Offshore Wind
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November 2020
Part 2: In this second and final installment, the authors examine a potential rebuilding of onshore production, the likely need for some offshore decommissioning, and the status of the country’s alternative fuels.
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August 2020
Global data compiled by the Energy Web Atlas, a World Oil sister service, show steady growth in offshore wind development.
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August 2020
As spending on renewable energy, particularly offshore wind, accelerates, floating projects will make up a growing share of activity.
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August 2020
To help achieve carbon reduction goals, substantial growth is expected in the floating offshore wind sector. To efficiently harness the renewable resource, a European contractor is taking a leading role by installing powerful floating wind turbines in challenging environments.
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August 2020
To further exploit the UK’s vast wind power potential, technology advances and cost reductions are required for floating installations to compete commercially against bottom-fixed facilities.
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January 2020
Developers of offshore wind installation jackups must ensure that they continue to incorporate innovations that will enable these vessels to handle the requirements of next-generation turbines.
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January 16, 2020
Petrofac has entered into a preferred supplier agreement with SSE Renewables to design, supply and install the HVAC onshore and offshore substations for the Seagreen wind farm project. The wind farm will be located 27 kilometers off the coast of Angus and once constructed will be the largest in Scotland.
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January 14, 2020
The Crosby Group, a leader in lifting, rigging, and material handling hardware, has completed its acquisition of Feubo, a leader in offshore mooring components for the oil and gas and wind energy markets.
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November 20, 2019
Rovco has utilized its technology and subsea expertise to inspect all 56 turbines at the Galloper Wind Farm, which generates enough green electricity to power the equivalent of 380,000 homes.
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October 30, 2019
ABB has been selected by energy companies SSE Renewables and Equinor to supply its high-voltage direct current (HVDC) Light converter systems to connect the world’s largest offshore wind farms in the Dogger Bank region of the North Sea to the UK transmission network.
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October 25, 2019
Offshore wind power will expand impressively over the next two decades, boosting efforts to decarbonize energy systems and reduce air pollution as it becomes a growing part of electricity supply, according to an International Energy Agency report.
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October 11, 2019
Equinor made a final decision to invest in floating wind turbines to power offshore oil platforms off Norway after the government agreed to subsidize a large part of the cost.
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September 03, 2019
National Oilwell Varco has been awarded equipment package and design orders for one of the world’s largest offshore wind turbine installation vessels by Japanese-based Shimizu Corporation.
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August 15, 2019
The annals of green energy are filled with failures. Many ideas struggled to move from the lab to the factory.
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May 08, 2019
DNV GL is urging offshore oil and gas operators to implement a new solution using floating wind turbines to power water injection for oil recovery.
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May 16, 2018
Repsol will no longer seek growth for its oil and gas business in preparation for the global transition to cleaner energy.
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January 2018
Seven items that will impact the industry in 2018
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April 19, 2017
The DNV GL-led joint industry project for wind powered water injection (WIN WIN) has completed its first phase and determined that wind power could be used to power offshore water injection.
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March 23, 2017
Oil companies are starting to challenge the biggest utilities in the race to erect wind turbines at sea.
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February 24, 2017
Offshore wind companies have spent years struggling to convince skeptics that the future of U.S. energy should include giant windmills at sea.
