wind power

Partnerships flourish in offshore wind, while Equinor expands its renewables drive and solar companies in the US come together to shore up the supply chain ahead of increased demand.

The local player completes second field in Block 1(a) off the west coast of Trinidad. The unmanned platform is completely powered by solar and wind.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Ocean Wind 1 wind energy project offshore New Jersey, opening a 45-day period for public comment.

The company has renamed itself Orrön Energy and will be a pure-play renewables business. Lundin's E&P business was transferred to Aker BP, closing a $14-billion deal announced in December 2021.

Sempra lands partners for a CCS deal in Louisiana, while Shell eyes newbuild ships for CCS transport. An offshore alliance targets floating wind technology, and global hydrogen projects gain momentum in the UAE, Africa, and Brazil.

Researchers from the Offshore Robotics for Certification of Assets Hub teamed with EDF Renewables to use a modified remotely operated vehicle to conduct what they say is the first autonomous underwater inspection of wind farm foundations.

Hydrogen fuels, storage, and production projects are on the go, while CCS and wind projects receive significant international boosts from the likes of INPEX, Chevron, Equinor, and Eni and Amazon splashes cash for more than three dozen renewables projects.

Supermajors continue to align their goals with a net-zero future while strides are made across the globe to add CCS, solar, and wind projects to help achieve ambitious green energy goals.

The newbuild vessel will be used in partnership with Kirby Offshore Wind on the Empire wind farm off New York.

The US BOEM will hold its second offshore wind energy auction in May and promises more will follow.