While oil and gas producers in the UK North Sea, especially, have failed to come up with a live carbon capture and storage operation offshore, companies in Norway and Holland have already succeeded in developing a viable CCS system for shipping.
Wärtsilä has signed a long-term optimised maintenance agreement with a Nigerian company, covering three locations.
Technology group Wartsila will supply a flexible barge-mounted 54 MW / 32 MWh energy storage system to Therma Marine Inc (TMI) in the Philippines to help meet the country’s surging demand for electricity. It is billed as the first project of its kind in Southeast Asia.
It’s hoped a new project will accelerate the decarbonisation of Shetland and help to secure the island’s energy supply.
Despite challenges thrown up by the coronavirus outbreak, BP’s production in Africa was largely unchanged, although exploration and development has been pushed back.
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has agreed a deal for the construction of a North Sea carbon-free supply vessel that will be fueled by ammonia.
A global energy giant with bases in Montrose, Aberdeen and Glasgow has seen turnover increase by 5.5%.
A Finnish renewable energy boss has said that Scotland "can easily" reach 100% renewable energy if it embraces flexibility.