(QFWS) Brazilian environmental agency IBAMA announced over a year ago it was receiving a significant number of applications targeting offshore wind development. The Government had issued a decree in January 2022 to enable the implementation of offshore studies and identification of suitable areas and by year-end the volume of applications had reached a stunning 176GW... Continue Reading →
CIMC Raffles to Build 2nd Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel for Havfram Wind
Offshore wind installation firm Havfram Wind has ordered a second Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV). This is the first optional vessel ordered under the existing shipbuilding contract with China's CIMC Raffles. The vessel design will be similar to the first GustoMSC NG20000X Jack-Up vessel currently under construction. "The latest battery hybrid drive train technology is incorporated... Continue Reading →
DEME Offshore and Liftra Team Up to Develop Innovative Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Methodology
(OE) Belgium-based offshore installation services firm DEME Offshore and Danish offshore engineering company Liftra will partner up to develop an innovative offshore installation methodology for the next generation of offshore wind turbine generators. The Liftra crane technology will be fully integrated onboard DEME’s vessels exclusively. Aalborg-based Liftra is providing the design and engineering, based on its... Continue Reading →
Site investigations start for 2 GW offshore wind project in Scotland
Fugro is set to deploy its Seawatch floating LiDAR, surface metocean equipment buoys and seabed landers at the offshore site in Scotland where ScottishPower Renewables plans to build its 2 GW MachairWind offshore wind farm, with seabed surveys scheduled to start this summer. Using the Forth Warrior vessel, this month, Fugro will install the equipment at two separate locations... Continue Reading →
Chinese company SPIC signs agreement with Prumo for hydrogen and offshore wind in Porto Açu
(epbr) SPIC Brasil, a subsidiary of the Chinese generator, closed an agreement with Prumo Logística, a company controlled by the EIG that is responsible for the development of Porto do Açu, for joint renewable energy projects in the port complex located in the north of Rio de Janeiro. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed during... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on BioRefining Program
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, regarding the pieces of news published in the media, clarifies that as part of its BioRefining Program it is conducting new project studies to expand the production of Diesel R, Petrobras fuel produced by co-processing mineral diesel with vegetable oil, which contains a portion of green diesel (HVO), which may... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Acelen to invest $2.44 billion in renewable diesel business
(Reuters) - Mubadala Capital backed-Acelen will invest 12 billion reais ($2.44 billion) over 10 years to make "green" diesel and jet fuel in Brazil, starting in 2026, in a move that will place the company among global leaders in this segment, executives told Reuters. The new biorefinery, which the energy company plans to begin building... Continue Reading →
Siemens Gamesa Taps Cadeler for Offshore Wind Installation Gig in Denmark
Danish offshore wind installation contractor Cadeler has signed a contract with Siemens Gamesa to transport and install 26 Siemens Gamesa 11MW wind turbines at the Aflandshage wind farm developed by HOFOR, Greater Copenhagen utility company. The contract has a day rate above 375,000 euros (currently around $412,185). When completed, the offshore wind farm will have... Continue Reading →
Ampelmann to Deploy Second Gangway for World’s Largest Floating Wind Farm
(OE) Ampelmann, a Dutch-based firm providing offshore access solutions, will soon be deploying a second gangway to support the construction of the Hywind Tampen floating wind farm in Norway. The first gangway, an E1000 system, was fitted to OSCV Siem Barracuda in early December. Ampelmann said Monday that the second Ampelmann gangway would begin its operations on... Continue Reading →
G7 Ministers Set Big New Targets for Solar and Offshore Wind Capacity
(Reuters) The Group of Seven rich nations on Sunday set big new collective targets for solar power and offshore wind capacity, agreeing to speed up renewable energy development and move toward a quicker phase-out of fossil fuels. But they stopped short of endorsing a 2030 deadline for phasing out coal that Canada and other members... Continue Reading →