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French green hydrogen production specialist, Lhyfe, and Centrica, the UK-headquartered multinational energy company, have signed an agreement to jointly develop offshore renewable hydrogen in the UK, starting with a pilot project in the Southern North Sea. Beyond the pilot, Lhyfe and Centrica will also examine an additional partnership to deploy the technology at commercial scale... Continue Reading →
SSE Renewables, Marubeni and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have submitted the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Report for the array area of their Ossian floating wind farm to Marine Scotland. According to the report, the wind farm could have up to 270 wind turbines and six offshore substations. The consortium won the development rights for the Scottish... Continue Reading →
Japan’s Marubeni Corporation has launched the first green hydrogen injection demonstration project in the natural gas distribution network of Portugal through its investment in Floene Energias, a gas distribution system operator in Portugal with over 70% of the country’s market share. According to Marubeni, in this demonstration project, Floene is transporting green hydrogen through its... Continue Reading →
Dogger Bank A, a substation for the first phase of the giant Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in the UK, sailed away from Aibel's Yard in Haugesund, Norway, on Thursday. Dogger Bank A is the first of three Offshore Wind Platforms Aibel is building on behalf of the Dogger Bank wind farm consortium comprising Equinor,... Continue Reading →
Offshore hydrogen production is paramount to meet the substantial increase expected in European hydrogen demand, as hydrogen is due to play a significant role as a low-carbon energy carrier – not only to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors, but also to boost security of energy supply in Europe, a study has shown. The "Specification of a European... Continue Reading →
UK-headquartered energy giant Shell has published in its Energy Transition Progress Report 2022, which shows it has met its climate targets as part of its energy transition strategy and reached a 30% reduction in carbon emissions from its operations by the end of 2022 compared with 2016 on a net basis. According to Shell, the report shows... Continue Reading →
DNV said Thursday it was assisting Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) Research Institute in the development of a long-term offshore power grid plan to deliver renewable offshore wind power to South Korea. The project is scheduled for completion by mid-2025. As technical advisor, DNV will develop a conceptual design and routing plan to enable the... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) – BP Plc’s Chief U.S. Economist Michael Cohen said the oil industry focused too much on cutting greenhouse gases last year, eroding its ability to keep pace with demand. “2022 taught us that too much focus on the decarbonization agenda led to a mismatch between supply and demand,” said Cohen in a Monday interview... Continue Reading →
While the transition to low-carbon and green sources is making strides on the global energy stage, the major energy players in Europe and the U.S. have been making progress at a different pace with Big Oil keeping oil and gas firmly in the driving seat. However, Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group, believes all roads... Continue Reading →
(OE) An offshore wind hub is coming to the site of the former Avondale Shipyard in Louisiana as the region ramps up to service the growing renewable energy industry in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. New Orleans-based Gulf Wind Technology (GWT) announced Monday it is collaborating with energy supermajor Shell to establish a research, training... Continue Reading →
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