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Hydrogen project adds to growing buzz around industry’s essential expertise

Hydrogen project adds to growing buzz around industry’s essential expertise   Exciting news that Aberdeen has been selected as the home for the world’s first offshore floating hydrogen facility to produce hydrogen from wind power confirms the benefits of the oil and gas industry’s expertise, sector leaders said today. The leading representative body for the sector O...

RWE and SSE Renewables sign up for extension to Greater Gabbard

RWE and SSE Renewables sign up for extension to Greater Gabbard   Two of the world’s leading offshore wind developers have joined forces to develop an extension adjacent to the operational 504 megawatt (MW) Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm, located more than 20 kilometres off the UK coast in the southern North Sea. SSE Renewables and RWE Renewables, co-owners of the existing wind farm, have established an equal joint venture company and signed an Agreement for Lease with Th...

Ineos signs Belgian offshore wind power deal with Engie

Ineos signs Belgian offshore wind power deal with Engie   Petrochemicals giant Ineos has signed a 10-year deal to purchase offshore wind power from French company Engie's Norther wind farm in the Belgian North Sea from 2021, Ineos said on Tuesday. More large companies are signing deals to secure renewable power supplies to help them reduce their carbon footprints. Some 84 Megawatts of capacity at the wind farm will be used to power Ineos’ existing production sites in B...

Dogger Bank wind farm places record-breaking turbine order boosting local jobs

Dogger Bank wind farm places record-breaking turbine order boosting local jobs Dogger Bank Wind Farm and GE Renewable Energy have today, 22 September, announced contracts confirming the 13MW Haliade-X turbine for the Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B phases of the world’s largest offshore wind farm. The contract award, which is subject to Dogger Bank A and B reaching Financial Close, includes an order for 190 Haliade-X 13MW offshore wind turbines to be installed off the north-east co...

Shell launches major cost-cutting drive to prepare for energy transition

Shell launches major cost-cutting drive to prepare for energy transition   Royal Dutch Shell is looking to slash up to 40% off the cost of producing oil and gas in a major drive to save cash so it can overhaul its business and focus more on renewable energy and power markets. Shell’s new cost-cutting review, known internally as Project Reshape and expected to be completed this year, will affect its three main divisions and any savings will come on top of a $4 billion target s...

Xodus Group advises Dutch government on CCUS project

Xodus Group advises Dutch government on CCUS project   International energy consultancy Xodus Group has delivered a review into tariffs for a landmark Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) project in the Netherlands. The review for the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy analysed proposed fees for the transport and storage requirements of the Porthos project, a joint venture betweenthe Port of Rotterdam Authority, Gasunie and EBN,which seeks to transport C...

North Sea energy transition could generate 200,000 jobs

North Sea energy transition could generate 200,000 jobs   More than 200,000 jobs could be created across the UK by 2050 if the potential of the North Sea to support the transition to a clean energy system is maximised, experts have said. The finding comes from a report that looks to map out a way forward for the key offshore energy sector, which is in the eye of a storm. The plunge in oil and gas prices triggered by the coronavirus crisis and growing concerns about climate chang...

Ampelmann to assist construction of offshore wind farm in Taiwan

Ampelmann to assist construction of offshore wind farm in Taiwan   Ampelmann, the Dutch offshore access provider, has signed a contract with Seaway 7 for a project due to start in 2021. This contract marks the company’s first contract in Taiwan, and it is also the first time an Ampelmann system will be deployed for an offshore wind job in Asia. The Dutch company will have one of its A-type systems mobilised on Seaway Strashnov, a Heavy Lift Vessel capable of lifting structure...

Engie and ArianeGroup announce collaboration to develop renewable liquid hydrogen

Engie and ArianeGroup announce collaboration to develop renewable liquid hydrogen   Engie and ArianeGroup have just announced the signing of a cooperation agreement in the field of renewable liquid hydrogen to speed up the decarbonisation of heavy-duty and long-distance transportation. Renewable liquid hydrogen is being developed by a number of companies as a zero-emissions alternative to fossil fuels and an answer to the specific storage and endurance requirements of sectors such...

Equinor enters Japan’s offshore wind market in new consortium

Equinor enters Japan’s offshore wind market in new consortium   Electric Power Development (J-Power), JERA and Equinor have formed a consortium to develop offshore wind projects off the Akita Prefecture in Japan. The consortium will see the three companies work together to evaluate and work towards submitting a bid for projects offshore Noshiro City, Mitane Town, Oga City, and Yurihonjo City. This marks Equinor’s first offshore wind opportunity in Japan. The parti...

BP signs deal with Aberdeen council to cut climate emissions

BP signs deal with Aberdeen council to cut climate emissions   Aberdeen is only the second city in the world after Houston in the US to join forces with the energy company in such an arrangement. As part of the deal, BP will serve as a planning and technical adviser in the delivery of the local authority’s energy transition strategic infrastructure plan. The company and the local authority will also explore opportunities for using hydrogen power for transport and heating,...

REACTION: Programme for Government - green energy skills funds

REACTION: Programme for Government - green energy skills funds   The First Minister has today announced a £100 million Green Jobs Fund and a £25 million National Transition Training Fund which will provide green skills to support Scotland’s transition to net zero. The announcement echoes Scottish Renewables' call for a Renewable Transition Training Fund. Responding, Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “The First Minister’s...

Ocean Installer and Vard team up to develop offshore wind installation vessels

Ocean Installer and Vard team up to develop offshore wind installation vessels   Ocean Installer and Vard are entering into a partnership to develop one of the world's most advanced turbine installation vessels for offshore wind. “We will jointly be developing one of the world's most advanced vessels for installation of future offshore wind turbines, which are too large for the existing turbine installation fleet,” says Erik Haakonsholm, General Manager of Vard...

3 Oil Majors That Bet Big On Renewables

3 Oil Majors That Bet Big On Renewables   Big Oil has frequently been chided for merely trying to burnish its green credentials, and so far, it has done little to convince us that it is truly moving forward to greenness. Despite the much-vaunted megatrend involving the global electrification drive and shift to renewable energy, the most ambitious pledges by Big Oil to pursue net-zero agendas remain weak at best. An analysis of near-term spending plans on renewables by the biggest o...

Around 80% of Scottish oil workers ‘considering career impacts of climate change’

Around 80% of Scottish oil workers ‘considering career impacts of climate change’   Around 80% of Scottish oil workers have considered the potential impacts that actions taken to tackle climate change could have on their careers. New research from industry body Scottish Renewables suggests 77% are positive about retraining to join the renewable sector and notes 86% of oil and gas professionals would welcome government support to help them move to new jobs in the renewab...

Saipem to Co-Develop Wind Farm

Saipem to Co-Develop Wind Farm   Saipem announced Tuesday that it will co-develop a wind farm in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Ravenna. The project, which is being developed in partnership with AGNES and QINT’X, will involve the installation of approximately 56 turbines on fixed foundations on the seabed at two different sites; one more than eight nautical miles from the shore, and the other more than 12 miles from the shore. The overall installed power at the developm...

Equinor seeking licences for massive Brazilian offshore wind projects

Equinor seeking licences for massive Brazilian offshore wind projects   Local press reports said Equinor is seeking licences for the Aracatu I and Aracatu II windfarms offshore Rio and Espírito Santo. A spokesperson for Equinor confirmed that applications for environmental licences were submitted in the week beginning 17 August 2020, but could not provide further details. The projects would each have a capacity of 2 GW but could grow in size to 2.33 GW each, which, combin...

Blue vs Green Hydrogen Split Delaying Transition to Sustainable Energy Future

Blue vs Green Hydrogen Split Delaying Transition to Sustainable Energy Future   Policy makers need to take a more realistic approach towards the economics and potential of blue hydrogen, produced from fossil fuels, as a key component of decarbonising energy, according to Mario Mehren, CEO of Wintershall DEA, Europe’s largest independent oil and gas company. Participating in the latest ADIPEC Energy Dialogue, Mehren said the dogmatic debate around green hydrogen, generated by...

Boskalis falls to loss despite strong showing in wind

Boskalis falls to loss despite strong showing in wind   Offshore wind activities helped the energy division at Boskalis back into the black in the first half of the year but the performance could not turn the tide at the wider group, which shipped almost €100m in losses due to a €148m impairment charge. The offshore energy unit, which includes its renewables operations, booked operating profit of €26.4m in the first six months, turning around a loss of €94m in t...

Energy firm ENGIE to develop £3.1m solar farm in Flintshire

Energy firm ENGIE to develop £3.1m solar farm in Flintshire   Energy and regeneration firm ENGIE has been appointed by Flintshire County Council to develop a £3.1m solar farm across two brownfield sites. As part of the project, ENGIE will install around 9000 400W solar photovoltaic (PV) panels across the two locations - a former chemical works at Crumps Yard in Connah's Quay and a site in Flint previously used for landfill. When complete, it's expected that t...
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