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(Reuters) - Final investment decisions for hydrogen projects have doubled over the last 12 months, dominated by China, but installed capacity and demand are low as the industry faces uncertainty, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report on Wednesday. The investment decisions represent a five-fold increase of current low-emission hydrogen production by 2030,... Continue Reading →
(OE) Salamander Offshore Wind Farm, a project being developed by a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, has submitted its consent applications for the onshore aspects of its proposed 100 MW floating wind development. The applications outline Salamander’s plans for the onshore components of its proposed development, according to the joint venture... Continue Reading →
(OE) Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has signed a conditional turbine order agreement with Inch Cape Offshore, an equal joint venture between ESB and Red Rock Renewables, for the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind project in Scotland. The agreement is for the supply, installation, and commissioning of 72 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines for the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian miner Vale and Green Energy Park have agreed to team up to explore opportunities for green hydrogen production in the South American country, the mining giant said on Tuesday. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Brazil has been looking to develop a green hydrogen industry as part of efforts to unlock new sectors to power its... Continue Reading →
(OE) The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has decided to delay the offshore wind energy auction planned for potential lease areas offshore Oregon due to insufficient bidder interest at this time. On August 29, 2024, the Department of the Interior announced the Final Sale Notice (FSN) for offshore wind leasing on the Outer Continental... Continue Reading →
(OE) Ocean Power Technologies Signs (OPT) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Brazil’s SENAI to advance autonomous ocean developments. OPT and SENAI, short for Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (SENAI Innovation Institute for Virtual Production Systems from Firjan) in Brazil, will jointly explore blue economy opportunities including deployment of WAM-V autonomous and unmanned... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) DNV has completed the first-ever verification of a stage 3 floating LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) unit in Latin America assessing the deployment and performance of Fugro’s advanced equipment. Over a period of 55 days, DNV conducted rigorous tests on the Fugro SEAWATCH® buoy, equipped with a Zephir ZX300M LiDAR unit. The floating LiDAR... Continue Reading →
Philip Lewis, Contributor - Director Research at Intelatus Global Partners.. (OE) We are fast approaching a potential inflection point for the U.S. offshore wind industry, the November 2024 elections. On the positive side of the scale, federal and state leases supporting approximately 63 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capacity have been awarded to developers on the... Continue Reading →
(OE)The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued Approval in Principle (AiP) to the OO-STAR concrete semi-submersible foundation for floating wind turbines from Bouygues Travaux Publics, a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction. The floater can support wind turbines of more than 20 MW in harsh offshore environments, according to Bouygues Construction. The achievement market the first... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - A goal to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030 and cut fossil fuel use is within reach, the International Energy Agency said in a report on Tuesday, but will require a huge push to unlock bottlenecks such as permitting and grid connections. The report comes as leaders from government and business come... Continue Reading →
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