Nov. 11 (OE) Odfjell Oceanwind has been granted Basic Design Approval (BDA) from DNV for the Deepsea Star floating offshore wind design. The BDA covers the use of Siemens Gamesa’s SG DD-236 15 MW wind turbine generator in a wide range of conditions, including the harsh environments present in multiple offshore wind locations in the... Continue Reading →
Ocean Winds to Consider Next Steps as US Court Rules BOEM Can Reevaluate SouthCoast Wind Approval
Nov. 6 (offshoreWIND.biz) A US federal judge has ruled in favour of the motion filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in an ongoing case in Massachusetts, which requested that the case be paused as they will voluntarily remand the approval given to the SouthCoast Wind project earlier,... Continue Reading →
UK Economy to Reap GBP 6.1 Billion from 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm
Nov. 6 (offshoreWIND.biz) The 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm, which will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm once fully operational, will boost the UK economy by GBP 6.1 billion (approximately EUR 6.9 billion) during its lifetime and support thousands of UK jobs over the next decade, according to a report written by BVG... Continue Reading →
COP30 – 30 years of climate talks in six charts
Nov 6 (Reuters) - As leaders gather for the U.N. climate summit in Brazil this month - three decades after the world's first annual climate conference - the data charting progress in the fight against global warming tells a sobering story. Despite years of negotiations, pledges, and summits, greenhouse gas emissions have climbed by a... Continue Reading →
Orsted Has No Plans to Merge with Equinor’s Renewables Unit
Nov. 5 (Reuters) Danish offshore wind giant Orsted said on Wednesday that it had no plans to take over the renewables business of Equinor, its second biggest shareholder, which has proposed closer ties between the companies. Norwegian oil, gas and renewables group Equinor, which took a 10% stake in Orsted last year and injected close to $1... Continue Reading →
BW Ideol’s Proposed Factory for Serial Floating Foundation Production Secures EU Grant
Nov. 5 (offshoreWIND.biz) BW Ideol’s project involving a factory for serial production of concrete floating wind foundations in Fos-sur-Mer, France, has been selected for funding by the European Commission under the EU Innovation Fund, for a grant of up to EUR 74 million. The project, named Fos3F, was selected alongside ten other projects in the... Continue Reading →
Offshore wind group Orsted turns to net loss in Q3 following US woes under Trump
Nov 5 (Reuters) - Orsted, the world's biggest offshore wind farm group, swung to a quarterly net loss of 1.70 billion Danish crowns ($265,50 million), it said on Wednesday, hit by U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies and resistance to renewable energy. Orsted's shares have plummeted 85% from their 2021 peak, hit by soaring costs... Continue Reading →
BP profit beats expectations, but no news on Castrol sale
Nov 4 (Reuters) - Oil major BP reported a smaller than expected fall in third-quarter underlying profit on Tuesday as a strong performance at all divisions led by refining helped to offset the impact of lower crude prices. However, there was no update on the closely-watched sale process for its Castrol lubricants unit, the centre-piece of... Continue Reading →
Orsted sells 50% stake in UK wind farm for $6 billion to Apollo
Nov 3 (Reuters) - Denmark's Orsted said on Monday it agreed to sell a 50% stake in Britain's Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm for 39 billion Danish crowns ($6.09 billion), widely regarded as a crucial move to prevent a crippling credit rating downgrade. Orsted, the world's largest offshore wind developer, seeks to restore investor confidence as... Continue Reading →
Energy Transition Stalls 10 Years After Paris Agreement – COP30
Nov. 2 (oilprice.com) Ten years after the landmark Paris Agreement to pursue net-zero emissions by 2050, the world faces a slowing transition to clean energy despite record-breaking renewable capacity installations. Much has changed in the energy systems in the decade since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015. These systems faced a global pandemic, the... Continue Reading →