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(BusinessWire) Chet Morrison Contractors, on behalf of floating wind startup Aikido Technologies, has performed the final structural assembly of Aikido One floating wind platform in less than 40 working hours, establishing a new standard in the industrialization of floating platforms. The assembly operation, representing 10-time speed-up, demonstrates how Aikido can enable offshore wind project developers... Continue Reading →
(RB) The Senate's SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE postponed the discussion on the legal framework for offshore wind farms this Tuesday (26), which will define rules for the operation of wind turbines in Brazilian waters. The bill has already been approved by the Chamber of Deputies, and articles have been included that require the country to... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) While the energy transition toolbox is filled with decarbonization tools, electrification seems to be the jewel in its crown, based on research conducted by Rystad Energy, which points out that applying this method to upstream operations has the potential to get rid of over 80% of oil and gas production emissions. Switching away from... Continue Reading →
Mooreast Holdings Ltd. announced today it will appoint Mr Eirik Ellingsen, a Norwegian with deep experience in the offshore and marine sector, as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) amid growing adoption of floating wind energy projects worldwide. Mr Ellingsen will assume the role of CEO at Mooreast on 1 January 2025. He will be taking over... Continue Reading →
(ceara.gov.br) With great local potential for renewable energy generation, the Ceara government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the company CGN Brasil Energia (CGNBE), part of the CGN Group, one of the largest in China, for collaboration in the development of solar and wind energy projects and the green hydrogen chain. Governor Elmano de... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras is in talks with Raizen, BP and Inpasa for a possible joint venture in ethanol, two sources told Reuters, as the firm's CEO aims big in a comeback to the sector. Petrobras is in talks with four or five firms in the ethanol business, Chief Executive Magda Chambriard told... Continue Reading →
(OE) Swedish company Seabased has signed a three-party memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Grenada and SIDS DOCK to establish Grenada’s first utility-scale wave energy park. The agreement outlines a phased project that will begin with a 2 MW pilot to showcase the potential of wave energy in driving economic and environmental resilience... Continue Reading →
(TN) Subsea7, a global leader in delivering offshore projects and technology for the energy sector, closed the third quarter of 2024 with solid operational and financial performance. Between July and September, the company achieved US$321 million in adjusted EBITDA, up 59% year-over-year, resulting in an adjusted EBITDA margin of 18%, up from 13% in Q3... Continue Reading →
(OE) Scottish ocean energy pioneer Mocean Energy has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, Europe’s largest private market investment platform. The campaign, which is now live, aims to finance the next phase of the company’s growth plans as it looks to mature its wave energy technology. Mocean Energy is working to transform the ocean energy... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has published draft regulations and plot decisions for the offshore wind tender for the IJmuiden Ver Gamma and Nederwiek I areas and said that the government would open the tendering procedure in September 2025. Previously planned as a 4 GW, four-site tender, the procedure will offer three sites as one... Continue Reading →
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