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South Africa to Launch Three New Renewable Energy Rounds

South Africa to Launch Three New Renewable Energy Rounds   South Africa is introducing three new renewable procurement rounds totaling 6,800MW throughout 2021, as well as three new coal, gas and storage rounds totaling 5,000MW. Announced at a three-day meeting of the African National Congress (ANC), the rounds are expected to increase renewable penetration in the market and boost ele...

Fugro and NYK team up with OYO Corporation for Japan’s offshore wind industry

Fugro and NYK team up with OYO Corporation for Japan’s offshore wind industry   Following the recent announcement of Fugro and NYK forming a partnership to provide offshore geotechnical services in Japan, the two companies have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with leading Japanese geoscience specialist OYO Corporation (OYO). The addition of OYO to the team will further strengthen Fugro and NYK’s position as leading service providers for the growing off...

TenneT: North Sea renewable energy transmission achieves new peak value

TenneT: North Sea renewable energy transmission achieves new peak value   In 2020, the transmission system operator TenneT transmitted around 22.76 TWh of wind energy from the German North Sea to onshore, thus achieving a new peak value. The 2020 result exceeds the previous year's value (20.25 TWh) by 12.4%. This means that, in purely mathematical terms, the annual demand of around seven million households, three quarters of a million more than in the previous year, can be covered...

AREG and European Space Agency sign MOI to support renewables sector through space-based activities

AREG and European Space Agency sign MOI to support renewables sector through space-based activities   Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a memorandum of intent (MOI) to analyse, develop and implement space-enabled technology and services to support the renewable energy sector. The organisations will work together to foster the development of space-utilising applications to support technical and business innovation in the renewable...

Orkney to become Sustainable Aviation Test Environment

Orkney to become Sustainable Aviation Test Environment   Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) has embarked on a £3.7 million project to develop a sustainable aviation programme that could transform short flight travel between remote communities. Part funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, the SATE (Sustainable Aviation Test Environment) project will create the UK's first operationally-based, low-carbon aviation...

Essar and Progressive Energy set up JV to produce low carbon hydrogen in UK

Essar and Progressive Energy set up JV to produce low carbon hydrogen in UK   Essar Oil UK and Progressive Energy, developers of HyNet North West, an industrial decarbonisation cluster in the UK, have joined forces to set up a venture to produce low carbon hydrogen at Essar’s Stanlow Refinery in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. The joint venture will manufacture hydrogen at the refinery for use across the HyNet region. It will provide Essar Oil UK with low carbon hydrogen to decarb...

Equinor will test floating solar off Frøya

Equinor will test floating solar off Frøya   Equinor is already an offshore wind major. Now the company will explore the opportunities within offshore solar power. Together with Moss Maritime the company wants to start testing off the island of Frøya. “If we succeed here, we can succeed anywhere,” says Hanne Wigum. She is the head of the Equinor technology unit focusing on wind and solar power. The plan is to build a floating pilot plant off Frøy...

Essar Oil UK unveils plans for £750m hydrogen production plant at Stanlow

Essar Oil UK unveils plans for £750m hydrogen production plant at Stanlow   Essar Oil UK has unveiled plans to build a £750m hydrogen production hub at its Stanlow Refinery in Cheshire in a joint venture with Progressive Energy, developers of HyNet North West. The joint venture will manufacture hydrogen for use across the HyNet region. It will also provide Essar Oil UK with hydrogen to decarbonise its energy demand in addition to creating a hydrogen economy across north...

Q&A: From oil and gas to exploring renewables, with Fugro

Q&A: From oil and gas to exploring renewables, with Fugro   Fugro has built a name in the oil and gas industry gathering geological data for platform operators. As with other companies in the sector, it has since followed the prevailing winds into offshore renewables. The company has experience gathering geodata as required for floating and fixed wind turbines. However, the renewables industry presents problems to those looking to bring in their offshore experience. Mathew Farm...

Equinor selected for largest-ever US offshore wind award

Equinor selected for largest-ever US offshore wind award   On January 13, 2021, Equinor was selected to provide New York State with offshore wind power in one of the largest renewable energy procurements in the U.S. to date. Under the award, Equinor and incoming strategic partner bp will provide 1,260 megawatts (MW) of renewable offshore wind power from Empire Wind 2, and another 1,230 MW of power from Beacon Wind 1 – adding to the existing commitment to provide New York with...

Climate change: Africa's green energy transition 'unlikely' this decade

Climate change: Africa's green energy transition 'unlikely' this decade   Fossil fuels are set to remain the dominant source of electricity across Africa over the next decade, according to a new study. Researchers found that around 2,500 power plants are planned, enough to double electricity production by 2030. But the authors say that less than 10% of the new power generated will come from wind or solar. The authors say that Africa now risks being locked into hig...

Shell case puts spotlight on energy groups’ role in climate change

Shell case puts spotlight on energy groups’ role in climate change   It is five years since the Netherlands lost a court action forcing it to cut its greenhouse gas emissions. It was the first time a government had been compelled by law to take action on climate change and was upheld by an appeals court in 2019, meaning that Dutch authorities have to reduce emissions by 25 per cent compared with 1990 levels. The case, brought by climate group Urgenda, argued that the state&rs...

Aberdeen oil services firm's progress in markets such as renewables recognised

Aberdeen oil services firm's progress in markets such as renewables recognised   Scots engineering giant Wood, which has a big North Sea oil services business, has won praise in the City for the speed with which it has responded to the shift to new ‘green’ energy sources. Aberdeen-based Wood was named as a top pick among services providers by UBS in a review of the wider oil and gas sector. The investment bank praised Wood for the progress it has made in ‘p...

Can Renewables Become As Profitable As Oil And Gas?

Can Renewables Become As Profitable As Oil And Gas?   Here’s the question for oil industry investors. Can oil companies scale up clean energy enterprises to replace business lost from a decline in fossil fuel revenues? Some of the oil companies put up a brave front as they boast of their decarbonization plans. Others ignore the question. But at the end of the day— and this is the takeaway— we don’t think they will replace lost fossil related income by massively...

Commentary in response to Scottish Government Hydrogen Policy Statement

Commentary in response to Scottish Government Hydrogen Policy Statement   Scott Hamilton, Renewables Division Manager at Xodus Group said: “The commitments set out in the Scottish Government’s Hydrogen Policy Statement send a clear vote of confidence in the potential of green hydrogen from offshore wind. We are pleased to have contributed through our assessment on the scale of the opportunity. It shows the potential to unlock a massive clean power generation resource, c...

Construction crew hired for Port of Dundee upgrade

Construction crew hired for Port of Dundee upgrade   Construction specialist Graham has been contracted to deliver a new wharf and land upgrade at the port of Dundee in Scotland to secure the port’s future in offshore renewable energy and North Sea oil and gas projects. Port of Dundee is carrying out a £40m redevelopment programme, with the latest plans to augment development work already completed at the port during 2018 and 2019. Graham will replace the existing Ca...

RWE chooses Van Oord for foundations and array cables at Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

RWE chooses Van Oord for foundations and array cables at Sofia Offshore Wind Farm   RWE, the world’s number two in offshore wind, has advanced the development of Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. The company has selected the international marine contractor Van Oord as the preferred supplier for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of the monopile foundations and array cables, for one of the world’s largest offshore wind projects. The 1.4 Gigawatt (...

Shell executives quit amid discord over green push

Shell executives quit amid discord over green push   Royal Dutch Shell has been hit by the departure of several clean energy executives amid a split over how far and fast the oil giant should shift towards greener fuels. The wave of resignations comes just weeks before Shell is set to announce its strategy for the energy transition. Some executives have pushed for a more aggressive shift from oil but top management is more inclined to stick closer to the company’s current pat...

Total launches tool to estimate solar potential of unexploited land

Total launches tool to estimate solar potential of unexploited land   Total Quadran, a renewable energy unit of French oil and energy company Total, has launched a new online tool to help French landowners, farmers, industrial businesses and communities identify the most suitable surfaces for the deployment of utility-scale solar power plants, particularly degraded or polluted land, parking areas and quarries in France. The platform, known as Je Valorise Mon Terrain (I value my gro...

Equinor joins Europe’s biggest green hydrogen project, the NortH2-project

Equinor joins Europe’s biggest green hydrogen project, the NortH2-project   The project aims to produce green hydrogen using renewable electricity from offshore wind off the coast of Netherlands of about 4 gigawatts by 2030, and 10+ gigawatts by 2040, kickstarting the hydrogen economy in Northwest Europe. “This is a groundbreaking project that Equinor is looking forward to contribute to. The project can be an important part in our efforts to build a competitive position...
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