Norway Offers $193 Million Funding to Arctic Floating Wind Farm Project
Minister Terje Aasland said in a statement.Floating wind such as GoliatVind could help to electrify offshore oil and gas installations while also supplying power to land, Aasland added.GoliatVind is owned by shipping firm Odfjell Oceanwind, renewables developer Source Galileo and Japanese utility Kansai Electric Power Company.It will connect to an existing power cable supplying power from shore to the Goliat oil platform, operated by Vaar Energi, a subsidiary of Italy's ENI.The oil platform consumes around 50-55 MW of electricity, which means that on full wind days, the planned turbines could send
McDermott and Baker Hughes Install Subsea Infrastructure at Ichthys Field
and Services.Ihthys LNG is ranked among the most significant oil and gas projects in the world. The energy development is a joint venture between INPEX group companies (the operator), major partner TotalEnergies, and the Australian subsidiaries of CPC Corporation Taiwan, Tokyo Gas, Osaka Gas, Kansai Electric Power, JERA and Toho Gas.Located about 220 kilometers offshore Western Australia and 820 kilometers southwest of Darwin, the Ichthys Field covers an area of around 800 square kilometers in water averaging depths of around 250 meters.The Ichthys Field is estimated to contain more than 12 trillion
DemoSATH Floating Wind Platform Installed Offshore
opportunities in countries with deeper coastal waters. As a floating pioneer the firsthand learnings from our demonstration projects are key to us optimizing our upcoming commercial scale projects and securing their safe delivery.”Kazumi Ogura, Executive Officer, Renewable Energy Division, The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.: “We take great pride in our achievement of pioneering a new frontier in offshore wind power generation by installing the innovative floating wind platform demonstrator, thanks to major contribution from our partners. We will continue to prioritize safety and work together
Japan's KEPCO Becomes Co-Investor in DemoSATH Floating Wind Project
The Japanese utility Kansai Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has signed an agreement with Spanish offshore engineering firm Saitec Offshore Technologies to join the DemoSATH floating wind technology project as a strategic partner and co-investor. "With this partnership, KEPCO becomes the second world-class utility to join DemoSATH Project since RWE Offshore Wind is already part of the project since 2020. The collaboration between Saitec Offshore Technologies, RWE Offshore Wind, and now KEPCO, creates a powerful alliance that will drive innovation, accelerate the commercialization of SATH
Construction Starts on First UK-German Power Link Project
ambassador to the UK. "It is the largest Anglo-German infrastructure project and will enable us to share excess power – preventing renewable energy from being wasted." The project is financed by France's Meridiam, Germany's Allianz Capital Partners and Japan's Kansai Electric Power with a consortium of more than 20 banks and financial institutions, including the UK Infrastructure Bank and the European Investment Bank.NeuConnect, which obtained the financial green light in July 2022, will construct new converter stations on the Isle of Grain, in south east England
First UK-Germany Power Link Gets Financial Green Light
than ever that we strengthen close energy bonds with European partners who are rapidly moving away from using Russian gas," British Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Hands said.The project is financed by France's Meridiam, Germany's Allianz Capital Partners and Japan's Kansai Electric Power 9503.T with a consortium of more than 20 banks and financial institutions, including the UK Infrastructure Bank and the European Investment Bank (EIB).Ambroise Fayolle, vice-president at the EIB, which is set to contribute up to 400 million euros to the project, said: "This project
Nexans Wins Triton Knoll Wind Farm Contract
lead contractor J Murphy & Sons Ltd to supply the land export cable and accessories in order to connect the offshore wind farm to the U.K. grid.Located around 30 km off the coast of Lincolnshire, Triton Knoll is being developed by Innogy Renewables UK Ltd, in partnership with J-Power and Kansai Electric Power. It has a planned installed capacity of approximately 860 MW and, once operational will be capable of generating enough renewable electricity to supply over 800,000 UK households. To export the energy generated by the wind farm to the grid, Triton Knoll will rely on Nexans’ 220 kV
TechnipFMC Awarded Pluto Contract
is located approximately 190 kilometers off Karratha, in Western Australia's north-west. The produced gas from the offshore facility is transferred through an existing pipeline to Woodside’s Pluto LNG Onshore plant. The production license is held by Woodside (Operator and 90 percent), Kansai Electric (5 percent) and Tokyo Gas (5 percent).