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Bipartisan group of US senators introduces bill to provide coastal states with revenue from offshore ...

Splash24/7 23 Jun 2021

The Act would require that states use this money for coastal restoration, hurricane protection or infrastructure; offsetting damage to fish, wildlife or other natural resources caused by offshore wind-energy development; and creating and enacting marine-, coastal- or conservation-management plans.

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EXCLUSIVE Portugal's EDP eyes sale of up to three renewable asset portfolios - CEO

Reuters 23 Jun 2021

Last month Macquarie's (MQG.AX) Green Investment Group (GIG) and Scottish offshore wind developer Renewable Infrastructure Development Group said they have also partnered to compete in the ScotWind tender, which will close to bidders on July 16.

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Bill would send coastal states revenue from offshore wind energy

Houma Today 22 Jun 2021

“Thanks to years of oil-and-gas exploration experience, Louisiana’s existing infrastructure, workforce and business community give us a strategic advantage in developing offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico and all coastal waters of the United States.”Sending more oil money to Gulf states.

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J-Power enters AquaVentus green hydrogen consortium in Germany

Renewables Now 22 Jun 2021

... of offshore wind turbines with integrated hydrogen production, the AquaSector large-scale offshore hydrogen park, AquaPortus for harbours infrastructure, AquaNavis hydrogen-based maritime applications and a research platform dubbed AquaCampus.

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South Korea betting big on hydrogen fuel

Asiatimes 22 Jun 2021

Top-five industrial group SK, which has arms in chip-making, mobile telecoms and energy, is investing $16.4 billion in a massive hydrogen energy infrastructure, the company announced in March. According to specialist publication Offshore Energy, the funds will be invested over five years.

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Ex-army Boss Wants Tougher Cyber Laws For Australia ASAP

The Tennessee Tribune 21 Jun 2021

He warned the recent Fastly outage that brought down global news websites is a timely reminder of the country’s dependence on offshore IT infrastructure ... The federal government has allocated more than AU$42 million ($31.5 million) to secure critical infrastructure, such as hospitals and power networks, against major cyber attacks.

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Environment minister rules huge renewable energy hub in WA ‘clearly unacceptable’

The Observer 21 Jun 2021

The project includes processing plants, marine infrastructure including pipelines and an offshore export platform, and a new town to house workers ... “The minister found the marine component of the infrastructure corridor would disrupt tidal movements and processes and this would ...

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Base metals demand expected to benefit from green revolution – report

Mining Dot Com 19 Jun 2021

In fact, CRU’s calculations see global copper consumption from renewables increasing from 700,000 t/y in 2020 to 1.8 Mt/y in 2030, boosted by applications in wind and solar power facilities, electric vehicles, and new electricity infrastructure. .

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Michael Hecht: Wind power generation has a great future in the Gulf of Mexico

The Advocate 18 Jun 2021

No other region in the country is better positioned to benefit from the emerging offshore wind industry than southeast Louisiana ... These include our large port infrastructure; structural manufacturing expertise; world-class engineering; world-class vessel building; extensive offshore marine services; and an unbeatable workforce.

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The ORCA Hub secures £2.5m of further funding to expand robotics research into new sectors

Process and Control Today 18 Jun 2021

18/06/2021 The National Robotarium Using robots to make offshore infrastructure inspection and repair safer is moving a step closer following the injection of £2.5 million of further funding from UK Research & Innovation (UKRI).

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Shell joins Norwegian offshore wind race

Splash24/7 17 Jun 2021

... offshore wind in the S�rlige Nordsj� II and Utsira Nord areas off Norway ... To us, Lyse and BKK are also valuable partners in a global context, with expertise in hydropower and grid infrastructure, said Hessel de Jong, Shell’s general manager for offshore wind in Europe.

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Ambitious US offshore wind goals face regulatory, logistics hurdles

Journal of Commerce 17 Jun 2021

... improvements related to ports engaged in offshore wind, and several states are also investing.

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Globe’s $600M fundraiser bags Telecom Deal of the Year award

The Philadelphia Inquirer 17 Jun 2021

In support of the importance of infrastructure to the region's future, the publication honors institutions and deals that make a difference every year.

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3M IT jobs to be slashed by 2022, to save $100B costs: Report

Yahoo Daily News 17 Jun 2021

  Developed countries will also look to increasingly bring back offshored IT jobs and either use native IT workers or domestic software robots like RPA to secure their digital supply chain and ensure future resiliency of their national technology infrastructure, reasons the report.

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New daily sailings to Clare Island set to begin from July

The Irish Times 17 Jun 2021

She said the Government’s new policy for rural development commits to investing in critical infrastructure throughout rural Ireland, including offshore islands ... of broadband connection points, provides a “unique opportunity for people to live and work on our offshore islands”.