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CorPower Ocean Verifies All Key Aspects of C4 Device in Wave Power Breakthrough

Feb 27, 2024

Swedish developer CorPower Ocean has completed the first cycle of ocean commissioning program of its C4 wave energy device offshore Portugal, verifying all key aspects of the system and marking a ‘crucial milestone’ for the wider wave energy sector.Now proven at commercial-scale, at the exposed Atlantic test site, CorPower Ocean’s C4 device has demonstrated its ability to tune and detune according to varying sea states…

Offshore Wind Market Improving After Price Reset, Says EDP

Mar 26, 2024

The global market for offshore wind projects is improving with governments and companies now offering high enough prices to make projects economically viable, the CEO of Portugal's largest utility Energias de Portugal (EDP) said on Tuesday.Many…

Portugal Launches Initial Phase of Offshore Wind Auction

Nov 01, 2023

Portugal has kicked off the preparatory process for its first auction of licenses to build wind farms off the Atlantic coast by inviting companies to present non-binding declarations of interest by Nov. 14.The environment ministry said in a…

Portugal's Galp Q3 Profit Rises 12% on Stronger Refining Margins

Oct 30, 2023

Portuguese oil company Galp Energia said on Monday that its adjusted third-quarter profit rose 12% on year as refining margins almost doubled, offsetting a decline in crude output following the sale of its Angolan fields and lower oil prices…

Portugal's EDP, Galp Say Price is Key for Offshore Wind Auction

Sep 26, 2023

The bosses of Portuguese utility EDP and oil company Galp on Tuesday warned the government the guaranteed price of the power generated will be key to preventing the first auction of floating offshore wind farms from failing like a recent one in Britain…

Marine Power Systems PelaFlex Floating Wind Platform Receives Feasibility Certification from DNV

Sep 26, 2023

Marine Power Systems said Tuesday that its flexible floating platform technology, PelaFlex, has been awarded the Statement of Feasibility by the independent certification body, DNV.According to Marine Power Systems, its modular floating platform…

Spanish Firm Signals interest in Offshore Wind Farms in Portugal

Sep 26, 2023

Spanish renewable energy firm Capital Energy has submitted requests for a preliminary environmental analysis for three floating offshore wind farms with a total power of 2 gigawatts, Portugal's environmental agency APA said on Monday. In July…

Portugal and Norway Team Up on Floating Offshore Wind

Sep 20, 2023

The Portuguese cluster Forum Oceano and Norwegian Offshore Wind have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration between the supply chains in the two countries.The MoU aims to lay the ground work for new contracts between companies from the two countries…

CorPower Ocean Installs First Commercial Wave Energy Converter Offshore Portugal

Sep 05, 2023

CorPower Ocean,a Sweden-based developer of wave energy converters (WEC), said Tuesday it had installed its first commercial-scale WEC in northern Portugal, 'as it accelerates towards making wave energy a bankable technology for mass deployment…

Portugal Raises Offshore Wind Ambitions

Jul 19, 2023

Portugal has increased its ambitions for offshore wind energy and has sharply raised its target for a first auction of offshore floating windfarm licenses, Environment Minister Duarte Cordeiro told Reuters on Tuesday.Cordeiro said the sale, due to take place by the end of the year…

Ocean Winds Pushes to Develop Offshore Wind Farms in Australia

Jul 04, 2023

Ocean Winds, a joint venture between Portugal's main utility EDP  and French company Engie, said on Tuesday it had lodged applications with the Australian government to develop offshore wind farms off the coast of Victoria.The JV, which participated…

Lhyfe and Capital Energy Team Up to Develop Offshore Green Hydrogen Projects in Spain and Portugal

Jun 12, 2023

Green hydrogen specialist Lhyfe and Spanish company Capital Energy have signed a collaboration agreement for the joint development of offshore renewable hydrogen projects in Spain and Portugal.The two companies will work to create hydrogen production…

Portugal's First Offshore Wind Auction Aims for More than 1 GW

May 30, 2023

Portugal's first auction of licenses to build offshore wind farms, set to be launched by year-end, is aimed for projects with a total installed capacity of more than 1 gigawatt (GW), Energy Secretary Ana Fontoura said on Tuesday.In January,…

Floating Offshore Wind: EDP Group Transfers Stake in Principle Power to Ocean Winds

May 26, 2023

EDP Group agreed with Ocean Winds (OW), the joint venture created by EDP Renewables and ENGIE dedicated to offshore wind, to transfer EDP’s position in floating wind design firm Principle Power to OW.Principle Power is specialized in the design…

BW Ideol, Elawan Energy Eye Joint Development of Floating Offshore Wind Projects in Spain and Portugal

May 25, 2023

Floating wind farm and technology developer BW Ideol has signed a Head of Terms with Elawan Energy, an ORIX company based in Spain, for the joint development of a multi-GW floating offshore wind pipeline off Spain and Portugal, subject to further…

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