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(OE) Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has launched Copenhagen Energy Islands (CEI), a new development company dedicated to developing energy islands globally with backing from Nordic, European, and North American investors Copenhagen Energy Islands will build on CIP’s long-standing experience and expertise within offshore wind to develop energy island projects globally, and is currently developing a... Continue Reading →
(OE) Endiprev has strengthen its international profile after becoming the lead engineering services provider for the 806 MW Vineyard Wind 1 project - USA’s first utility-scale offshore wind energy project. The Texas-headquartered company delivers a range of specialized technical and engineering services for onshore, offshore and high voltage energy generation. Endiprev is currently performing mechanical... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island extended on Thursday the date bids are due in the states' next offshore wind solicitations from Jan. 31 to March 27. Offshore wind is expected to play a critical role in U.S. President Joe Biden's and several states' plans to decarbonize the power grid and combat climate change. But... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) The U.S. offshore wind industry reached an important milestone on January 2 when Vineyard Wind 1, the country’s first large scale project, supplied first power to the Massachusetts grid. “As the nation’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm this is a fairly momentous event,” Ken Kimmell, Chief Development Officer for Avangrid, the Iberdrola subsidiary co-developing the... Continue Reading →
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) and Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) have released a $14.5 million funding opportunity to support foundational research at higher education institutions related to marine renewable energies. The call is aimed at domestic institutions of higher education, including minority-serving institutions, as part of an effort... Continue Reading →
FutureOn, a Norwegian software company specializing in the energy sector, has joined forces with Rystad Energy to launch a digital tool that integrates up-to-date cost estimation with live project data for energy developments, opening doors to accelerated project delivery and efficiency for companies across the energy supply chain. According to FutureOn, its FieldTwin and Rystad... Continue Reading →
(OE) The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedure has begun for Odra Energia, the proposed 1.3 GW floating offshore wind project that the partnership between Renantis and BlueFloat Energy plans to develop off the southern coast of the province of Lecce in Italy. After a year-long assessment and research phase, the EIA study was submitted to... Continue Reading →
(PN) Petrobras, Shell Brasil, TotalEnergies, CNPC and CNOOC and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) kicked off a series of studies that aim to map the offshore wind potential of the pre-salt region. The first data relating to the study is being collected in the Buzios field, and the work will soon... Continue Reading →
(EV) BlackRock will pay $3bn in cash, with around $9.48bn in 12 million BlackRock shares. GIP is an investor in a number of infrastructure assets, including a wide array of energy projects around the world. BlackRock said GIP had more than $100bn in assets under management (AUM). After closing, the investor would have around $150bn... Continue Reading →
(OW) Siemens Gamesa will install and test what has been described by the European Union (EU) as the “world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine prototype” at the Østerild National Test Centre in Denmark, before later starting full-scale production of its “next-generation” offshore wind turbine model. The wind turbine manufacturer did not disclose what rating the new turbine will have although it... Continue Reading →
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