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Shell's Head of Renewables Steps Down

Jan 28, 2022

Shell's head of renewable energies Elisabeth Brinton has stepped down less than two years after taking the reins of the business which the company seeks to rapidly grow as part of its strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.Brinton, who joined Shell in 2018…

OEG Offshore Buys Manor Renewable Energy

Jan 25, 2022

UK-based offshore services business OEG Offshore said Tuesday it had acquired Manor Renewable Energy for an undisclosed fee, in a move to expand its renewables capability.The company said that the acquisition of the temporary power, engineering and vessel business…

Construction of New York’s First Offshore Wind Farm Set to Start as Final Approval Granted

Jan 20, 2022

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has granted Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for the South Fork Wind, New York’s first offshore wind farm, Ørsted confirmed Thursday. This is the final decision…

Scottish Offshore Wind Sale Nets Nearly $1B with Shell, BP Among Winners

Jan 17, 2022

BP, Shell, and utility Iberdrola were among the winners of seabed rights to develop Scottish offshore wind projects, in an auction that raised nearly 700 million pounds ($958 million) for public spending.Competition for offshore wind sites has…

Weak Winds Worsened Europe's Power Crunch; Utilities Need Better Storage

Dec 22, 2021

Wind speeds were milder than usual in Europe this year, so windmills across the bloc generated less electricity which worsened a crunch that sent power prices to record highs as utilities had to buy more coal and scarce, costly, natural gas…

Skipjack Wind 2: Ørsted Wins 846 MW Offshore Wind Contract in Maryland

Dec 20, 2021

The Maryland Public Service Commission has awarded a 20-year Offshore Renewable Energy Certificate (OREC) to Ørsted’s largest bid in the solicitation, the Skipjack Wind 2 Offshore Wind Farm with a capacity of 846 MW. Skipjack Wind 2 will generate enough green electricity to power 250…

OGA Picks Winners of Offshore Platform Electrification Contest

Dec 06, 2021

The UK Oil and Gas Authority on Monday said three winners would share a £1 million (~$1,32 million) prize for ideas that could help cut greenhouse gas emissions by moving forward the drive to electrify platforms in the North Sea.The decarbonization…

Lottery System to Decide Who Wins Rights to Giant Danish Offshore Wind Farm

Nov 26, 2021

Denmark will hold a lottery on Dec. 1 to pick the winner of a contest to build the 1 gigawatt Thor offshore wind farm, which will be the country's largest, after several bids were made at a minimum subsidy price close to zero, it said on Thursday…

Noreco CEO Resigns

Nov 29, 2021

David B. Cook, the Chief Executive Officer of the oil and gas company Noreco, has resigned from his position and from the company board of directors.Noreco, which is working with TotalEnergies to redevelop the Tyra offshore gas field in Denmark…

South Fork Wind Project Gets Final BOEM Approval

Nov 24, 2021

The U.S. Interior Department said on Wednesday it approved the South Fork offshore wind power project off the coast of Rhode Island, making it the second commercial-scale wind project with federal approval.The decision comes as the administration of President Joe Biden seeks to rapidly expand the U…

Asia's First Newbuild SOV Launched in Vietnam

Nov 17, 2021

Asia's first newbuild service operation vessel (SOV) has been launched in Vietnam.The hybrid-electric TSS Pioneer is being built by Vard Vung Tau for owner Ta San Shang Marine Co., Ltd, a joint venture between Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) and Ta Tong Marine Co…

Higher Costs, Supply Constraints Force Vestas to Slash 2021 Outlook

Nov 03, 2021

Vestas slashed its 2021 outlook for a second time this year in response to higher costs and supply constraints, sending its shares tumbling as much as 14% as the world's largest maker of wind turbines posted forecast-lagging quarterly profit…

TenneT Proposes Speeding Up Construction of German Offshore Wind Power Links

Oct 29, 2021

Power grid operator TenneT has proposed bringing forward by three years the construction of German power links that could distribute six gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power from the North Sea, it said on Friday.The proposal, just ahead of the COP26 global climate meeting in Glasgow…

ZE PAK, Ørsted to Create JV for Offshore Wind Projects in Poland

Oct 15, 2021

Poland’s largest privately-owned energy producer ZE PAK, which is looking to shift from coal to renewables, and Denmark's Ørsted world's largest offshore wind developer have signed a letter of intent to jointly take part in the upcoming auction for seabed leases in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea…

Vattenfall to Stop Sending Wind Turbine Blades to Landfills. Looks to Recycle All Used Blades by 2030

Oct 13, 2021

Vattenfall aims to recycle all of its used wind turbine blades by 2030, the Swedish utility said on Tuesday, and will immediately stop disposing of them in landfill sites.The decision applies to the wind farms that it owns and commits Vattenfall to re-use…

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