Wind

Source: Reuters

Shell sells interest in U.S. offshore wind joint venture as company refocuses on oil and gas

World Oil


(WO) – Shell New Energies US LLC has sold its 50% equity share in SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC to joint venture partner Ocean Winds North America LLC.

SouthCoast Wind is a 50-50 joint venture between Shell and Ocean

Source: Reuters

PREVIEW-Orsted’s strategic shake-up has investors worried

Nasdaq


COPENHAGEN – Orsted ORSTED.CO is expected to trim investment plans and cut dividends on Wednesday as it presents a new strategy but investors are worried that the Danish renewable energy firm may want to raise new capital to stick …

Source: World Oil

Petrobras to start expanding into wind and solar this year

Oil Price


Brazil’s state oil major Petrobras is this year set to go on a shopping spree in wind and solar, its chief executive told Reuters this week.

The company aims to build a portfolio of stakes in wind and …

Infrastructure investors plan $163 billion energy islands

Infrastructure investors plan $163 billion energy islands

Oil Price


Denmark-based Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a major investor in offshore wind, said on Friday it is launching a new company to develop energy islands globally, with investments estimated at around $163 billion (150 billion euros).

CIP is launching …

Source: Reuters

Enbridge eyes France for offshore wind investments and will avoid US

Nasdaq


WINNIPEG, Canada – Canadian pipeline company Enbridge ENB.TO is keen on further offshore wind investments in France, but will avoid the United States, where cost and supply chain problems have contributed to offshore projects collapsing, a senior executive said.…

January 11, 2024 - 12:30 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, Offshore, Wind
Source: Reuters

U.S. offshore wind sector ‘fundamentally broken’ – BP exec

Oil Price


The U.S. offshore wind industry is “fundamentally broken” and needs a reset, a clean energy executive at supermajor BP said at the FT Energy Transition summit on Wednesday.  But the regulatory and permitting environment for the industry can …

Source: Oil Price

Challenges escalate for the wind energy industry

Oil Price


Europe and the United States risk missing their ambitious wind power installation targets as soaring costs, supply chain delays, and low electricity prices at auctions hamper development and lead to a cancelation of offshore wind projects.

Government targets …

Source: Reuters

Biden’s offshore wind target slipping out of reach as projects struggle

Nasdaq


President Joe Biden’s goal to deploy 30,000 megawatts of offshore wind along U.S. coastlines this decade to fight climate change may be unattainable due to soaring costs and supply chain delays, according to forecasters and industry insiders.

The 2030 …

Source: Reuters

Siemens Energy reviews wind business after earnings hit

Oil Price


Siemens Energy has initiated a review of its wind business after taking a large hit to earnings and expected full-year revenues and profits due to problems at its unit Siemens Gamesa, one of the largest wind turbine makers …

Source: Reuters

Biden administration to hold first offshore wind lease sale in Gulf of Mexico

World Oil


(WO) — The Department of the Interior will hold the first-ever offshore wind energy lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, advancing the Biden-Harris administration’s work to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030. The …

July 20, 2023 - 3:00 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, Lease Sales, Offshore, Wind
Source: Reuters

Investor confidence crisis grips Siemens Energy after record sell-off

Nasdaq


FRANKFURT – A record sell-off in Siemens Energy ENR1n.DE shares has laid bare a major loss of confidence by investors in the group’s ability to fix its struggling wind turbine division, leaving them fearful of what else to expect …

Source:: Oil Price

Tax incentives to supercharge U.S. clean energy transition

Oil Price


The U.S. Administration this week issued a much-anticipated guidance on tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), giving access to tax credits to local governments and non-profits to join the clean energy transition.

The U.S. Department of …

Source: Reuters

US burns more natgas as wind power drops, Canadian wildfires cloud solar

Nasdaq


U.S. power generators were forced to burn more natural gas to produce electricity this week than usual as the amount of wind power dropped and smoke from Canadian wildfires blocked output from solar panels, according to U.S. and regional …

Source: CNBC

Why America’s outdated energy grid is a climate problem

CNBC


The network of transmission lines that carry electricity across the U.S. is old and not set up to meet the anticipated demand for clean energy sources like wind and solar.

 

Currently, electricity generation results in 32% of carbon

Source: Reuters

Russia says Gazprom needs documents to enable return of gas turbine

Reuters


MUELHEIM AN DER RUHR, Germany (Reuters) -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday said Russia had no reason to hold up the return of a gas turbine for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline that had been serviced in Canada but …

Source: CNBC

A pilot project in the North Sea will develop floating solar panels that glide over waves ‘like a carpet’

CNBC


German energy firm RWE is to invest in a pilot project centered around the deployment of floating solar technology in the North Sea, as part of a wider collaboration focused on the development of “floating solar parks.”

Set to …

July 22, 2022 - 10:30 am Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, Solar, Wind
Source: CNBC

A coming copper shortage could derail the energy transition, report finds

CNBC


An all-electric future depends heavily on copper, and looming supply shortfalls could hamper nations’ goals of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, according to a new report from S&P Global.

 

Unless significant new supply becomes available, climate goals will

Source: World Oil

TotalEnergies wins maritime lease to develop wind farm offshore North Carolina

World Oil


TotalEnergies has been named a winner by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management of maritime lease area OCS-A 0545 in the United States, as part of the Carolina Long Bay auction held on Wednesday.

This bid for the …

Source: Reuters

U.S. to kick off latest offshore wind auction for Carolina coast

Reuters


The Biden administration on Wednesday will hold a wind energy auction for two areas off the coast of North and South Carolina, its second such offering this year.

The sale is part of the government’s broad push to put …

Source: Reuters

BP establishes partnership focused on offshore wind in Japan

CNBC


BP has agreed to establish a strategic partnership with Japanese conglomerate Marubeni that will focus on offshore wind development and potentially look at “other decarbonisation projects, including hydrogen.”

The agreement will see BP purchase a 49% stake in an …

Source: Reuters

U.S. offshore wind auction nears $4bln on third day of bidding

Nasdaq


WASHINGTON, Feb 25 – The Biden’s administration’s sale of offshore wind development rights off the coasts of New York and New Jersey continued to shatter all records on Friday, reaching over $3.8 billion with one single block fetching over …

February 25, 2022 - 12:30 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, Offshore, Wind
Source: Reuters

U.S. kicks off its biggest offshore wind auction

Nasdaq


Feb 23 – The United States on Wednesday kicked off its biggest ever sale of offshore wind development rights in an area covering nearly half a million acres off the coasts of New York and New Jersey.

It is …

Source: CNBC

Offshore wind powerhouse Siemens Gamesa sees its value nearly halve in a year

CNBC


Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has cut its guidance for the coming year after a turbulent period that has seen its market capitalization nearly halve.

The wind turbine manufacturer on Thursday said it continued to be “challenged by market dynamics,”

Source: Reuters

Siemens Energy shares hit record low as sell-off continues

Nasdaq


FRANKFURT, Jan 24 – Shares in Siemens Energy ENR1n.DE hit a record low on Monday as a sell-off triggered by problems at its wind power division Siemens Gamesa SGREN.MC continued following a HSBC downgrade.

Siemens Energy’s stock fell as …

Source: Reuters

Shares in Siemens Energy and its wind business tumble after profit warning

Reuters


MADRID/FRANKFURT -Shares in wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa tumbled on Friday after it cut its financial outlook for the third time in nine months, dragging down the market value of its rivals as well as parent company Siemens Energy.…

Source: Reuters

U.S. pushes forward on clean energy with plan for record offshore wind sale

Nasdaq


Jan 12 – The Biden administration on Wednesday outlined a range of measures to speed the growth of clean energy on the U.S. power grid, including the government’s largest ever sale of offshore wind leases in waters off the …

Exclusive Interview: Qnergy – stirling engines for addressing methane emissions

Exclusive Interview: Qnergy – stirling engines for addressing methane emissions

Publisher's Note: Dan Genovese with EnerCom sat down with Ory Zik, CEO of Qnergy, to discuss their clean, reliable, electric power system based on Stirling engines for Compressed Air Pneumatics (CAP) product that helps customers eliminate methane emissions by

Source: Reuters

U.S. fishing industry teams up with oil lobby to fight offshore wind

Reuters


Dec 17 – Members of the U.S. commercial fishing industry are teaming up with an oil industry-backed lobbying group to fight offshore wind energy development on the East Coast, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and interviews with people …

December 17, 2021 - 12:30 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, Offshore, Wind
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Publisher's Note: Dan Genovese with EnerCom sat down with Michael Ligrani, CEO of Iron IQ, to discuss their solution to get operators on a frictionless path to getting all their equipment, people, and processes connected on the cloud.

 

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Exclusive Interview with Hydrostar – The future of hydrogen energy production

Exclusive Interview with Hydrostar – The future of hydrogen energy production

Publisher's Note: Dan Genovese with EnerCom sat down with Darrel Smith, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Hydrostar, to discuss their game-changing electrolyte and electrolyzers for scalable hydrogen production.

 

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