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Belgium to build an artificial island to store wind power
Belgium plans to build an artificial island in the North Sea aimed to store wind energy, trying thus to lessen its reliance on nuclear power, as it intends to completely exit from nuclear power in the next future. The construction of the island in the North Sea will have a donut form and will be made out of sand, in a move that will be able to store some of the excess power generated by extensive offshore wind farms in the area.
read more... 18/01/2013
Japan to build world’s largest offshore wind farm
After the Fukushima disaster in 2011, Japan has finally decided to shift away from nuclear power reliance and intends to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm, beginning from this summer.
read more... 17/01/2013
Chevron unveils two gas discoveries offshore Western Australia
Oil and gas giant Chevron reported two new gas discoveries in the Exmouth Plateau area of the Carnarvon Basin, a hydrocarbon basin offshore Western Australia.
read more... 28/12/2012
Norwegian oil giant Statoil to invest $7bn in North Sea project
Norway’s Statoil will develop a $7bn (£4.3bn) North Sea oil field, the largest offshore development in the UK in more than 10 years.
read more... 25/12/2012
Areva to provide turbines for the Wikinger project in the German Baltic Sea
Iberdrola, a Spanish offshore wind technology developer has chosen the French provider Areva to supply the turbines for its 400MW Wikinger offshore wind project in the German Baltic Sea which will be built in 2016 and 2017. The two companies will now begin the consultation to decide the commercial and technical details of the supply contract.
read more... 20/12/2012