能源巨头纷纷加入英国海上风能集团

据美国钻井网站2020年6月24日伦敦报道，英国著名海上可再生能源孵化器ORE Catapult公司透露，法国道达尔公司、荷兰皇家壳牌公司和挪威能源巨头Equinor日前先后加入了ORE Catapult公司旗下的英国浮式海上风能卓越中心(FOWCoE)。

根据ORE Catapult的说法，FOWCoE专注于英国浮式风能活动的所有领域，涉及4个“关键”的工作流程——包括技术开发、供应链和运营、开发和准许以及零成本交付。

这个与英国政府紧密合作的海上风能集团的目标是降低来自浮式风能的能源成本，加速建造浮式风电场，为英国供应链创造机会以及在制造、安装、运营和维护方面推动创新。

道达尔勘探和生产英国分公司总经理让?吕克?吉佐在一份公司声明中说：“道达尔公司的抱负是成为负责任的能源巨头，而我们相信英国提供了许多将帮助我们实现目标的机会。”

他补充说：“英国已经拥有世界上最发达的海上风电市场之一。投资开发海上浮式风能将进一步推动这一趋势，因此我们很高兴加入FOWCoE。”

壳牌公司浮式风能部门总经理文森特·福乐门说：“如果我们要以商业规模从风能提供更清洁的电力，这种合作是关键。”

他补充说：“我们期待与我们的新合作伙伴一起应对加速浮式技术和学习的挑战。”

挪威Equinor浮式风能开发部门主管Sebastian Bringsvaerd说：“我们相信，通过促进整个行业的合作来推动海上浮式风能的创新是最好的途径。”

他补充说：“越来越多的能源公司联合起来证明海上风能在英国乃至全球的潜力。”

根据ORE Catapult网站，ORE Catapult是英国领先的海上可再生能源技术创新和研究中心。ORE Catapult在去年10月启动了耗资数百万美元的FOWCoE项目，“以推动下一代海上风能技术的发展”。

李峻 编译自 美国钻井网站

原文如下：

Energy Giants Join Offshore Wind Group

Total, Shell and Equinor have joined Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s UK Floating Offshore Wind Center of Excellence (FOWCoE), ORE Catapult has revealed.

The center focuses on all areas of floating wind activity in the UK across four “key” workstreams - comprising technology development, supply chain and operations, development and consent, and delivering net zero – according to ORE Catapult.

The aim of the group - which works closely with the government - is to reduce the cost of energy from floating wind, accelerate the build-out of floating farms, create opportunities for the UK supply chain and drive innovations in manufacturing, installation and operations and maintenance.

“Total’s ambition is to become the responsible energy major and we believe that the UK offers many opportunities that will help us fulfil that ambition,” Jean-Luc Guiziou, the managing director of Total E&P UK, said in a company statement.

“The UK already has one of the most well developed offshore wind markets in the world. Investing in the development of floating offshore wind will develop that further and as such we are delighted to join FOWCoE,” he added.

Vincent Fromont, the general manager of floating wind at Shell, said, “this type of collaboration is key if we are to deliver cleaner power from wind at commercial scale”.

“We look forward to tackling the challenge of accelerating floating technology and learning together with our new partners,” he added.

Sebastian Bringsvaerd, the head of floating wind development at Equinor, said, “we believe driving innovation within floating offshore wind is best done by fostering collaboration across the industry”.

“That more and more energy companies join forces is a testament to the potential of floating offshore wind in the UK and globally,” he added.

ORE Catapult is the UK’s leading technology innovation and research center for offshore renewable energy, according to its website. The organization launched the multi-million dollar FOWCoE in October last year “to drive forward the development of next generation offshore wind technologies”.