One Oil Company’s Rocky Path to Renewable Energy
For years, Danish Oil and Natural Gas Co. did what many other big oil companies do: pumped hydrocarbons out of the North Sea. Today, it’s the world’s largest developer of Continue Reading
Offshore Wind Farms Show What Biden’s Climate Plan Is Up Against
A constellation of 5,400 offshore wind turbines meet a growing portion of Europe’s energy needs . The United States has exactly seven . With more than 90,000 miles of coastline, Continue Reading
Japan Looks To Become Leader In Wind Energy
Japan has notoriously been dependent on energy imports, being the world’s fifth-largest crude importer and second-largest LNG importer (having lost the top position to China last year). Its self-sufficiency ratio Continue Reading
World’s Top Offshore Wind Firm To Triple Capacity With $57 Billion Investment
Danish renewables company Ørsted, the biggest developer of offshore wind farms in the world, plans to invest the equivalent of over US$57 billion by 2027 as part of a new Continue Reading
Dominion Says New Ship Has Vital Role in Biden Wind-Energy Plan
A Dominion Energy Inc. ship being built to install offshore wind farms will be the first to comply with a U.S. domestic transport mandate, with the power company expecting the Continue Reading
Biden administration, California announce plan to put wind turbines along West Coast
Until now, the plan to power American cities by erecting thousands of giant wind turbines in the oceans off the United States has mostly been an East Coast vision. Developers Continue Reading
BP Starts Offshore Wind Recruitment Push
BP Plc has started a recruitment campaign for the people who will drive its expanding clean energy ambitions. The London-based oil and gas company is looking to fill 100 offshore-wind Continue Reading
Offshore Wind Requires 63,000lbs Of Copper Per Turbine
Renewables—and especially offshore wind—are set to drive a surge in copper demand that will push prices even higher, as the amount of copper required per wind turbine is staggering, at Continue Reading
Wind, Solar Power Made Strong Gains in 2020, IEA Says
Renewable power capacity grew at its fastest pace this century in 2020, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday, raising its growth forecast for wind and solar power for this year Continue Reading
Wind groups fall back from giddy heights
A difficult quarter for the world’s biggest wind companies has taken the shine off several renewables darlings amid an accelerating selloff in clean energy shares. Many have suffered stock declines over Continue Reading