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Green light set for $2.6 billion Scottish wind power project
Scotland’s Court of Session approved the Scottish offshore wind power project Neart na Gaoithe after a two-year court battle with the Royal Society for the Protection of the Birds (RSPB).
read more... 20/07/2017
Saipem designated to build offshore LNG platforms in the Arctic
Russia’s Novatek is planning on surpassing Qatar, the world’s leading exporter in LNG, with the help of Italy’s Saipem, which is expected to be assigned to build LNG platforms on the Gydan Peninsula in the Arctic.
read more... 18/07/2017
Wind industry - a new generation of colossal 300m turbines
Wind farm operators are seeking for a new generation of colossal wind turbines, taller than many skyscrapers, as they want to remain profitable after EU cancels subsidies, that have ruled the green industry since the 1990s. The main countries of the EU offshore wind industry - Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and UK - are looking to gradually reduce contributions over the next decade. Subsidies still account for almost 50% of EU wind projects' income.
read more... 28/06/2017
Norway: first offshore drilling rig using 100% onshore power to cut emissions
An offshore drilling rig will be powered entirely from electricity produced onshore which could be a world first in a move to reduce dioxide emissions.
read more... 12/06/2017
Germany, Belgium and Denmark encourage the increase of Europe's offshore wind capacity
Germany, Denmark and Belgium joined with 25 industry giants, including Dong Energy and Siemens Gamesa, to issue a statement pledging to increase Europe's offshore wind capacity by almost 500% in the next decade.
read more... 09/06/2017