Estrella del Mar III, a Visionary Floating Power Plant, Is POWER’s Plant of the Year

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2023 04:17:00 +0000

Winning POWER’s highest honor is Estrella del Mar III, a first-of-its-kind floating combined cycle gas turbine power barge that fulfills a remarkable assortment of modern power system demands. Nearly fully

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OTEC, a Long-Stalled Baseload Ocean Power Technology, Is Seeing a Swell

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:29:40 +0000

A project to deploy a 1.5-MW commercial-scale ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) platform in the African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe by 2025 has gained a key design certification. The crucial

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Floating Nuclear Power Buoyant on New Prospects

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:00:00 +0000

In July 1968, the U.S. Army sent the world’s first floating nuclear power plant, the Sturgis, to the Panama Canal to help overcome a regional hydroelectric power plant shortage, which was driven by a severe

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Floating Nuclear Power Buoyant on New Prospects

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:00:00 +0000

In July 1968, the U.S. Army sent the world’s first floating nuclear power plant, the Sturgis, to the Panama Canal to help overcome a regional hydroelectric power plant shortage, which was driven by a severe

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Pioneering U.S. Wave Energy Power Plant Unveiled

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 18:09:09 +0000

One of the first U.S.-based wave energy power plants is set to be deployed at AltaSea’s 35-acre campus located at the Port of Los Angeles. Israeli firm Eco Wave Power, which unveiled the project on Jan. 12, said the AltaSea pilot would help the company make inroads in the U.S. Eco Wave’s onshore wave energy […]

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Rapid Progress for Japan’s Offshore Wind Ambitions

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 04:15:00 +0000

Japan’s ambitions to install up to 10 GW of offshore wind power by 2030 have made rapid progress over the past month, driven partly by accelerated action to address a supply and demand mismatch. Weeks after

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BOEM’s First Two Offshore Wind Areas in the Gulf of Mexico Could Feed Texas, Louisiana

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:26:32 +0000

The Biden administration’s push to accelerate offshore wind deployment formally expanded into the Gulf of Mexico as the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on July 20 unveiled two draft wind energy areas (WEAs) off the coast of Galveston, Texas, and Lake Charles, Louisiana. The sites represent a “small subset” of its original 30-million Gulf […]

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BOEMs First Two Offshore Wind Areas in the Gulf of Mexico Could Feed Texas, Louisiana

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:26:32 +0000

The Biden administration’s push to accelerate offshore wind deployment formally expanded into the Gulf of Mexico as the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on July 20 unveiled two draft wind energy areas (WEAs) off the coast of Galveston, Texas, and Lake Charles, Louisiana. The sites represent a “small subset” of its original 30-million Gulf […]

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Gravity Base Ballast Provides Tidal Turbines with a Sturdy Grip

Credit to Author: Ralitsa Peycheva| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 05:00:21 +0000

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Offshore wind turbines deliver a strong promise in today’s tough times of climate changes’ debate. The rapid development of the sector favors the need for new gravity concepts. Besides design, ballast is a critical element responsible for the turbine’s stabilization and therefore its success. Its quality, density, and weight, defined by the material choice and […]

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Oil and Gas Heavyweights Seek Lifeline in Clean Energy and Tech Sectors

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 13:21:02 +0000

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Oilfield service providers are increasingly moving beyond oil and gas development work, and into renewable energy projects, according to a study conducted by Rystad Energy, an independent research and business intelligence company that provides data, tools, analytics, and consultancy services to the global energy industry. In findings released on Oct. 29, Rystad said that oil […]

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