Energy

Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Kværner apprentice Arne Linga started construction of Hywind Tampen, a floating offshore wind farm, at Kværner Stord. The technology project opens up new opportunities for Norwegian industry.

Alpha has opened a new training centre in Houston after achieving accreditation from the Global Wind Organization (GWO) to deliver its Basic Safety Training (BST). The base makes the company one of only seven providers accredited to supply the globally recognized GWO training courses in the United States.  

Equinor and partners Petoro, Vår Energi and ConocoPhillips Skandinavia have decided to develop the Breidablikk field in the North Sea. The partnership will submit the plan for development and operation to the Minister of Petroleum and Energy, in addition to awarding contracts for subsea facilities and upgrading of the Grane platform.

OPITO, the global skills organization for the energy industry, has made its first move into the renewable energy industry, with the launch of a new suite of safety and technical training standards, and qualifications, designed to address the skills requirements of a net zero economy.

Offshore wind investments in the first half of 2020 totaled USD 35 bn, up 319% year-on-year. In a world of economic uncertainty, offshore wind is booming while floating wind projects have successfully become operational. The question for all stakeholders – are we geared up for expansion?

Maersk Supply Service A/S, a part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, and Ørsted have joined forces to test a proto-type buoy that will act as both a safe mooring point and a charging station for vessels, potentially displacing a significant amount of marine fuel with green electricity.

In his keynote address to delegates at ENGenious Online (22-24 September), CEO of C3.ai, author of Digital Transformation: Survive and Thrive in an Era of Mass Extinction, and Silicon Valley businessman, Tom Siebel, urged business leaders to “drive not delegate the digital transformation.”   

The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) and the Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) concluded a three-day webinar series yesterday that brought together offshore energy leaders and elected officials to discuss the outlook for U.S. offshore wind.

Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA03) applauded passage of his amendment (Garamendi #33) to the “Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act” (H.R. 4447) by the U.S House of Representatives.

Jan De Nul Group recently announced that its trailing suction hopper dredger, ‘Alexander von Humboldt’, had completed 2,000 hours operation on 100% renewable, second-generation Biofuel Oil (BFO). The vessel is powered by 2 × MAN 12V32/40 and 1 × MAN 7L32/40 main engines.

Dogger Bank Wind Farm and GE Renewable Energy, on September 22, announced contracts confirming the 13MW Haliade-X turbine for the Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B phases of the world’s largest offshore wind farm.

NOVACAVI team has been recently asked to develop and manufacture a prototype of a rugged and reliable custom-engineered cable solution for an innovative floating solar electricity system for marine environment installed in Oslo fjord, Norway.