Author: Anela Dokso

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…

Leading energy company Eni is joining Ocean Energy Europe, taking up a seat on the board of directors as a lead partner. Vincenzo Michetti, Eni’s head of Upstream R&D will represent the company on the board. With over three decades of experience at Eni, Michetti brings his expertise in international energy production to bear in the exciting new area of ocean energy. Headquartered in Italy, Eni is a global, integrated energy company working in 66 countries around the world. After a long history of activity, predominantly in the oil & gas sector, the company has, over the last six years,…

Ukrainian company WindFarm and the Сhinese company POWERCHINA have concluded a contract on joint implementation of 800MW wind power plant in Manhushskyy and Nikolskyy districts of Donetsk region. With total project value exceeding $1 billion, 800 MW wind farms has become the largest one in Ukraine. “For me, It is a great honor that both companies – WindFarm and POWERCHINA – are real members of the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association, which is an effective platform for strengthening business networks between our members. Both companies have extensive experience in implementing wind energy projects, so this project is bound to succeed. I’d…