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Philippines' Renewable Energy Sector to Accelerate as the Country Aims for 35% Renewable Energy Mix by 2030: EIC Report

Philippines' Renewable Energy Sector to Accelerate as the Country Aims for 35% Renewable Energy Mix by 2030: EIC Report   The government's push for renewable energy in the Philippines is likely to decrease oil and gas consumption and attract foreign investment to the Southeast Asian nation. London, 24 May 2023 - The Philippines is ramping up its adoption of renewable energy to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and meet increasing energy demand, even as the Southeast Asian...

Circular Economy Focus to Drive £10 Million Turnover Aspiration

Circular Economy Focus to Drive £10 Million Turnover Aspiration   Leading subsea controls specialist J&S Subsea Limited has unveiled a key appointment which represents a significant uplevelling in its commitment to the circular economyin achieving revenues of £10 million in the next few years. The ambitious Kintore-based company has just appointed University of Dundee environmental law masters graduate Kairvee Tyagi as part of its journey towards net zero. Kairvee h...

Salamander signs exclusivity agreement for Scottish floating wind lease

Salamander signs exclusivity agreement for Scottish floating wind lease   Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, has signed an exclusivity agreement as part of Crown Estate Scotland’s Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round. The 100 MW Salamander floating offshore wind project, located 35km off Peterhead, is designed to provide Scotland and its supply chain with an early opportunity to deliver floating offshore wind...

Consultation launched for North Falls Offshore Wind Farm

Consultation launched for North Falls Offshore Wind Farm    Consultation launched for communities to provide feedback on the wind farm proposals Third phase of consultation for project sited 20 kilometres off the East Anglia coast in the southern North Sea Online and in-person events included in consultation that runs to Friday 14 July, 2023 Southern North Sea offshore wind farm, North Falls, has launched the statutory consultation on its proposals today (Tuesday 16 M...

Renewables giant Orsted wins first Danish carbon capture tender

Renewables giant Orsted wins first Danish carbon capture tender Denmark-based player secures 20-year deal for Kalundborg Hub that already has agreement with Microsoft   Global renewables giant Orsted has been awarded a 20-year contract from the Danish Energy Agency to establish a carbon capture and storage project, the Orsted Kalundborg Hub, to process CO2 from its wood chip-fired Asnaes Power Station in western Zealand and a straw-fed boiler at the Avedore Power Station near Cope...

BeWild: Using eDNA to measure biodiversity at offshore wind farms

BeWild: Using eDNA to measure biodiversity at offshore wind farms   The BeWild project, aimed at measuring biodiversity at offshore wind farms, was recently launched at Fugro's TechCenter in Nootdorp. Fugro, together with project partners, will focus on developing innovative methodologies and technologies for remotely collecting environmental DNA (eDNA) samples in the North Sea. The collected data will assess the impact of offshore wind farms on biodiversity and explore ways to ad...

New research from Scottish Enterprise shows potential increase in demand for hydrogen

New research from Scottish Enterprise shows potential increase in demand for hydrogen   A suite of new reports published today by Scottish Enterprise reveals increasing potential demand for hydrogen as an alternative to fossil fuel in Scotland. Developing Scotland’s capacity to produce, distribute, store, use and export hydrogen is one component in the creation of a greener economy that supports reaching net zero by 2045. Announced on the first day of All-Energy, the UK&rs...

Government holds first Net Zero Council

Government holds first Net Zero Council   The leaders of some of the world’s leading banks, energy companies, technology giants and finance firms are among those to have attended the first-ever meeting of the Net Zero Council today. Co-chaired by Energy Minister Graham Stuart and Coop Group chief executive Shirine Khoury-Haq, the Council will support industry to help cut their emissions, and develop greener practices – as well as delivering on the governme...

Cerulean Winds kick starts route to net zero oil and gas production

Cerulean Winds kick starts route to net zero oil and gas production £20 billion investment will offer basin-wide connections providing green power to platforms and wider national grids   Cerulean Winds has revealed plans to build the North Sea Renewables Grid (NSRG), an offshore integrated green power and transmission system, powered by floating wind, that oil and gas platforms will plug into for clean power. Cerulean and partner Frontier Power International will develop t...

Fugro’s Blue Essence® completes world’s first fully remote offshore wind ROV inspection

Fugro’s Blue Essence® completes world’s first fully remote offshore wind ROV inspection   The world’s first fully remote inspection of offshore wind farm assets has been successfully carried out by Fugro, using one of its Blue Essence® uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) with Blue Volta®, an electrical remotely operated vehicle (eROV). The inspection at the Aberdeen offshore wind farm in the North Sea (also known as the European Offshore Wind Deployment Cent...

Norwegian Group Promotes 20 Areas for Offshore Wind Development

Norwegian Group Promotes 20 Areas for Offshore Wind Development   A Norwegian energy regulator has told officials it has identified at least 20 areas suitable for offshore wind farm development, as the government seeks to meet a target of installing at least 30 GW of offshore wind power capacity by 2040. The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate, known as NVE, an agency under the country’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, on April 25 made the recommendations to No...

Iberdrola installs first foundation for 'Baltic Eagle' offshore wind farm

Iberdrola installs first foundation for 'Baltic Eagle' offshore wind farm   Iberdrola has recently successfully installed the first foundation for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm on the seabed. Following the installation of the offshore substation (OSS) in February 2023, the company is now entering the core stage of the Baltic Eagle construction phase. Currently, the heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen is working off the island of Rügen in the offshore wind farm,...

Kellas Midstream and RWE announce partnership to explore green hydrogen production on Teesside

Kellas Midstream and RWE announce partnership to explore green hydrogen production on Teesside   Kellas Midstream, a UK based independent energy infrastructure company, and RWE, the UK’s largest power generator, have announced a partnership to explore the potential for large-scale green hydrogen production on Teesside, an area committed to playing a vital role in helping the UK achieve its 2050 net zero ambitions by becoming one of the world’s first decarbonised industrial...

Havfram Wind doubles fleet with order of second Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Havfram Wind doubles fleet with order of second Wind Turbine Installation Vessel   Havfram Wind has ordered a second state-of-the-art Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV). The order represents the first optional vessel in the existing shipbuilding contract with CIMC Raffles, and the vessel design will be similar to the first GustoMSC NG20000X Jack-Up vessel currently under construction. The latest battery hybrid drive train technology is incorporated in the design to significantly...

Siemens Gamesa Contracts Cadeler for Danish Offshore Wind Turbine Installation

Siemens Gamesa Contracts Cadeler for Danish Offshore Wind Turbine Installation   Danish wind farm installation vessel owner and operator Cadeler A/S has signed a contract with Siemens Gamesa for the transportation and installation of 26 Siemens Gamesa 11 MW wind turbines at the Aflandshage offshore wind farm. This will be the first time in several years, the company will be back on home ground to install wind turbines in the Danish waters, Cadeler said. The wind farm will be lo...

Maersk Training Celebrates over ten years of strategic alignment with Siemens Games via UK-spanning contract win

Maersk Training Celebrates over ten years of strategic alignment with Siemens Games via UK-spanning contract win   Maersk Training UK is thrilled to announce that it has secured a three-year contract with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) to provide the full suite of Global Wind Organisation (GWO) training courses supporting SGRE sites in Aberdeen, Newcastle, Grimsby and East Anglia. This contract is a significant achievement for the long-standing partnership between the two com...

Thinking holistically about hydrogen’s place in the energy transition

Thinking holistically about hydrogen’s place in the energy transition   As energy operators across the world come to terms with the continuously changing nature of the energy transition, the need for a wide-lens view of the situation is clear. This includes knowing the capabilities and pitfalls of renewable energy sources at our fingertips, hydrogen being one that is especially prevalent. Kees van Wingerden, an expert with more than 45 years’ experience in industrial s...

Siemens Gamesa Delivers Turbines For French Floating Offshore Wind Farm

Siemens Gamesa Delivers Turbines For French Floating Offshore Wind Farm   The wind turbine components to be installed on the Provence Grand Large floating wind farm offshore France have arrived in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône. The 24 MW Provence Grand Large is located 40 kilometres west of Marseille and 17 kilometres off the coast of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, in water depths of around 100 metres. The floating wind farm will comprise three Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbi...

Vestas secures 162 MW order with Genneia in Argentina

Vestas secures 162 MW order with Genneia in Argentina   Vestas has secured a 162 MW order for the La Elbita project in the province of Buenos Aires, in Argentina. The project will feature 36 V150-4.5 MW wind turbines which Vestas will supply and install. Upon completion, Vestas will also deliver a 25-year active output management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement. This agreement will optimise energy production while also providing long-term business case certainty. “We are...

UK Energy Market Pivots Toward Renewables Amid Russian Sanctions and Fossil Fuel Concerns: EIC Report

UK Energy Market Pivots Toward Renewables Amid Russian Sanctions and Fossil Fuel Concerns: EIC Report Offshore wind leads renewables surge as UK pushes for energy security and low-carbon power, says Energy Industries Council report.   London, 31 March 2023 — The UK energy market is shifting its focus to renewable energy in response to Russian sanctions and growing concerns over fossil fuels, reveals the latest data from the Energy Industries Council (EIC), the world’s l...
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