Equinor May Postpone Closure of Norwegian Gas-Fired Power Plant

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2022 17:21:57 +0000

Norway-based energy major Equinor could continue to operate its natural gas-fired Mongstad power plant to support the country’s electricity supply. The company recently said it may reconsider its decision to close the plant by the end of August. Norway, which like many other countries has suffered drought conditions over the past several months, is experiencing […]

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Dramatic Innovation-Driven Ramp Up of Floating Offshore Wind Anticipated by 2030

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 May 2022 04:17:00 +0000

A drumbeat of floating offshore wind–related developments this year suggests the pipeline for the long-nascent wind technology sub-sector may be finally beginning to grow. While floating wind’s current

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Norway Setting Strategy for Offshore Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:13:00 +0000

Offshore wind is big business in the North Sea, with dozens of wind power installations commissioned in the region over the past two decades. Norway, a country that gets 98% of its power from renewable energy

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Siemens Gamesa Will Supply Turbines for Polish Offshore Wind Farms

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 23:07:51 +0000

Poland’s pursuit of offshore wind took a step forward with the announcement that Siemens Gamesa will supply turbines for two new installations in the Baltic Sea. The MFW Baltyk II and MFW Baltyk III projects, being developed by Equinor and Polenergia, will use SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbines, as part of two “Preferred Supplier […]

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POWER Digest [January 2020]

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000

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Engie Will Close 1 GW of Coal Generation; Adding Solar, Wind. French energy group Engie in mid-December said it will close 1 GW of coal-fired power generation assets in Peru and Chile over the next five years

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Floating Offshore Wind Buoyant on New Developments, Projects

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:00:00 +0000

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Floating offshore wind made a remarkable splash this fall. As two much-watched projects sailed toward construction, optimism about the industry’s accelerated growth was buoyed by projections from the

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First Floating Offshore Wind Farm to Power Oil and Gas Platforms Kicks Off

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 14:52:16 +0000

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Siemens Gamesa has bagged a lucrative contract to supply 11 8-MW offshore wind turbines to Equinor’s 88-MW Hywind Tampen floating wind farm, a first-of-its-kind project that will power oil and gas platforms 140 kilometers offshore Norway.  Equinor—as Statoil, Norway’s state-owned oil company, is now named—announced a final investment decision to build Hywind Tampen on Oct. […]

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Ansaldo, Equinor Partner to Validate 100% Hydrogen Gas Turbine

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 14:21:53 +0000

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Italian turbine maker Ansaldo Energia and carbon capture specialist Equinor are collaborating on the validation of a 100% hydrogen gas turbine combustor. Under an agreement announced on Oct. 24, Equinor (formerly Statoil) will co-fund tests that could show Ansaldo’s GT36 H-class gas turbine combustor can be operated purely with hydrogen. “The purpose of this collaboration […]

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