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Statoil to build the world’s first floating wind farm: Hywind Scotland

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The decision triggers investments of around NOK 2 billion (US$238 million), realizing a 60-70% cost reduction per MW from the Hywind demo project in Norway. Production start is expected in late 2017. The pilot park will cover around 4 square kilometres, at a water depth of 95-120 meters.

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IEA WEO-2012 finds major shift in global energy balance but not onto a more sustainable path; identifies potential for transformative shift in global energy efficiency

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The WEO finds that the extraordinary growth in oil and natural gas output in the United States will mean a sea-change in global energy flows. barely rises in OECD countries, although there is a pronounced shift away from oil, coal (and, in some countries, nuclear) towards natural gas and renewables. Oil demand reaches 99.7

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Statoil signs cooperation agreement with Rosneft; Arctic and onshore

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Statoil and Rosneft signed a cooperation agreement under which the companies will jointly explore offshore frontier areas of Russia and Norway and conduct joint technical studies on two onshore Russian assets. The licence covers 23,000 square kilometers in water depths of 150-250 meters. Barents Sea.

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This Startup Is Building the Internet of Underwater Things

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Water covers 72 percent of the Earth’s surface, its volumes host 80 percent of biodiversity and play a pivotal role in global phenomena, such as climate change. and Norway. It makes it possible to closely observe the life and health of animals, while monitoring water quality. This blind spot is rather striking.

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

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The only by products are water and a fair degree of heat, the latter indicating a degree of inefficiency and wasted energy. Second, while hydrogen can be otherwise produced through the electrolysis of water, this process requires huge amounts of clean and fresh water – a vital and highly valuable commodity of life that can’t be wasted.

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Stanford study finds energy requirements of super-giant oilfields can significantly increase over time

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Mohammad Masnadi and Adam Brandt used decades-long time-series data from twenty-five globally significant oil fields (>1 billion barrels ultimate recovery) to model greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from oil production as a function of time.Depletion requires increased energy expenditures in drilling, oil recovery, and oil processing.

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Test of Planet-Cooling Scheme Could Start in 2022

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record levels , mostly because of the coal, oil, and natural gas that gets burned for electricity, heat, and transportation. That idea didn’t advance, but in 2017, Keith became faculty director of Harvard’s. But sulfate aerosols—the combination of particles and water—can destroy the planet-protecting ozone layer. about 0.6 °C.

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