Spanish green energy company Iberdrola reported 4.7% net profit growth for the first nine months on Wednesday and said it still expected that metric to rise at a mid to high-single digit rate this year. Boasting more than 32GW of renewable generation capacity in markets including Spain, the United States, Brazil and Britain, Iberdrola is capitalizing on... Continue Reading →
So, What Exactly Is Floating Offshore Wind?
Floating wind turbines atop the ocean could be the next big renewables market. GTM helps explain the weird and wonderful world of clean energy. Onshore wind turbines can be found everywhere from the tropics to the Arctic. Three decades ago, developers started putting them on fixed foundations out at sea, sparking the rise of the offshore... Continue Reading →
Cade approves SPIC acquisition of 33% of GNA I and GNA II
Cade approved, without restrictions, the acquisition by State Power Investment Corporation of China (SPIC) of a 33% stake in the GNA I and GNA II thermoelectric plants, with 3 GW of capacity and integrated into the LNG terminal in Porto do Açu (RJ) ). - Agreement closed through the subsidiary SPIC Brasil foresees entry to... Continue Reading →
Keppel O&M Scores $442M Vessel Order in Offshore Renewables Sector
Singapore's Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) said Friday it had secured a contract valued at approximately S$600 million (USD 442 million) in the offshore renewable energy industry. Sharing the news on Friday, Keppel gave little details on the client and the type of order. It said that the contract was with "an energy... Continue Reading →
Floating Wind Supply Chain Group Formed in UK
A floating offshore wind supply chain group has been formed in Scotland, as a subgroup of the Scottish DeepWind supply chain cluster, looking to ensure that the local firms benefit from the nascent but growing floating offshore wind industry. "Scotland is currently the world leader in the deployment of floating offshore wind with the Hywind... Continue Reading →
Airborne Oil & Gas becomes Strohm
Dutch-based thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) manufacturer Airborne Oil & Gas has changed its name to Strohm. The launch of the new brand comes as the organisation confirms its commitment to the oil and gas sector’s energy transition and accelerates its strategic growth into the renewables market. The company was the first in the world to... Continue Reading →
Total adds another floating wind project to its portfolio
Total has bought a 20 per cent stake in the EolMed floating wind pilot project in France, located in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Gruissan and near Port-La-Nouvelle. The 30 MW EolMed will feature three MHI Vestas 10 MW turbines installed on Ideol’s Damping Pool floating foundation and is scheduled to be built in 2023.... Continue Reading →
ENGIE PICKS CATHERINE MACGREGOR TO COMMAND ITS OIL AND GAS SECTOR
Engie appointed executive Catherine MacGregor as the new CEO of the oil and gas sector as of January 1, 2021. The appointment comes eight months after the removal of Isabelle Kocher. MacGregor, 48, is French and currently runs Technip Energies, after having spent 23 years in the oil services group of the also French group... Continue Reading →
Construction of World’s Largest Floating Wind Farm Kicks Off
The construction has started in Norway of what will be the world's largest floating wind farm - the Hywind Tampen. Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Kværner apprentice Arne Linga officially kickstarted the construction work by starting the cutting robot on the project's first sheet of steel on Thursday, 1 October. Kværner is responsible for... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts binding phase of Petrobras Biocombustível
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on August 3, 2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Biocombustível S.A. (PBIO). Potential buyers qualified for this phase will receive a process letter with detailed instructions on the divestment process, including guidelines for... Continue Reading →