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Aker Offshore Wind and Aker Horizons have announced an all-stock merger as part of a wider reorganisation to get after energy transition opportunities. The former, a wind developer, will become a privately-held subsidiary of investment management firm Aker Horizons, with the ultimate goal of merging Aker Offshore Wind with another portfolio firm: Mainstream Renewable Power. AOW... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Denmark's Orsted (ORSTED.CO) said on Monday it had agreed to sell half of the Hornsea 2 project in Britain, which will become the world's biggest offshore wind farm, to a French consortium for 3 billion pounds ($3.94 billion). The deal is consistent with the Danish energy giant's strategy of selling off large stakes in operational... Continue Reading →
The U.S. will hold a wind energy auction for two lease areas offshore the Carolinas on May 11, the U.S. Department of the Interior said Friday, as the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review. The lease areas cover 110,091 acres in the Carolina Long Bay area that, if developed, could result in... Continue Reading →
Brazil will increase its oil production by 300,000 barrels a day by the end of the year to help stabilize global energy markets. The information was revealed today by the Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque, during the opening ceremony of the Ministerial Meeting of the International Energy Agency (IEA), in Paris. The additional... Continue Reading →
BP, the British oil major with growing renewables ambitions, has partnered up with Marubeni, the major Japanese integrated trading and investment conglomerate, to explore "a selected offshore wind development opportunity in Japan." The companies have agreed to form a strategic partnership for offshore wind and potentially other decarbonization projects, including hydrogen. As part of... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L) announced on Friday it has applied for a license from Brazil's environmental agency Ibama to generate offshore wind power in six areas in the country. The six projects are located in the Brazilian states of Piaui, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul. The total... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Norway's Equinor said on Friday it expects renewable sources to account for about 10% of its energy output in 2030 despite a sharp increase in investment, while oil and gas will make up the remaining 90%. The majority of state-owned company plans to increase gross investments in renewables and low carbon solutions, such as... Continue Reading →
Stolthaven Santos and the Pecém Industrial and Port Complex, a joint venture formed by the government of Ceará and the Port of Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the study of a new storage terminal in Porto do Pecém, Brazil. The terminal will focus on providing storage... Continue Reading →
(RenewEconomy) Floating offshore wind could play a crucial role in helping to reduce the world’s reliance on fossil fuels, says a new report from the Global Wind Energy Council, and will be crucial for countries with limited opportunities to deploy fixed-bottom turbines. The GWEC says offshore wind – now emerging as a key new technology... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Colombian Energy Minister Diego Mesa launched the country's plans for offshore wind energy at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston on Tuesday, while an agreement to develop the first wind project has been signed, the government said in a statement. Developing the industry could bring in some $27 billion in investments by... Continue Reading →
