REM - Renewable Energy

1 September 2022

Hornsea 2, the world’s largest wind farm, enters full operation

31 August 2022

Ørsted has announced that the world’s largest installed wind farm, Hornsea 2, is now fully operational. The commissioning of the project had been expected to be completed this month, August.

Baltic states – except Russia – agree to aim for seven-fold increase in offshore wind

31 August 2022

The heads of governments and energy ministers of the eight countries surrounding the Baltic Sea, apart from Russia, have committed to new volumes of offshore wind.

Denmark and Germany collaborate on the Bornholm Energy Island

31 August 2022

Denmark and Germany will collaborate on the Bornholm Energy Island in the Baltic Sea. It will be the world’s first energy island.

Gas platform in the North Sea may be repurposed for bird nests to offset large offshore wind project

31 August 2022

The Wenlock gas platform in the North Sea may be repurposed for seabird nesting to lessen the impact of Ørsted’s giant 1-GW Hornsea Project Four offshore wind farm off the east of Yorkshire in the UK. It would be a first for a UK gas platform.

Plans for solar projects refused at higher rate in UK than in years

31 August 2022

Solar projects are being refused permission by the planning authorities in the UK at a higher rate than in five years, say researchers at the consultancy Turley.

Galetech purchases Precision Gear Company

31 August 2022

Galetech Group, the Irish renewable energy consultancy and project manager, has announced it has purchased Northern Ireland-based Precision Gear Company (PGC) from Macrete Ireland Ltd.

Dominion may abandon 2.6-GW wind project off Virginia if regulators require performance guarantee

31 August 2022

Dominion Energy Virginia says it will abandon its planned 2.6-GW offshore wind farm off the US MidAtlantic coast if state regulators do not reverse their decision to guarantee a certain performance for the $9.8bn project.

REM: Dominion may abandon 2.6-GW wind project off Virginia if regulators require performance guarantee

31 August 2022

Dominion Energy Virginia says it will abandon its planned 2.6-GW offshore wind farm off the US MidAtlantic coast if state regulators do not reverse their decision to guarantee a certain performance for the $9.8bn project.

IKEA owner buys 49% stake in 9 GW of offshore wind projects planned off Sweden

31 August 2022

Ingka Investments, the owner of flat-pack retail shop IKEA, has purchased from OX2 a 49% stake in 9 GW of offshore wind projects planned off Sweden.

Enverus flags up Southern Louisiana’s CCUS potential

29 August 2022

The carbon capture, utilisation and storage potential of Southern Louisiana has been highlighted in a new report by Enverus Intelligence Research (EIR), a subsidiary of energy data analytics firm Enverus.

Technip Energies and partners win contract for the Ulsan Gray Whale 3 in South Korea

25 August 2022

Technip Energies, together with its consortium partners, has won a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the Ulsan Gray Whale 3 floating offshore wind farm in South Korea.

Brazil approves regulatory framework for offshore wind exploration

25 August 2022

The Infrastructure Services Commission of Brazil’s Senate has approved the draft regulatory framework for exploration of offshore wind energy in Brazil. This can be wind, solar or even tidal energy.

Chile's hybrid renewable plant begins commercial operation

25 August 2022

Chile's hybrid renewable plant begins commercial operation

Sonnedix acquires ready-to-build solar PV projects in Italy

25 August 2022

Independent solar power producer Sonnedix has completed acquisition of a 117.8MW portfolio of solar PV plants in Italy from Graziella Holding and other minority sellers.

Woodside, BGC, Centurion collaborate on Australian hydrogen project

25 August 2022

Woodside Energy, BGC, and Centurion, with the support of the Western Australian Government, are advancing plans for a proposed self-contained hydrogen production, storage, and refuelling station located in the Rockingham Industry Zone.

Europe’s once-in-500-year drought threatens energy, food security

25 August 2022

Europe is facing its worst drought for 500 years, as the European Commission has warned that nearly half of the EU’s territory faces severe water shortages in August, as climate change has caused low rainfall levels and record-high temperatures.

Fusion Fuel receives €10mn grant for green hydrogen project in Portugal

25 August 2022

Fusion Fuel has received confirmation from the Portuguese government that it will receive a €10mn grant as part of Component 14 (C-14) of the Portuguese Recovery and Resilience Plan to develop its 6.6MW HEVO-Industria green hydrogen project

Nigeria rolls out gas-based plan to reach net zero by 2060

25 August 2022

Nigeria’s government has rolled out a new plan for bringing net carbon emissions down to zero by 2060. The initiative, which calls for using natural gas as a bridge fuel, is both ambitious and expensive.