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UK supply chain boosted by innogy’s selection of Siemens Gamesa 14MW turbines for Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

UK supply chain boosted by innogy’s selection of Siemens Gamesa 14MW turbines for Sofia Offshore Wind Farm   innogy’s decision to select Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy for the supply of 100 wind turbines for the Sofia Offshore Wind Farm is a welcome boost for the UK supply chain, according to NOF and Energi Coast, North East of England’s Offshore Wind Cluster. inno...

RJ McLeod wins £67m wind farm contract

RJ McLeod wins £67m wind farm contract   RJ McLeod is to lead the construction of the South Kyle wind farm following the award of a £67m contract by Vattenfall. The company will deliver roads and access tracks, electrical infrastructure, turbine foundations and other works for the wind farm, which lies within both East Ayrshire and Dumfries & Galloway. The 240MW wind farm, which will be located 5km to the east of Dalmellington, will be Vattenfall’s largest...

SSE green lights UK’s biggest onshore wind farm, £580 million Viking project

SSE green lights UK’s biggest onshore wind farm, £580 million Viking project   SSE is set to build Britain’s biggest onshore wind farm, the 443MW Viking project on Shetland. At peak output, Viking’s 103 turbines will generate around 1.9TWh a year. A projected load factor of 48 per cent makes it Britain’s most productive farm, as well as its biggest, say the developers. Long delayed in Scotland’s courts, Viking won Ofgem’s approval earlie...

Aker BP ponders offshore wind for new oil & gas development in Norway

Aker BP ponders offshore wind for new oil & gas development in Norway   Norway-based oil exploration and development company Aker BP ASA will be considering using offshore wind power for its new oil and gas development off the Norwegian shore. The company last week announced an agreement in principle with Norwegian state-controlled energy company Equinor ASA for the development of the licenses Krafla, Fulla and North of Alvheim (NOAKA) on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Total...

Total and Siemens Eye Greener LNG Concepts

Total and Siemens Eye Greener LNG Concepts   Siemens Gas and Power reported Thursday that it is partnering with Total to advance new concepts for low-emission production of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The contract with Total calls on Siemens to study various possible liquefaction and power generation plant designs, with the ultimate goal of decarbonizing LNG production, Siemens noted in a written statement emailed to Rigzone. The firm added that studies will target key areas such...

Scotland Gives $78 Million for Net-Zero Energy Transition Plan

Scotland Gives $78 Million for Net-Zero Energy Transition Plan   A multi-million pound fund has been set up to help the energy sector in Scotland recover from the dual economic impacts of coronavirus and the oil and gas price crash. The £62 million ($78 million) Energy Transition Fund will support businesses in the oil, gas and energy sectors over the next five years as they grow and diversify and will help attract private sector investment in the region, World Oil reported....

Marine renewable energy could support North Sea oil industry fightback

Marine renewable energy could support North Sea oil industry fightback   Governments and industry should foster links between oil and gas and marine renewables firms which could help boost the economy and support the drive to achieve net-zero, experts have said. A report by the University of Aberdeen highlights the potential for oil and gas firms to use marine renewable energy technologies such as wave power to help cut the carbon emissions associated with production while reducing...

ENGIE Fabricom consortium wins contract for Hollandse Kust Noord offshore transformer station

ENGIE Fabricom consortium wins contract for Hollandse Kust Noord offshore transformer station   A consortium consisting Eiffage Métal and ENGIE Fabricom, has received a contract for the engineering, construction and installation, including connection and testing of an offshore transformer station for the Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm. The 700MW Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm is located in the North Sea along the Dutch coast. The contract includes a 45m high jacket of 1,9...

Petrofac Selected for UK North Sea CCS Project Engineering

Petrofac Selected for UK North Sea CCS Project Engineering   Energy services provider Petrofac’ has been awarded an Engineering and Project Management Office support contract for the Acorn carbon capture and storage project in the UK North Sea. Acorn CCS holds the first UK CO2 appraisal and storage license to be awarded by the Oil and Gas Authority and is looking to establish CO2 mitigation infrastructure essential for meeting the Scottish and UK Government Net Zero targets....

Equinor launching maritime climate ambitions

Equinor launching maritime climate ambitions   On the UN’s World Oceans Day, Equinor is launching its ambitions for reducing own emissions from ships and how the company will contribute to decarbonising shipping. Equinor’s maritime climate ambitions are embedded in the company’s climate roadmap launched on 6 February 2020. The climate roadmap aims to ensure a competitive and resilient business model fit for long-term value creation and in line with the Paris agree...

SSE Renewables and Total team up to deliver Scotland's largest offshore wind farm

SSE Renewables and Total team up to deliver Scotland's largest offshore wind farm   SSE Renewables has teamed up with French oil giant Total to build and operate Scotland's largest offshore wind farm to date, as it yesterday announced its final investment decision to proceed with the £3bn Seagreen 1 project in the Firth of Forth. The 1.075GW wind farm, which is set to provide enough electricity to power one million homes, will be operated by Total once completed in 20...

Fugro supports Ørsted’s Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm in the US

Fugro supports Ørsted’s Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm in the US   Fugro has mobilised two vessels off the coast of New York to perform a large-scale site characterisation programme for Sunrise Wind, the offshore wind project from Ørsted, the world’s leading offshore wind developer and a global leader in climate action, and Eversource, New England’s largest energy company. The 4-month operation will involve acquisition and analysis of integrated geotec...

Germany seeks 5-fold increase in offshore wind power by 2040

Germany seeks 5-fold increase in offshore wind power by 2040   The German government wants to increase offshore wind power capacity five-fold by 2040 as part of its plan to wean the country off fossil fuels. The Cabinet on Wednesday agreed on a bill that would set a goal of 40 Gigawatts of installed offshore wind power capacity in 20 years, from about 7.5 Gigawatts at present. It also raised the target for 2030 from 15 Gigawatts to 20. Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said the ne...

Vattenfall offshore wind farm extension in Thanet rejected

Vattenfall offshore wind farm extension in Thanet rejected   Plans for a new cluster of wind turbines off the coast of Thanet have been blocked. The proposals would have seen 34 turbines sited 8km from the shore, which would reportedly generate more power than the existing 100 turbines, which sit 12km off Foreness Point. Business secretary Alok Sharma last night said the proposal by Swedish energy giants Vattenfall would not be allowed to proceed. The company already operates...

Scots lockdown exit must deliver new greener future

Scots lockdown exit must deliver new greener future   Scotland must show “ambition and vision” as the country exits coronavirus lockdown to deliver a greener economy, environmental campaigners have warned. There are now demands for the Scottish Government’s economic recovery plan to focus public investment away from fossil fuels, including the scrapping of road-building projects with the cash instead spent on boosting broadband provision to support home working....

Renewable energy firms scooping up cast-off oil and gas workers

Renewable energy firms scooping up cast-off oil and gas workers   Jeff Bishop’s LinkedIn post gets right to the point: “Houston Oil & Gas Folks -- we’re hiring in Texas” for jobs in clean tech. His company, battery developer Key Capture Energy, is making the pitch even as tens of thousands of renewable-energy jobs have dried up amid the coronavirus pandemic. That’s because Bishop and a handful of other clean-power executives see an opportunity to r...

Export opportunities beckon for green hydrogen from Scottish offshore wind

Export opportunities beckon for green hydrogen from Scottish offshore wind   Scotland’s huge offshore wind potential provides it with an unparalleled opportunity to use renewable energy to decarbonise its economy and export green hydrogen to Europe, a late-May conference heard. Speaking at an Opportunities Forum Scotland webinar entitled ‘Green hydrogen at industrial scale for a zero carbon future,’ Scottish Enterprise hydrogen specialist David Holman said “...

Dr Carl Trowell to succeed Richard Higham as Chief Executive of Acteon Group

Dr Carl Trowell to succeed Richard Higham as Chief Executive of Acteon Group   Acteon Group Ltd, a leading global provider of marine and seabed services to the renewable, infrastructure and oil and gas industries, is announcing today that Dr Carl Trowell is to be appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Richard Higham. Carl has 25 years of experience in a wide range of roles across the energy sector. He joins Acteon from Ensco (now known as Valaris plc), the publicly...

Total sets net zero target

Total sets net zero target   Total has become the latest oil major, along with BP, Shell, and Repsol, to pledge to reach net zero emissions in its operations worldwide by 2050. It has also committed to net zero for its scope 3 emissions in Europe over the same time frame. Total aims to become a “broad-energy company” by offering low-carbon and carbon-neutral power alongside oil and gas. It said that it would work to reduce the carbon intensity of its energy products...

Saipem to support Equinor’s energy transition journey through new engineering deal

Saipem to support Equinor’s energy transition journey through new engineering deal   Italian offshore contractor Saipem has signed a two-year frame agreement with Norwegian energy giant Equinor covering engineering services worldwide. As explained by Saipem in a statement on Tuesday, the frame agreement encompasses feasibility and conceptual studies, FEED, detailed engineering and related follow-on and support for R&D activities. The new deal also encompasses assistanc...
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