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Tractebel and partner companies have developed what they describe as the world’s first offshore infrastructure and processing facilities concept for the storage of hydrogen in offshore caverns. The design study, unveiled by Tractebel Overdick GmbH, is said to outline an innovative solution for large-scale hydrogen storage on the high seas: a scalable offshore platform for... Continue Reading →
By mid-century, offshore wind will require ocean space which is equivalent to the landmass of Italy, and the industry will by then account for half of all the capex in the Blue Economy, according to DNV’s Ocean’s Future to 2050 report. "The exponential growth of offshore wind power will be the main driver of a... Continue Reading →
(OE) Swarm behavior of underwater vehicles has long been on the wish list. Couple that with collecting seismic data and you have an interesting challenge. The seismic industry has a track record for innovation – Blue Ocean Seismic Services is taking on the latest challenge. Seismic data acquisition isn’t perhaps at the top of... Continue Reading →
(OE) Offshore wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa said Friday that its giant 14MW SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbine prototype had started delivering power to the grid. The prototype has been installed in Østerild, Denmark. "We are excited to announce that our SG 14-222 DD prototype is now producing power to the grid! What an... Continue Reading →
Porto Central signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Votu Winds, a company that plans to install a complex of offshore wind farms in the southern coastal region of the State of Espírito Santo. The port terminal is a project being built in the south of Espírito Santo, on the border with the State of Rio... Continue Reading →
Offshore wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has signed a collaboration agreement with Strohm, a company specializing in Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP) construction. The duo said Tuesday it planned to develop hydrogen transfer solutions that improve the decentralized green hydrogen concept, where green hydrogen is generated in each wind turbine generator and transported to shore... Continue Reading →
While oil and gas majors are increasingly entering new offshore wind and green hydrogen projects, it is but a small portion of the overall pie, to quote David Linden from Westwood Global Energy Group. As a reaction to the energy transition, the oil and gas majors are diversifying and now have more of an energy... Continue Reading →
(OE) Design and engineering consultancy Houlder said Tuesday it was supporting Subsea Micropiles, a company adapting land-based micropiling technology to create superior marine foundation and anchor solutions. Houlder is providing marine operations and engineering support to speed up market development and the deployment of Subsea Micropiles’ technology."Innovative foundation technology is essential to reducing costs and... Continue Reading →
(Valor) World leader in wind turbines, Danish Vestas intends to be an important player in the Brazilian offshore wind energy market. This new front has started to engage and should gain regulation by the end of the year. In an interview to Valor, the company's global CEO, Henrik Andersen, highlighted offshore wind and green hydrogen... Continue Reading →
The market for offshore wind farm cables is set to grow six-fold over the course of this decade, according to a new report published by RenewableUK. The global market for subsea power cables is divided between array cables which run between the turbines of an offshore wind farm connecting them to the offshore substation, and... Continue Reading →
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