrogen Projects in Spain and Portugal
(OE) Green hydrogen specialist Lhyfe and Spanish company Capital Energy have signed a collaboration agreement for the joint development of offshore renewable hydrogen projects in Spain and Portugal. The two companies will work to create hydrogen production sites at some of the offshore wind farm sites currently being developed by Capital Energy. Capital Energy has... Continue Reading →
Jan De Nul’s Next-Gen Installation Vessels to Install RWE’s Offshore Wind Farms
(OE) German renewable energy firm RWE has signed an agreement with Luxembour-based offshore installation firm Jan De Nul Group to secure the long-term usage of two next-generation installation vessels, “Les Alizés” and “Voltaire, for future offshore wind foundation and turbine construction. The charters are supported by a Service Agreement through which Jan De Nul Group... Continue Reading →
‘Myths around floating wind power don’t help anyone – it’s time to debunk them’
(RE) Floating offshore wind (FLOW) has long been hailed as the pivotal technology for the globalisation of offshore wind. It will unlock vast new areas of sea with high wind speeds, enabling offshore to reach over 1,500GW of operational capacity by 2050. Without cost-effective FLOW, there is unlikely to be any significant offshore wind development... Continue Reading →
Foundation Installation Kicks Off for First Commercial-scale U.S. Offshore Wind Farm
(OE) The installation of the first monopiles and transition pieces has kicked off for the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the United States - the Vineyard Wind 1. “We can finally say it – as of today, there is ‘steel in the water,’” said Klaus S. Moeller, CEO of Vineyard Wind, the company developing the Vineyard Wind... Continue Reading →
MOL, Toyo Construction Form Japanese Offshore Wind Joint Venture
(OW) Japanese-based Mitsui O.S.K Lines (MOL) and its compatriot Toyo Construction have established a joint venture focusing on offshore wind power generation. Through the joint venture, the companies said that they will create stronger synergies in a wide range of areas related to offshore wind, including survey planning, procurement of work vessels, and offshore construction.... Continue Reading →
Orsted to invest $68 bln in power capacity by 2030
(Reuters) - Renewable energy group Orsted (ORSTED.CO) will invest 475 billion Danish crowns ($68 billion) to achieve a 2030 goal to install 50 gigawatts (GW) of power capacity, it said in an investor update on Thursday. The Danish company said the plans were fully self-funded and it expected to exceed goals set in 2021 for earnings before... Continue Reading →