(PN) Ocyan signed an operating contract with PRIO (formerly PetroRio) for the use of the West Capricorn rig for 730 days. Activities are expected to start in August 2023. For the execution of this contract, 160 jobs are planned for Ocyan members, all in offshore positions. At the moment, the rig is in Trinidad &... Continue Reading →
(OE) The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has given METCentre the concession to test SeaTwirl´s vertical-axis floating wind turbine. The concession comes after the Norwegian authority Norges Vassdrags- og Energidirektorat (NVE) rejected an appeal to overturn SeaTwirl’s S2x concession in Norway. The decision can therefore no longer be appealed, and SeaTwirl can now move... Continue Reading →
The Italian steel company Acciaierie d’Italia has signed a letter of intent with the Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy´s partnership on strategic collaboration for the development of renewable energy projects. The parties have established a technical working group which will focus on four areas. The Taranto-based company could provide steel and other materials for the... Continue Reading →
(OWB) Half of the US offshore wind energy projects in the pipeline are at risk of being delayed beyond 2030 because of limited port and vessel infrastructure and domestic manufacturing, according to a new report co-authored by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Business Network for Offshore Wind. The US has set the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - European Union leaders will give clearance in February for work on new EU funding for the green tech industry to counterbalance subsidies in the United States and China, as well as more flexible use of existing funds and looser state aid rules. The draft conclusions for the Feb 9-10 EU leaders' summit, seen... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Imports of renewable hydrogen into the European Union by 2030 will be competitively priced compared with domestically produced clean hydrogen, a future energy source to replace fossil fuels, a study by Aurora Energy said on Tuesday. In the RePowerEU policy, lawmakers have assumed that hydrogen usage in the bloc will reach 20 million... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Portugal expects to launch its first offshore wind power auction by the last quarter of this year, aiming to reach 10 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity by 2030, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Monday. As a pre-condition to the auction, the government will this week launch a public hearing regarding proposals for... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Baker Hughes Co (BKR.O) missed a fourth-quarter profit estimate on Monday as the oilfield services firm navigated challenges including component shortages, supply chain inflation and disruptions caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Drilling activity picked up in 2022 in response to elevated oil prices but the pace remains slower than pre-pandemic levels as several energy... Continue Reading →
EDP, a company that operates throughout the Brazilian electricity sector chain, launched in São Gonçalo do Amarante, Ceará, its green hydrogen production plant as part of the Pecém Research & Development project H2V, which had an investment of R$ 42 million. In December, the company had already generated the country's first green hydrogen molecule at... Continue Reading →
(OET) Netherlands-headquartered Fugro has revealed plans to carry out a remotely operated autonomous offshore wind farm inspection, said to be an industry first. Fugro will use its Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessel (USV) equipped with the Blue Volta fully electric remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to conduct the inspection early this year. The plan is to... Continue Reading →
