(OE) To reach net zero, the world may need as many 200,000 offshore wind turbines generating 2,000 gigawatts (GW) of energy. To put this in context, by the end of 2022, 63 GW of offshore wind capacity had been installed worldwide. Within the next 28 years, the offshore wind energy sector needs to expand so that it is capable of producing... Continue Reading →
Crown Estate Outlines Next Steps for Celtic Sea Floating Offshore Wind Lease Sale
The Crown Estate has made some modifications to the auction process for the Celtic Sea floating wind leases offshore Wales and southwest England, focusing on social value, integration ports and supply chain, as well as addressing new spatial constraints to help de-risk projects ahead of opening the leasing round to bidders later this year. In... Continue Reading →
Prysmian unveils new ‘challenging’ emission reduction targets on the road to net-zero
Italy-headquartered cabling giant Prysmian Group has divulged its new near-term and net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets, which will enable it to reach its sustainability goals. Prysmian explains that it is committed to reducing total Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 47 per cent by 2030 compared to the 2019 baseline. In addition,... Continue Reading →
Italy’s Renexia exploring environmentally friendly solutions for floating wind project off Sicily
Renexia, the company behind Italy’s first offshore wind farm and the first to be built in the Mediterranean Sea, has contracted Seas Geosciences to study the most environmentally sustainable mooring and anchoring solutions for Med Wind, a 2.8 GW floating wind project proposed to be built in the Strait of Sicily. Seas Geosciences, part of Sealaska’s Woocheen... Continue Reading →
Petrobras publishes Sustainability Report 2022
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it filed, today, its 2022 Sustainability Report. In this important document you can find information about our main activities, management practices, indicators and commitments related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. One of the main highlights of this year was the environmental projects supported by the Company,... Continue Reading →
IRENA: Annual Renewable Power Additions Must Triple by 2030
In the first volume of the World Energy Transitions Outlook (WETO) 2023, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) calls for raised global ambition in renewables deployment. The WETO 2023: 1.5°C Pathway positions electrification and efficiency as key transition drivers, enabled by renewable energy, clean hydrogen, and sustainable biomass and tracks implementation across all energy sectors.... Continue Reading →
Saipem’s €860 million credit facilities come into force
Italy’s oilfield services provider Saipem has strengthened its financial structure and liquidity, after its two new credit facilities, totalling €860 million (nearly $945 million), came into effect. Saipem entered into two new credit facilities in February 2023 with a pool of leading national and international banks. The effectiveness of these credit facilities was subject to the enactment... Continue Reading →
Offshore wind in Rio Grande do Norte is the subject of a Petrobras study
(TN) In the coming years, Rio Grande do Norte should become one of the main locations for the study and development of technologies aimed at installing offshore wind farms in the country. The statement was made by the president of Petrobras, Jean Paul Prates, during a press conference held to detail how the company will... Continue Reading →
Global oil & gas investments on track to reach $528 billion – IEA
As the spending on clean energy seems to be growing by leaps and bounds while investments in fossil fuels are not keeping up with this pace, the International Energy Agency (IEA) believes that this pivot to green and low-carbon sources is paving the way for peak oil demand to come into view. Is black gold... Continue Reading →
Shell on decarbonization quest plans to dish out $10-15 billion in low-carbon energy by 2025
(OET) UK-headquartered energy giant Shell has decided to step up its decarbonization efforts by boosting its low-carbon energy solutions business with investments of $10-15 billion over the next two years. This is part of the oil major’s transformation strategy to help usher in a balanced energy transition. Shell is actively working on curbing emissions not... Continue Reading →