Business Developments & Projects
ORE Catapult, National Robotarium to deliver £9.6M offshore robotics project
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the National Robotarium have been confirmed as consortium partners for the delivery of the Offshore Low Touch Energy Robotics and Autonomous Systems (OLTER) project aimed at scaling and commercialising robotics as a service. The project, which is a part o
Orbital Marine Power secures revenue support for 7.2MW tidal energy projects
Scottish floating tidal energy company Orbital Marine Power has been awarded two contracts for difference (CfDs) in the latest renewable energy auction scheme in the UK.
UK’s fourth contracts for difference round awards over 40MW of new tidal power capacity
The fourth round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme has seen the first-ever tidal stream auction winners – Orbital Marine Power, SIMEC Atlantis Energy, and Magallanes Renovables – who will together generate over 40MW of clean power from tides for British homes and businesses.
NKT nets East Anglia Three export cable deal
NKT has signed a turnkey contract with ScottishPower Renewables, a subsidiary of Spain’s Iberdrola, for the production and installation of the export power cables for the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind project in the UK. Under the contract, NKT will be responsible for the design and manufact
UK secures 7 GW of new offshore wind, awards CfD to world’s single biggest OWF
The UK Government has awarded Contracts for Difference (CfDs) to five offshore wind projects at a strike price of £37.35/MWh each. One of the five offshore projects, which have a total generation capacity of 7 GW, is Ørsted’s Hornsea Three, for which the developer says is the world’s single biggest
UK to add almost 11GW of clean energy capacity as it moves away from fossil fuels
The biggest ever round of UK government’s flagship renewables auction scheme has secured record capacity of almost 11GW of clean energy, to be delivered across a range of clean technologies, including offshore wind, solar, onshore wind, and for the first time ever – floating wind and tidal energy.
Shell and Cez book capacity in Eemshaven LNG terminal
Energy giant Shell and Chech power utility Cez have jointly booked 7 billion cubic metres per year of LNG in the planned Eemshaven LNG terminal.
Norwegian govt puts an end to oil & gas workers’ strike to prevent output loss
The Norwegian government has decided to step in to avoid further loss of oil & gas production after offshore workers went on a strike.
Centurion combines businesses to create subsea services provider
Centurion Group has combined its Aberdeen-based businesses Aleron and Seanic UK to form Centurion Subsea Services (CSS). Centurion Subsea Services is said to provide specialist subsea equipment and engineering services to the energy, renewables, decommissioning and subsea construction industries. T
Snam buys FSRU from BW LNG in push for Italy’s energy security
Italian energy firm Snam has purchased a 5 billion cubic metres per year FSRU from a unit of the Singapore-based shipping giant BW LNG for $400 million.
Solstad offloads yet another vessel
Solstad Offshore has sold another platform supply vessel (PSV) to a buyer, whose identity has not been revealed.
Two new floating wind applications filed for Tyrrhenian Sea, one for 3+ GW project
Two companies have submitted applications for maritime concessions in Italy with plans to build floating wind farms in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Drop in recoverable oil resources could deal major blow to energy security, Rystad says
The drop in the total recoverable oil worldwide from last year’s figures represents another threat to global energy security, explains Rystad.
MSC orders two next-gen hydrogen-powered cruise ships in Italy
Explora Journeys, part of MSC, and Fincantieri have signed (MOA for the construction of an additional two hydrogen-powered cruise ships.