5288 results found for 'solan'

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  • Interview on America’s tax overhaul: Investment ‘catalyst’ across energy spheres but deadlines spell potential trouble for wind & solar

    15 July 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Environment, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    The latest action the United States (U.S.) has taken to unlock its energy dominance, encapsulated in a new tax reconciliation bill, which President Donald J. Trump signed into law, has set the stage for an uptick in domestic energy to drive down costs by inciting new investments across all energy domains, encompassing oil, gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), renewables, and other low-carbon and clean energy plays.

  • IKM Testing gets €26M in new contracts, appoints regional director

    31 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vision

    IKM Testing UK, a company within the IKM Group, has appointed Barry Summers as its new Regional Director, following the retirement of Mark Rasmusen. The move comes as the company reports £23 million (approximately €26,5 million) in new contract awards during the first half of 2025, just 14% short of its full-year turnover in 2024. […]

  • Dajin commissions 250 MW fishery-solar hybrid in China

    8 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Technology

    Beijing-based company Dajin Heavy Industry has commissioned its 250 MW Shilihai fishery-solar hybrid photovoltaic (PV) project in Tangshan, Hebei Province, China. The project, which is now fully connected to the grid, employs a dual-use model of “power generation above, aquaculture below,” spanning approximately 353 hectares of fish ponds and featuring 370,000 bifacial solar panels. According to the […]

  • COSCO Shipping grows LNG-powered car carrier fleet with 7,500 CEU newbuild

    23 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    China’s marine transportation conglomerate COSCO Shipping has welcomed the newest LNG dual-fuel 7,500 CEU car carrier to its fleet.

  • HelioRec completes O&M for 250 kW floating solar plant in France

    8 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Safety, Technology, Vision

    French floating solar company HelioRec has completed operations and maintenance (O&M) activities on its 250 kW floating solar installation at Domaine de Cicé-Blossac in France. Commissioned on 29 October 2024, the system has so far helped avoid 70 tonnes of CO₂ emissions – “the equivalent of planting 96 trees.” The installation has also endured a […]

  • HGK Shipping and Wattlab pioneer hybrid solar-powered inland shipping vessel

    8 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Innovation, Technology, Vessels

    Inland waterway shipping company HGK Shipping has joined forces with the Dutch maritime solar specialist Wattlab for what is claimed to be the world’s first hybrid solar-powered inland shipping vessel.

  • IRENA: Growth in renewables highlights regional imbalance

    16 July 2025
    Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vision

    Despite renewable energy capacity growing by over 15% in 2024, the gap in deployment between regions continues to widen, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

  • Wave energy picks up pace as CorPower Ocean lands two new investors

    17 July 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology, Vision

    Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean has secured new strategic backing from Acario, the venture arm of Tokyo Gas, and GTT Strategic Ventures, part of French LNG tech group GTT, as part of its Series B funding round. The investment builds on CorPower’s earlier €32 million Series B1 raise, supporting efforts to scale wave energy […]

  • South Korea’s YPP to invest up to $3.1B in green hydrogen production in Kazakhstan

    17 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vision

    YPP and Kazakh Invest have signed a framework agreement on cooperation for the implementation of a green hydrogen production project in Kazakhstan.

  • ‘Double-edged sword for marine energy sector’: UK releases Allocation Round 7 notices

    25 July 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Vision

    The UK’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has issued the statutory notices for Allocation Round 7 (AR7) and Allocation Round 7a (AR7a) on July 23, 2025, confirming changes to pricing and contract structure under the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme. For the first time, separate indicative timelines have been introduced to allow AR7 […]

  • Sinopec launches first floating offshore solar plant in China’s seawater zone

    4 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology

    China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), together with Shandong Province and Qingdao Municipality, has commenced operations of China’s first commercial floating offshore photovoltaic (PV) project in a full-seawater environment.  According to Sinopec, the project integrates a previously installed pile-based floating PV system and now represents Sinopec’s largest floating PV power station to date. The 7.5 […]

  • Maersk-backed Prometheus ready to bring sustainable e-fuels to the market

    16 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Prometheus Fuels (Prometheus), a US-based producer of low-cost, carbon-neutral fuels backed by Denmark’s shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk, has reached commercial readiness for its proprietary e-fuels manufacturing system. As disclosed, the company’s Titan Forge Alpha prototype has ‘successfully’ integrated a full-scale fifty-cell Faraday Reactor, validating its core technology at TRL 9, said to be […]

  • Green hands on deck: Wärtsilä technology anchors Malaysia’s push for future-ready seafarers

    28 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Safety, Technology, Transition

    A brand-new simulation suite supplied by Finnish technology group Wärtsilä for the Akademi Laut Malaysia (ALAM) maritime training institute has officially been inaugurated, seeking to foster a new generation of “highly skilled and proficient” seafaring professionals. The integration of Wärtsilä’s technology, which took place on July 17, is expected to ‘significantly’ improve the level of […]

  • Grimaldi’s first ammonia-ready car carrier named in China

    22 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Italian shipping player Grimaldi has named and launched its first ammonia-ready pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) built at China Merchants Heavy Industries.

  • SolarDuck tests interconnected offshore floating solar platforms in scaled MARIN trials

    1 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    Dutch-Norwegian firm SolarDuck has completed a test campaign at the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN), involving 54 interconnected offshore floating solar platforms, with a real-world capacity of approximately 6 MWp (megawatt peak).  According to SolarDuck, this marks the company’s third test round at the MARIN offshore basin. “We started two years ago with a single triangular […]

  • Second floating solar plant on the way for Norway’s northernmost fish farm

    30 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Equipment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian fish farming company Emilsen Fisk has ordered a second floating solar power plant from Ålesund-based Alotta, just weeks after commissioning the first unit. According to Alotta, the system, an Alotta Circle Mc120, has already supplied over 90% of the site’s energy needs through solar and battery storage, reducing diesel usage. “We were curious to […]

  • Solan oil tank arrives in Lerwick

    28 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    A large steel oil storage tank to be installed west of Shetland as part of Premier’s development of the Solan field has arrived in Lerwick onboard a heavy-transport vessel Xiang Yun Kou, to make use of the port’s deep-water quays and anchorage. The vessel is berthed at Holmsgarth 5 and local engineering and logistics companies […]

  • Premier: All Solan facilities in place

    10 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Premier Oil, a UK-based independent oil and gas company, has announced that the Solan subsea oil storage tank, jacket and topsides have been successfully installed.

  • Harkand Kicks Off Solan Ops

    24 June 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    London-based IRM contractor, Harkand, has embarked on a contract awarded by Premier Oil Plc to support the operator activities on the Solan field development, West of Shetland. The multi-purpose service vessel the Siem Spearfish, which is on long-term charter to Harkand, arrived in Newcastle earlier this month to begin mobilisation for the campaign which will […]

  • Drydocks World Recognized for SOLAN Project

    12 November 2014
    Equipment

    Drydocks World and Maritime World have been awarded the Best Oil & Gas Project Award for outstanding Project Excellence on the SOLAN Project. The gala event was held on the 30th anniversary of Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) at the Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi on November 10 2014. According to ADIPEC officials, […]

  • Solan oil tank offloaded (VIDEO)

    8 August 2014
    Equipment

    Lerwick Harbour has again demonstrated its deep-water capacity and capabilities, this time by simultaneously accommodating two giant support vessels and the successful offloading of a 10,000 tonne subsea oil storage tank, destined for west of the Shetland Islands. The sheltered port’s facilities and proximity to the Solan Field, being developed by Premier Oil 90 kilometres […]

  • Ampelmann’s access solution for Premier’s Solan field

    30 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Ampelmann will provide one of its offshore access solutions to enable “walk to work” for a commissioning campaign on Premier Oil’s Solan field, West of Shetland in the UK. Ampelmann’s E-type system will enable workers to walk onto the Solan platform from Siem Spearfish, the multi-purpose service vessel chartered by Harkand, the company hired by Premier Oil […]

  • FoundOcean wins Solan field grouting contract

    14 April 2014

    FoundOcean has secured two contract awards, on the Solan oil field development to the west of the Shetlands in the North Sea, with Heerema Marine Contractors and Bibby Offshore. The contracts cover the structural grouting for the 8,000-tonne Solan platform jacket and its specially designed 300,000-barrel subsea storage facility, in water depths of 135 metres. […]

  • Premier pens Solan deals with Chyrsaor and FlowStream

    2 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Premier Oil, an independent oil and gas company based in the UK, has concluded two separate transactions in relation to its operated Solan project, West of Shetland. The company has said it has Chyrsaor’s 40 per cent interest in the Solan field for nil upfront consideration. In return, Chrysaor will receive the following contingent payments […]

  • First oil flows from Premier’s Solan

    13 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Independent oil and gas company Premier Oil has announced that first oil from the Solan field, in the UK North Sea, was achieved on April 12, 2016. According to the company’s statement on Wednesday, the first producer well (P1) is being naturally flowed at a deliberately restricted initial rate. It is planned that the well will […]