能源巨頭紛紛加入英國(guó)海上風(fēng)能集團(tuán)

據(jù)美國(guó)鉆井網(wǎng)站2020年6月24日倫敦報(bào)道，英國(guó)著名海上可再生能源孵化器ORE Catapult公司透露，法國(guó)道達(dá)爾公司、荷蘭皇家殼牌公司和挪威能源巨頭Equinor日前先后加入了ORE Catapult公司旗下的英國(guó)浮式海上風(fēng)能卓越中心(FOWCoE)。

根據(jù)ORE Catapult的說(shuō)法，F(xiàn)OWCoE專注于英國(guó)浮式風(fēng)能活動(dòng)的所有領(lǐng)域，涉及4個(gè)“關(guān)鍵”的工作流程——包括技術(shù)開發(fā)、供應(yīng)鏈和運(yùn)營(yíng)、開發(fā)和準(zhǔn)許以及零成本交付。

這個(gè)與英國(guó)政府緊密合作的海上風(fēng)能集團(tuán)的目標(biāo)是降低來(lái)自浮式風(fēng)能的能源成本，加速建造浮式風(fēng)電場(chǎng)，為英國(guó)供應(yīng)鏈創(chuàng)造機(jī)會(huì)以及在制造、安裝、運(yùn)營(yíng)和維護(hù)方面推動(dòng)創(chuàng)新。

道達(dá)爾勘探和生產(chǎn)英國(guó)分公司總經(jīng)理讓?呂克?吉佐在一份公司聲明中說(shuō)：“道達(dá)爾公司的抱負(fù)是成為負(fù)責(zé)任的能源巨頭，而我們相信英國(guó)提供了許多將幫助我們實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)的機(jī)會(huì)?！?/span>

他補(bǔ)充說(shuō)：“英國(guó)已經(jīng)擁有世界上最發(fā)達(dá)的海上風(fēng)電市場(chǎng)之一。投資開發(fā)海上浮式風(fēng)能將進(jìn)一步推動(dòng)這一趨勢(shì)，因此我們很高興加入FOWCoE。”

殼牌公司浮式風(fēng)能部門總經(jīng)理文森特·福樂門說(shuō)：“如果我們要以商業(yè)規(guī)模從風(fēng)能提供更清潔的電力，這種合作是關(guān)鍵?！?/span>

他補(bǔ)充說(shuō)：“我們期待與我們的新合作伙伴一起應(yīng)對(duì)加速浮式技術(shù)和學(xué)習(xí)的挑戰(zhàn)?！?/span>

挪威Equinor浮式風(fēng)能開發(fā)部門主管Sebastian Bringsvaerd說(shuō)：“我們相信，通過促進(jìn)整個(gè)行業(yè)的合作來(lái)推動(dòng)海上浮式風(fēng)能的創(chuàng)新是最好的途徑?！?/span>

他補(bǔ)充說(shuō)：“越來(lái)越多的能源公司聯(lián)合起來(lái)證明海上風(fēng)能在英國(guó)乃至全球的潛力。”

根據(jù)ORE Catapult網(wǎng)站，ORE Catapult是英國(guó)領(lǐng)先的海上可再生能源技術(shù)創(chuàng)新和研究中心。ORE Catapult在去年10月啟動(dòng)了耗資數(shù)百萬(wàn)美元的FOWCoE項(xiàng)目，“以推動(dòng)下一代海上風(fēng)能技術(shù)的發(fā)展”。

李峻 編譯自 美國(guó)鉆井網(wǎng)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”.