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Net zero needs $5.6 trillion annual investment, but it’s not getting it- oil and gas 360

Net zero needs $5.6 trillion annual investment, but it’s not getting it

(Oil Price) – Global investments in green energy solutions topped $2 trillion last year, for the first time ever, but the world needs to pour in $5.6 trillion each year into low-carbon energy to get on track for global net zero by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement, BloombergNEF said in a new report on Thursday. Last year, green energy investments reached a record

Equinor secures $3-billion financing for U.S. offshore wind project- oil and gas 360

Equinor secures $3-billion financing for U.S. offshore wind project

( Oil Price) – Equinor has secured a project financing package of over $3 billion for its U.S. offshore wind project Empire Wind 1, Norway’s energy major said on Thursday. Empire Wind 1 is planned to power 500,000 New York homes and is expected to reach its commercial operation date in 2027. With a contracted capacity of 810 megawatts (MW), Empire Wind 1

Offshore wind in Sweden needs support, government body says- oil and gas 360

Offshore wind in Sweden needs support, government body says

Yahoo Finance – Sweden has cancelled 13 planned offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea on security grounds. The government in Stockholm, a new NATO member, announced on Monday that it would no longer issue any licences for the construction and operation of the farms, which were to extend off the Swedish east coast down to the Öresund strait near Denmark.

UK approves $2.5 billion funding for power link to North Sea wind farms- oil and gas 360

UK approves $2.5 billion funding for power link to North Sea wind farms

(Oil Price) – The UK’s energy regulator Ofgem on Friday awarded a $2.5 billion (£2 billion) funding package for a subsea and underground cable between Scotland and northern England that would give North Sea wind farms additional access to the grid. Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) will be a high voltage electricity superhighway able to transport 2 gigawatts (GW) of UK wind-generated electricity

BP considers selling small stake in its offshore wind business- oil and gas 360

BP considers selling small stake in its offshore wind business

(Oil Price) – BP is considering a potential sale of a minority stake in its offshore wind business in a move to reduce spending on project developments in the sector, anonymous sources have told Reuters. Currently, BP doesn’t operate offshore wind farms, but it had a pipeline of offshore wind developments worth 9.6 gigawatts (GW) as of June this year. The UK-based

North Star lands commissioning SOV contract, key role in Europe offshore wind work- oil and gas 360

North Star lands commissioning SOV contract, key role in Europe offshore wind work

(World Oil) – North Star has secured its first contract for a commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV), a second award with EnBW, further establishing the company’s growing presence in the European offshore wind sector. This award for the newbuild Grampian Kestrel CSOV (of VARD 4 22 design), will precede the decade-long minimum charter contract the firm signed in February to

IEA projects big renewables growth through 2030- oil and gas 360

IEA projects big renewables growth through 2030

(Oil & Gas 360) – The International Energy Administration (IEA) is forecasting 70% growth in global renewable capacity additions by the end of the decade. The projected momentum follows a record year for capacity growth in 2023. Solar and wind are expected to generate 95% of that capacity growth due to their growing economic attractiveness, according to the agency. The report

Energy transition stumbles under cost weight- oil and gas 360

Energy transition stumbles under cost weight

(Oil Price) – This week, the International Energy Agency said that the COP28 targets for expanding wind and solar capacity were “within reach”. Yet there was a “but”. That had to do with the fast expansion and upgrade of grids and the equally fast buildout of energy storage capacity. That “but” can doom the whole transition—if it’s not already doomed.

BP to sell its U.S. onshore wind business- oil and gas 360

BP to sell its U.S. onshore wind business

CNBC BP plans to sell its U.S. onshore wind energy business, it announced on Monday, saying the assets were not aligned with its growth plans. BP said it will launch the sale process shortly for the wind assets, bp Wind Energy, which has interests in 10 operating onshore wind energy assets across seven U.S. states. “We believe the business is

U.S. boosts natural gas power as wind output slumps to 33-month low- oil and gas 360

U.S. boosts natural gas power as wind output slumps to 33-month low

Oil Price U.S. natural gas-fired power generation jumped this week amid the lowest wind power output in 33 months seen on Monday while demand for cooling is rising in the summer. On July 22, wind power output in the Lower 48 states was at its lowest level in the country since October 4, 2021, per preliminary data from the U.S.

U.S. solar and wind power generation tops nuclear for first time- oil and gas 360

U.S. solar and wind power generation tops nuclear for first time

Oil Price For the first time ever, U.S. electricity generation from utility-scale solar and wind exceeded nuclear power plants’ power output in the first half of 2024, according to data from energy think tank Ember quoted by Reuters columnist Gavin Maguire. Electricity generation from solar and wind hit a record-high of 401.4 terawatt hours (TWh) between January and June 2024, surpassing

One Energy to host virtual analyst & investor day on Monday, July 1, 2024- oil and gas 360

One Energy to host virtual analyst & investor day on Monday, July 1, 2024

Oil and Gas 360 Publisher’s Note: Industrial power company One Energy to host a virtual analyst and investor day on Monday, July 1, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (ET).  Registration is required: registration link. FINDLAY, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–One Energy Enterprises Inc. (“One Energy”), an industrial power company, announced today that it will host a Virtual Analyst and Investor Day