equinor Archives - Renew Economy

Wind

Federal government says it already knew of withdrawal of key offshore wind project in Illawarra
Energy minister Chris Bowen suggests the federal government already knew Equinor and its local partner Oceanex had backed out of Illawarra offshore zone.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 16, 2024

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Renewables

Australia’s first floating wind farm edges closer with feasibility licence awarded to 2GW project
An up to 2GW offshore wind project proposed for the New South Wales Hunter region, has been awarded a feasibility licence by the federal government.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 20, 2024

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Renewables

Pioneering and repriced offshore wind farm gets final approval in New York
Five years, a pandemic and a war later, the troubled 810MW Empire Wind project will begin construction after gaining final approvals from New York.
Joshua S Hill

May 24, 2024

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Policy & Planning

New York offshore wind projects back on track – at nearly double the original cost
New York regulators have awarded new contracts to two offshore wind projects thrown into doubt last year after inflated supply chain costs rendered them uneconomical.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 4, 2024

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Renewables

Biggest offshore wind farm in world scraps green hydrogen proposal
Developers had been exploring hydrogen and grid sales in tandem, but decided on the latter after winning a grid connection.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 4, 2024

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Turbines towed as world’s first floating offshore wind farm undergoes “heavy maintenance”
The world’s first floating offshore wind farm in Scotland is being temporarily brought offline for a service, its 6MW turbines towed to Norway.
Joshua S Hill

Jan 16, 2024

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Renewables

“Mind boggling:” World’s largest offshore wind farm powers up, with lessons for Australia
The first fully operational turbine at world’s largest offshore wind farm has started sending power to the British grid.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 10, 2023

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Floating offshore wind plans could fall short under Hunter turbine height rule
Offshore wind turbines grow bigger and more powerful by the year, but the Hunter zone’s height rule will limit developers to current-day technology.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 14, 2023

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Tasmania backs 2GW Bass Strait offshore wind farm proposed by Norway oil giant
Deal with Equinor and Nexsphere aims to help get northern Tasmania declared as an Offshore Renewable Energy Zone by the federal government.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 8, 2023

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BlueFloat promises massive windfall as race for a spot in Gippsland offshore zone hots up
BlueFloat Energy says its 2.1GW offshore wind project could bring tens of billions of dollars to the regional economy and thousands of jobs.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 27, 2023

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Norway oil giant cleared to collaborate on massive offshore wind farm in Bass Strait
Foreign Investment Review Board grants initial approval for Norwegian energy giant’s role in proposed 1GW offshore wind project off north-east Tasmania.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 4, 2023

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World’s biggest offshore wind farm seeks to add another gigawatt of capacity
Early scoping work begins on the fourth phase of the world’s largest offshore wind farm, taking the total to around 5GW.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 9, 2023

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