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Indonesia’s energy ministry launched a bidding round on four oil and gas blocks on Wednesday, as the country seeks more investments in its upstream oil and gas sector, the ministry said in a statement.
[Read more…] about Indonesia offers four oil and gas blocks in second bidding round this yearEngie and technology giant Google said they had agreed to undertake a 12-year 100 MW corporate power purchase agreement to support Scotland’s Moray West offshore wind development project.
[Read more…] about Engie and Google strike power purchase agreementFrance’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm Saint-Nazaire started full operations on Wednesday, adding 480 megawatts of capacity to the grid.
Guests attending the grand opening ceremony included Hugo Bouvy, Managing Director DEME Offshore. He stated that drilling of monopiles in solid rock was a novelty for DEME Offshore and will likely soon be followed by more challenging projects in France.
The Saint-Nazaire wind farm, located between 12 and 20 km off France’s west coast, consists of 80 turbines and will provide clean energy to power the equivalent of 400,000 homes annually, or 20% of the Loire-Atlantique region’s electricity consumption.
The Saint-Nazaire project took 10 years to complete. In September, French President Emmanuel Macron visited the site and vowed to cut red tape to halve the time it takes in France to get renewable projects off the ground.
France is aiming to produce a third of its energy from renewable sources by 2030 and earlier this year. Macron said he wants France to have about 50 offshore wind farms by 2050.
The Danish Energy Agency and the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy have published a conceptual plan with a pipeline identifying 15 locations for offshore wind in India.
[Read more…] about Indian-Danish collaboration launches conceptual plan for 15 OWFsThe Irish Government has approved the final terms for its very first offshore wind auction.
[Read more…] about First offshore wind auction in IrelandOcean Winds and Bord na Móna today launched a new offshore wind partnership in Dublin, Ireland.
[Read more…] about Ocean Winds and Bord na Móna announce offshore wind partnershipFugro has been awarded two geotechnical investigation contracts for the development of the Dutch IJmuiden Ver Site V-VI, Nederwiek (zuid) Site I and Hollandse Kust (west) Site VIII offshore wind zones.
[Read more…] about Fugro secures two Dutch offshore wind site investigation contractsPrysmian Group announces an investment of approximately €200 million in a new cutting-edge cable-layer plus adjustment for cables equipment of approximately €40 million.
[Read more…] about Prysmian expands its cable-laying vessel fleetGE Renewable Energy announced today that it has selected Mammoet UK to supply onshore heavy lifting and transport for the staging and assembly of turbine components for Dogger Bank Wind Farm.
[Read more…] about Mammoet selected to supply onshore heavy lifting and transport for Dogger BankThe final wind turbine for the RWE 342-megawatt wind farm, Kaskasi, off the German coast has now been installed.
[Read more…] about Final wind turbine for Kaskasi wind farm
