Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors approved, in a meeting held today, the Strategic Plan for the five-year period 2023-2027 (SP 2023-27). Throughout 2022, Petrobras delivered an operational and financial performance in line with its commitment to generate value for society and shareholders and in full adherence with the 2022-2026... Continue Reading →
New JV Eyes Floating Wind Projects in Sweden, Finland
Offshore wind developers Eolus and Simply Blue Group have created a joint venture, SeaSapphire, under which they plan to develop floating offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea. SeaSapphire is starting the early development of four commercial scale floating offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea – two projects in Sweden and two in Finland.... Continue Reading →
Offshore Wind: BAR Targets U.S. Crew Transfer Vessel Deployment for 2024
(OE) Marine engineering consultancy, BAR Technologies (BAR), said Wednesday that its low-emission crew transfer vessel (CTV) design, the BARTech 30, will be available for the first U.S. offshore wind projects in 2024, following quotes at several U.S. shipyards. BAR said Wednesday it was meeting with the U.S. offshore wind vessel supply chain at a workboat... Continue Reading →
Thirteen Firms Team Up to Develop Next-gen Floating Wind Tech
(OE) Technip Energies is leading a 13-partner consortium that is working to roll out the next generation of floating wind technology "for a competitive, more scalable and industrial deployment." The initiative, called NextFloat, launched in Paris earlier this month, and includes Technip Energies as project coordinator, X1 Wind, Naturgy, 2B Energy, Hellenic Cables, Technical University... Continue Reading →
How is the transition to renewables faring in the midst of a global energy crisis? Long read
(OET) In the aftermath of COP27, which took place against the backdrop of the first true global energy crisis, many argued that little progress was made on the phasing out of fossil fuels. This was justified by the need to strengthen energy security, protect consumers at the pump, and avoid a global recession. In light... Continue Reading →
Huge Australian wind farm secures $1.3 bln funding with no power contracts
(Reuters) - Construction is set to begin on one of Australia's biggest wind farms after its developers secured funding in a unique deal for the A$2 billion ($1.3 billion) first stage of the project after years of delays. The first stage of the Golden Plains project, being developed by privately owned TagEnergy, involves a 756-megawatt... Continue Reading →
Shell, Hexicon JV Selects Vestas’ 15MW Turbines for S. Korea Floating Wind Project
(OE) MunmuBaram, a joint venture between Shell and Swedish floating wind technology developer Hexicon Hexicon, has named the wind turbine maker Vestas as the preferred turbine supplier for the 1.3 GW MunmuBaram floating offshore wind project in South Korea. If the project materializes, Vestas will supply and install 84 units of the V236-15.0 MW turbine... Continue Reading →
Mainstream, Maple Power to Bid for Celtic Sea Floating Wind Farm Rights
Mainstream Renewable Power ("Mainstream"), a renewable energy company majority-owned by Aker Horizons, and offshore wind developer Maple Power are jointly exploring the upcoming Celtic Sea Floating Offshore Wind Tender in the UK, which will be launched in 2023. Maple Power Ltd is a 50:50 joint venture between Enbridge Inc. and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board... Continue Reading →
BP weighs ending its 70-year-old Statistical Review of World Energy
(Reuters) - BP (BP.L) is considering ending the publication of its Statistical Review of World Energy, over 70 years after it first published the benchmark report, as the energy major focuses on its shift to renewables, the company told Reuters. The Statistical Review has been a go-to resource for the wider energy sector since it was first published in... Continue Reading →
Spain’s Acciona to build $1.3 bln wind farm in Australia in expansion drive
(Reuters) - Spain's Acciona SA (ANA.MC) announced plans on Monday to build a wind farm worth A$2 billion ($1.34 billion) in Australia, nearly doubling its investment and generation capacity at a site in the northeastern state of Queensland. The 1,000-megawatt (MW) Herries Range wind farm will be built at the MacIntyre Wind Precinct, where the renewable energy... Continue Reading →