(OW) The Crown Estate has reported a record net revenue profit of GBP 442.6 million (around EUR 512 million) for the financial year 2022/23 thanks to earnings from option fees that the developers of the Round 4 offshore wind farms started paying this year. Offshore wind has also boosted the value of The Crown Estate’s... Continue Reading →
Bureau Veritas Secures Multi-Million East Anglia Three Contract
(OW) Bureau Veritas has been awarded a major contract to provide integrated site services for ScottishPower Renewables’ 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the multi-million-pound contract, Bureau Veritas will provide quality, fabrication management, and inspection services, representing ScottishPower Renewables within a significant portion of the project supply chain. In... Continue Reading →
OWC to Acquire Danish Offshore Wind Consultancy Company
(OW) Offshore Wind Consultants, an ABL Group company headquartered in London, has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the shares of Denmark-based offshore wind consultancy, Delta Wind Partners (DWP). The acquisition, expected to close in the third quarter, is said to expand OWC’s technical offering in wind turbines and in consultancy at... Continue Reading →
BP, Orsted reach deal over overlap of UK Endurance CCS, Hornsea windfarm sites
(Reuters) - BP (BP.L) and Orsted (ORSTED.CO) have resolved a dispute over an overlapping zone in the UK North Sea between the BP-led Endurance carbon capture project and the Danish firm's planned Hornsea 4 windfarm, the companies said in a letter published by UK authorities. Britain granted preliminary licences for both proposed projects more than a decade ago, when an overlap... 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 →
Equinor Chooses DORIS as Owner’s Engineer for Offshore Wind and Low Carbon Projects
Norwegian energy firm Equinor has selected the engineering firm DORIS to provide Owner’s Engineering services under a Master Services Framework Agreement for offshore wind and low-carbon projects. Across the five-year agreement, DORIS will provide its expertise in these energy industries to Equinor across its project portfolio. DORIS will deliver services to Equinor across three central... Continue Reading →
UK’s Offshore Wind Pipeline Nearing 100GW
The UK’s pipeline of offshore wind projects has reached 97,944 MW, up from 91,287MW a year ago, while the global pipeline topped 1.23TW, an increase of nearly 400GW in the last year. This is according to RenewableUK’s latest EnergyPulse market intelligence data report. The pipeline includes projects at every stage of development: operational, under construction,... Continue Reading →
‘Myths around floating wind power don’t help anyone – it’s time to debunk them’
(RE) Floating offshore wind (FLOW) has long been hailed as the pivotal technology for the globalisation of offshore wind. It will unlock vast new areas of sea with high wind speeds, enabling offshore to reach over 1,500GW of operational capacity by 2050. Without cost-effective FLOW, there is unlikely to be any significant offshore wind development... Continue Reading →
Floating Offshore Wind: EDP Group Transfers Stake in Principle Power to Ocean Winds
EDP Group agreed with Ocean Winds (OW), the joint venture created by EDP Renewables and ENGIE dedicated to offshore wind, to transfer EDP’s position in floating wind design firm Principle Power to OW. Principle Power is specialized in the design of floating structures to support offshore wind turbines that can be used in deeper waters. ... Continue Reading →
Carbon capture seen as ‘key tool’ in fight against greenhouse gas emissions
(OET) With decarbonisation being seen as one of the biggest challenges facing the energy industry today, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has outlined that the recently offered carbon storage licences signify the country could bury 30 million tonnes of CO2 a year by 2030 and become a renowned mover and shaker in decarbonisation technology. After the... Continue Reading →