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16 April 2021 15:52 GMT Updated 16 April 2021 15:54 GMT
There is rarely a quiet week in offshore wind, and this one was no exception as another big global player entered the sector and there was a flurry of interest in a brand-new potential market.
The new entrant in question is Chevron, the supermajor that became the first US oil & gas group to make a foray into offshore wind when it partnered with Norwegian industrial group Moreld to prototype a new floating design from technology developer Ocergy – a move reported exclusively first by
Recharge.
Chevron was not the only player forging alliances in offshore wind. Contractors DEME and Worley also separately announced key partnerships this week with a view to opportunities in Japan and Taiwan respectively.
This was the year corporate renewable energy went mainstream. The world’s tech giants continued to lead the way – Amazon
took first place from Google as largest procurer of wind and solar – but they were joined by heavy industries, pharmaceuticals, retail and fast food, as the world’s corporations set out to realise their lofty sustainability ambitions.
Last but not least, it will soon be time to say farewell to Donald Trump, who stayed true to form in his losing US election campaign
when he described wind power as a pipe dream . “It’s got a lot of problems, was the soon-to-be ex-President s verdict on the sector, before the US electorate decided the same was actually true about him.