Norway represents 50 per cent of the hydropower reservoir capacity of EU and is consequently key in reaching the REPowerEU ambition of 10mtpa hydrogen import by 2030.
The Oceans of Energy's offshore solar farm system is the world's first offshore solar farm proven in high waves, operating in the North Sea since 2019. This system is modular, scalable to any size.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has awarded contracts to the companies Fugro and Enviros for mapping of the shallowest strata under the seabed.
Covering less than ten per cent of the world’s hydropower reservoirs with floating solar panels would yield as much energy as all hydropower does today, one researcher says.
Equinor and Polenergia have selected Hitachi Energy to deliver electrical systems infrastructure for the MFW Bałtyk II and MFW Bałtyk III offshore wind projects in Poland.
Integrated energy hubs have the potential to combine multiple energy systems, including existing oil and gas production assets, carbon storage and hydrogen production facilities.
50Hertz and wind farm operator Skyborn Renewables (Skyborn) seek to jointly implement Gennaker, the currently largest offshore wind project in the German Baltic Sea.