(epbr) “We want to install two wind turbines to gain experience, analyze, prepare,” Tolmasquim told journalists during an event this Tuesday. The company has already started conversations with the Union Heritage Secretariat (SPU) for access to the areas. In the case of the Southeast, the location selected for the R&D project is close to Porto... Continue Reading →
Tadek assesses floating offshore wind platforms for Marine Power Systems
(Offshore-energy.biz) UK-based Tadek Ocean Engineering has produced a study on floating offshore wind platforms for Welsh company Marine Power Systems (MPS). The report evaluates tension leg platforms (TLP) long-term performance compared to semi-submersible alternatives for floating offshore wind turbines (FOWT). It includes an analysis of various aspects such as platform dimensions, assembly, and manufacturing setups,... Continue Reading →
RCGI Research Center study technologies to interconnect Offshore Wind farms in Brazil to the Electric Grid
(PN) One of the challenges for implementing offshore wind farms in Brazil is defining the technology for transporting energy generated at sea to the continent. With this in mind, the Center for Research and Innovation in Greenhouse Gases (RCGI) began carrying out studies to understand the best technology for transmitting energy and, at the same... Continue Reading →
Equinor financing Pre-salt rock research
(PN) Scientists from CEPETRO (Center for Energy and Petroleum Studies), the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) and UFSC (Federal University of Santa Catarina) are united in a project that will scrutinize the Pre-Salt rocks. The objective is to improve rock characterization techniques and rock-fluid interaction to obtain more precision in the... Continue Reading →