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Equinor,YPF Pact on Argentina Wind Power
Norwegian multinational energy company Equinor ASA and Argentine power producer YPF Luz have joined for the development of the Cañadón León wind farm in Santa Cruz in Argentina.As per agreement, a subsidiary of Equinor will subscribe to shares in Luz del León. The shareholders of…
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DNV GL Can Issue IECRE Certificates Now
The international accredited registrar and classification society DNV GL has become the world’s first certification body approved to issue IECRE - International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) System for Certification to Standards relating to Equipment for use in Renewable Energy…
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UK Offshore Wind Attracts Investments
Power companies including Ørsted, Vattenfall, Innogy, SSE and Scottish Power and financial investors such as infrastructure and pension funds are active in UK offshore wind power, said Deloitte.Japan, China and other countries in Asia are also showing increasing interest in the market…
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US Patent Approval for Wave Energy
AW-Energy Oy, a Finnish wave energy technology developer, received an “approval” for AW-Energy’s patent application from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).The patent [PCT/050485] provides AW-Energy with broad IP protection of its latest generation WaveRoller device…
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Offshore Wind: Regulatory “Takes” – Take a Close Look
On April 30 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published a notice, requesting public comments, on a proposed “incidental harassment authorization” (IHA). An IHA is a legal and enforceable document presenting the terms and conditions with which a company must adhere in order to protect wildlife.
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MOL to Develop Zero Emission Alt Fuel
Japanese shipping group Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) announced that it has joined the Carbon Capture & Reuse (CCR) Study Group…
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Oil slumps 7% as More Tariffs Loom
Oil prices plummeted more than 7% on Thursday, with the U.S. benchmark posting its worst day in more than four years, after…
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Digitalization Boosts Renewable Sector
Renewable energy investors and developers are increasingly turning to digital technology to build effective investment strategies…
Latest news
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DNV GL Looks for Partners in LIDAR JIP
The international accredited registrar and classification society DNV GL calls on industry stakeholders to jointly develop…
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Europe Installs 1.9 GW Offshore Wind Capacity in H1
Europe added 1.9 GW of new offshore wind was installed in the first half of 2019, up from the 1.1 GW added in the same period in 2018…
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Ørsted Offshore Wind Hub Comes in East Coast
Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind announced a landmark agreement to develop Maryland’s first offshore wind energy staging center at Tradepoint Atlantic…
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Maryland Offers Offshore Wind Grants
The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is launching two offshore wind grants for the 2020 fiscal year, with combined funds…
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Top Turbine Makers to Spend $2.6bln on R&D
Research and development (R&D) expenses among the world's top ten wind turbine manufacturers are expected to exceed $2.6…
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DNV GL Opens 1st LiDAR Test Site in Asia
Global certification group DNV GL has launched its first LiDAR verification site in Asia to cater for the growing windpower…
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Offshore wind: One-stop power conversion
With the United States and China about to start their respective offshore wind build-ups, grid operators wondering about…
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Van Oord Completes Foundation for EA1
Dutch maritime contracting company Van Oord has installed the last jacket foundation for offshore wind farm East Anglia ONE…
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Japanese Firms Begin Offshore Wind Surveys
Japanese companies Sumitomo Corporation and Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-POWER) have begun an offshore ground…
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BV Joins the Int'l Windship Association
The decarbonization drive is gearing up to be the defining issue faced by the shipping sector in the coming decades and the…
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Maersk Firm to Buy Wind Turbine Supplier
A.P. Moller Holding, which controls Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk will acquire Danish wind turbine supplier KK Group…
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ABS, MARIN Launch Wind Propulsion Project
The classification society ABS and Netherlands based research institute MARIN have launched a Joint Industry Project (JIP)…
Solar
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China to Overtake Japan in LNG Imports
Japan could lose its position as the world’s top LNG importer to China as early as 2022, said a new report by consultancy…
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World First: High-Wave Floating Solar Park
A Belgian consortium has launched a project in high-wave offshore solar technology with the aim of building floating solar…
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IMO2020: The Rise of Bulk Liquid Hydrogen in Norway
Imagine a power distribution network where excess renewable energy from hydropower, wind, solar, and nuclear energy is converted…
Wind
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Castle Wind signs MoU for 1GW California OWP
Monterey Bay Community Power (MBCP) and Floating wind power developer Castle Wind, a joint venture between Trident Winds and EnBW North America…
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AMSC Bags Wind Turbine ECS Order from AMSC
The US-based energy solutions provider AMSC announced it has received a $9 million order for its 5.5 MW wind turbine electrical…
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Massive TP's Shipped for Taiwan Windfarm
Jumbo reports completion of a shipment of the "heaviest, tallest and the largest diameter "Transition Pieces (TP’s) it has…
Hydro
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Book Review: Getting Down to It; 50 Years of Subsea Success in Norway
The Norwegian Continental Shelf’s journey from the very first basic marinized subsea trees to today’s complex and sophisticated…
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India, Denmark Forge Offshore Wind Alliance
India’s Union Cabinet has given its approval for a cooperation agreement between India and Denmark on strategic sector cooperation…
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Australia: Ren. Energy to Reach 100GW Soon
Australia’s renewable energy pipeline will reach 100 gigawatts (GW) before May, which is a milestone in the country's energy…
Biofuels
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Eni, Lombardy Pact on Sustainability
Italy's Lombardy Region and Italian energy company Eni signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for long-term sustainable…
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US Leads World Oil Reserves
The United States has a world-leading 293 billion barrels of recoverable oil resources, which is 20Bbbl more than Saudi Arabia…
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Renewable Energy Brings 11 Million Jobs
According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) eleven million people were employed in renewable energy worldwide in 2018.
