Author: Anela Dokso

Coastwise Offshore Services and Next Generation Shipyards have signed the second contract for building of a new, energy-efficient and fuel-saving aluminium vessel for the offshore wind-industry The design provides the stability of a traditional catamaran and the speed and fuel efficiency of a monohull. This combination is reflected in the name under which the new type of vessel is put onto the market: 30 Pax Monomaran Crewtender – Endurance class NG2727. The vessel will be delivered to Coastwise mid 2022 and sail under the name of COS Mate. The aluminium vessel is over 27 meters long, provides ample and comfortable…

Wärtsilä has shown its Power-to-X technology for renewable energy to Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin during his tour of Soletair Power’s facilities in Lappeenranta, Finland. The Power-to-X demonstration unit is a joint development project between Wärtsilä, Soletair Power and Q Power. It converts carbon dioxide (CO₂) captured from the indoor air into synthetic methane by combining hydrogen extracted from water and the carbon dioxide in a biomethanation process. The Prime Minister was hosted by Jaakko Eskola, CEO of Wärtsilä Corporation, Matti Rautkivi, director, New business, Wärtsilä Energy, Petri Laaksonen, CEO of Soletair Power, and Ilkka Herlin, founder and chairman of…

Maersk Training has made an investment of $1 million into its UK business, headquartered in Aberdeen. The funding will support the investment in its people, growing the headcount and upgrading facilities, courses and innovation in Aberdeen, which is the organization’s hub for all training activity in UKCS for oil and gas and renewables globally. The investment will bring a significant upgrade to its fire and helideck training ground in Portlethen, Aberdeenshire, as well as increasing Maersk Training’s offering in OPITO mandatory courses to complement its existing offering within oil and gas and renewables in Aberdeen and its five other UK…

The EU-funded Ocean DEMO project has awarded recommendations for support to 12 offshore renewable energy developers under its 3rd call. The awards will support developers on their path to commercialization and ease the transition of ocean energy towards multi-device farms by providing free access to open sea test sites. Funded by Interreg North-West Europe, Ocean DEMO is a €13 million project aiming to accelerate ocean energy’s transition from single prototype to multi-device farms by providing free access to world-leading test centres: EMEC (UK), DMEC (NL), SEM REV (FR) and SmartBay (IE). Successful applicants will receive free access to test their…

MHI Vestas has delivered first ever components to Able Seaton Port for offshore wind farm Triton Knoll, including 15 blades produced at the Isle of Wight and finished at Fawley. Able Seaton Port, near Hartlepool, is receiving offshore wind turbine components for the first time in its history, after a combined multi-million pound investment has helped transform the port into a specialist assembly and construction facility for use on the project by turbine supplier MHI Vestas Offshore Wind. Triton Knoll, which is being constructed by RWE, will install and operate 90 MHI Vestas V164-9.5 MW turbines, each stretching 164 meters…

Tauron Polska Energia is moving from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy with the support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The EBRD has invested PLN 240 million (equivalent to €55.8 million) for 24 per cent of a PLN 1 billion local currency bond issued by Tauron to support its decarbonization strategy. At present Tauron still generates most of its electricity from coal-fired power plants, but in line with Poland’s overall energy strategy the company has committed to an ambitious reduction in its carbon intensity through the closure of coal plants and a large increase in…

Dominion Energy Virginia has proposed its largest slate yet of new solar projects as the company moves forward to provide customers with more clean energy. The nine solar facilities would bring nearly 500 megawatts (MW) of new renewable energy to customers, enough to power around 125,000 homes at peak output. The proposal comes just months after enactment of the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) and builds on what is already the third-largest solar portfolio among utility holding companies in the United States. “This filing is another concrete step toward our commitment to bring more renewable energy to Virginia and build…

Baker Hughes is acquiring Compact Carbon Capture (3C), a pioneering technology development company specializing in carbon capture solutions. The acquisition underpins Baker Hughes’ strategic commitment to lead in the energy transition by providing decarbonization solutions for carbon-intensive industries, including oil and gas and broader industrial operations. The advancement of carbon capture technology solutions is widely considered critical to delivering the additional CO2 emissions reduction needed to meet global 2050 climate targets. In the energy and industrial sectors, carbon capture technology is among the most viable decarbonization paths for both retrofitting existing assets as well as for greenfield projects. 3C’s technology…

NextEra Energy has entered into agreements with sell a 90% interest in a 1,000 megawatt (MW) portfolio of long-term contracted renewables assets and a 100% interest in a 100MW solar-plus-storage project for approximately $1.3 billion in total proceeds. The portfolio is being acquired by NextEra Energy Partners and a consortium of private infrastructure investors led by KKR in two separate transactions. The sale proceeds are expected to be redeployed into new wind, solar and battery storage growth opportunities, including NextEra Energy Resources’ more than 15,000-MW renewables backlog. Over the operating life of the assets, NextEra Energy Resources is expected to…

Aker Offshore Wind has been awarded a grant from Enova, Norway’s innovation fund for environmentally friendly technologies, for a pre-project that aims to reduce costs and increase maturity in technical segments of offshore floating wind. The overall objective is to better understand how technical solutions can enable use and development of a Norwegian supply chain and drive down costs over time. “Today’s solutions are mature enough to move from the pilot phase to the development of industrial-scale projects. At the same time, the market for floating offshore wind is in an early phase and we continue to innovate and explore…