Norway: Equinor to explore the opportunities within offshore solar power
14 Jan 2021
offshore solar power. Together with
Moss Maritime the company wants to start testing off the island of Frøya. If we succeed here, we can succeed anywhere, says Hanne Wigum. She is the head of the Equinor technology unit focusing on wind and solar power.
This is what the pilot plant may look like. (Illustration: Moss Maritime)
The plan is to build a floating pilot plant off Frøya near Trondheim in the late summer of 2021. It is set to become the world’s first pilot plant for floating solar power in rough waters.
UK: OGUK CEO says Energy White Paper must be opportunity for jobs and communities
14 Jan 2021
OGUK chief executive Deirdre Michie OBE has appeared before the House of Commons Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee to give evidence on the
Energy White Paper (EWP), published in December.
OGUK chief executive Deirdre Michie OBE
The recently published paper provides a critical opportunity for a transformational
North Sea Transition Deal (NSTD) to deliver new business opportunities, jobs and skills at pace, and protect and transition the wider communities which currently rely on the oil and gas sector.
The powerful committee also had representatives from the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) in attendance to quiz industry representatives on the content and deliverability of the much anticipated document.
Turkey: UKOG receives formal government consent for Turkish Resan Licence acquisition
15 Jan 2021
UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) has announced that the Company s wholly owned subsidiary,
UKOG Turkey, has received notice that formal government consent for the Company s acquisition of a 50% interest in the 305 sq km Basur-Resan oil appraisal and exploration licence has now been granted via official decree. Forthwith, together with the operator,
Aladdin Middle East ( AME ), the Company is a named party to the Licence, officially designated as
AR/AME/K/M47-b1, b2.
As per the Company s 14 October 2020 announcement, the board views the Licence s forthcoming 2021 appraisal drilling programme, aimed initially at proving the commerciality of the Basur-Resan oil discovery, to present a compelling and potentially transformational growth opportunity for the Company.
Autonomous sweeper from Berlin startup approved for public road use in Singapore
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BERLIN, Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Singapore s National Environment Agency (NEA) begins trial runs of autonomous road sweepers on public roads to make the city-state cleaner and more sustainable. The autonomous compact sweeper Donner , developed by a consortium led by ENWAY and Bucher Municipal, has passed the Land Transport Authority s approval test for autonomous vehicles for use on public roads. Donner is based on Bucher Municipal s fully electric CityCat 2020ev. In cooperation with
The project is part of NEA s ongoing efforts to drive innovation and diffusion of technology and improve the environmental services industry. Autonomous technology for street cleaning can improve productivity in supply operations and optimize road use. The project is supported by The National Robotics Programme Office under the Autonomous Environmental Servic
Stella Artois Suits Up With Former Giants Teammates, Eli Manning and Victor Cruz, To Recover Any Food Fumbles And Score A Winning Super Bowl LV Experience At Home
Can t stand the heat? The players pressure tested the best home -gating recipes to help you score a major touchdown in the kitchen with Stella Stadium Bites by Blue Apron
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NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Making a play for a gourmet game day at home? As an official sponsor of the NFL, Anheuser-Busch s Stella Artois is reuniting former New York Giants quarterback, Eli Manning, and former New York Giants wide receiver, Victor Cruz, to help fans dominate their Super Bowl LV home-gate with Stella Stadium Bites. The dynamic duo will take to the field at MetLife Stadium together once more to give fans the play-by-play of four winning recipes.