Energy

By 2050, our oceans could contain more plastic than fish. Other, more benign, man-made inventions (like this ocean broom named Jenny) are helping clean up the mess, but these sea sweepers need a power source—preferably a clean one, like, for example, the ocean itself.

New this year at International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum (IPF), the Business Network for Offshore Wind has partnered with SeaAhead, a blue tech startup platform that helps accelerate the growth and development of new companies who are working on issues related to ocean industries and sustainability.

As the United States works to shift more of its power generation to renewable resources, University of Delaware researchers Sara Parkison and Willett Kempton have co-authored a paper in the journal Energy Policy that sheds light into the infrastructure required to meet targets for offshore wind power generation.

ExxonMobil is undertaking early front-end engineering design studies (pre-FEED) to determine the potential for carbon capture and storage to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from multiple industries in the Gippsland Basin.

Jan De Nul’s Offshore Jack-Up Installation Vessel Vole au vent has kicked off her mission on the Saint-Nazaire Wind Farm project in France.

The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), a collaboration between nine offshore wind developers, is launching 16 new research and development (R&D) projects this year. These span five key areas of logistics and operations and maintenance, cables, electrical systems, foundations, yield and performance.

Leading marine energy developer Minesto has launched a detailed plan for large-scale build-out of tidal energy arrays in the Faroe Islands.

On April 5, 2022, three companies were offered exploration licenses to store CO₂ in two areas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. One area in the North Sea and one in the Barents Sea were announced in September last year, and the authorities have assessed applications from five companies.

Eco Wave Power Global AB, a leader in the production of clean electricity from ocean and sea waves, has entered an official agreement with Port Adriano, Spain, for the potential construction of a wave energy power plant of up to 2MW.

Global integrated logistics and materials management company, ASCO, has been appointed by Vestas to work on a significant North-East offshore wind project, further strengthening its position in the renewables market.

TotalEnergies has signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with Sempra Infrastructure, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Japan LNG Investment – a company jointly owned by Mitsubishi Corporation and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) – for the expansion of Cameron LNG, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) production and export facility located in Louisiana, U.S.

Equinor, which is the operator of production license 293 B, has discovered oil and gas close to the Troll and Fram area. Based on preliminary estimates the size of the discovery is between 4 and 8 million standard cubic meters of recoverable oil equivalent, or 25-50 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent.