Offshore energy storage Italy

Italy to launch offshore renewable energy Contract for Difference

The scheme will support new plants using, aside from the above-mentioned marine energy technologies, geothermal, offshore wind, thermodynamic solar, biogas, and biomass energy. The deadlines for the selected projects to enter operation will range from 31 to 60 months, depending on the technology.

Three partners unite for landmark hybrid wind-solar farm offshore Italy

Dutch-Norwegian floating solar developer SolarDuck, Italian independent asset manager Green Arrow Capital and New Developments s.r.l., an Italian developer, have agreed to collaborate on the development of an offshore hybrid wind-solar farm

Eni and Snam unveil Italy''s first carbon capture

Italy''s oil and gas giant Eni and energy infrastructure operator Snam have launched the first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Italy. Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi and Snam CEO Stefano Venier signed an

Fred. Olsen Renewables files for floating wind

Italian authorities are currently processing an application for a 40-year concession for a site in the southern Adriatic Sea, where Fred. Olsen Renewables wants to build a floating wind farm. The application documents show the project is planned to comprise wind turbines with an output that has not yet been announced on the market.

Hydrogen, maritime projects among winners of €4.8 billion EU grant

Specifically, among the winners are projects of different scales (large, medium and small, alongside pilots), covering a wide range of sectors from the following categories: energy-intensive industries, renewable energy, energy storage, industrial carbon management, net-zero mobility (including maritime and aviation) and buildings.

Italy''s €90 million undersea cable starts operating

Italian transmission system operator (TSO) Terna has put into operation the €90 million undersea cable that connects the island of Elba with Italy''s mainland – a project said to be of fundamental importance for the country''s entire electricity system. The power line connects Portoferraio and Piombino, in the Livorno province, and boasts a total length of []

Italy, Austria and Germany back hydrogen-ready

Southern hydrogen corridor or SoutH2 Corridor, a hydrogen-ready pipeline corridor connecting North Africa to central Europe, has received support from Italian, Austrian and German ministries of energy for its development in the European Union and for the respective infrastructure projects to obtain the status of Project of Common Interest (PCI).

Italy, Austria and Germany back hydrogen-ready

Italy''s oil and gas exploration moratorium gives

Oil and gas company Cabot Energy has confirmed that the Italian government signed a decree which enacts the suspension of work on oil and gas exploration permits or applications for new exploration permits in Italy whilst a review is undertaken, giving Cabot an opportunity to evaluate its future strategy on its onshore and offshore licenses

Venice LNG gets authorised for LNG storage terminal

Venice LNG, a subsidiary of the Decal Spa Group operating in Porto Marghera (Venice, Italy), received approval from the Italian government to construct and operate a new 32,000 cubic meteres LNG terminal.

Italy supports new unmanned ship development project

Italy''s region of Puglia has approved the Integrated Marine Remote Environmental Monitoring (MARIN) project with a total investment of about €6 million over three years. Fincantieri Photo: Teseo I – Distretto Navtec/Fincantieri

Italy welcomes hydrogen refuelling infrastructure for

NatPower H noted that although the boating industry is doing its part to build increasingly sustainable vessels and numerous shipyards are promoting solutions to reduce the impact of their operations on the ecosystem, the rapid energy transition is currently held back by the lack of infrastructure for distribution and refuelling with zero

Eni, Snam to develop CNG, LNG stations in Italy

Eni and Snam signed on Thursday a framework agreement for the development of compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling stations in Italy, as part of a wider set of initiatives to promote sustainable mobility. The duo aims at developing CNG and LNG plants within Eni''s national network of stations, favouring the []

Italy to suspend oil and gas exploration activities

February 4, 2019, by Offshore Energy Today Oil and gas company ADX Energy has informed that the Italian Senate has passed a Bill to suspend oil and gas exploration activities in permits that have been approved or are in the process of being approved.

Italy: GE Oil & Gas Develops Small-Scale LNG Plant

GE Oil & Gas today announced the development of a Micro LNG integrated plant that meets the small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) requirements of powering remote industrial and residential locations and fueling motor vehicles. The product introduction was among the opening day highlights of the 2012 GE Oil & Gas Annual Meeting in Florence. GE''s

Italy''s FSRU embarks on final stage of maintenance

Italy''s floating regasification terminal operator OLT Offshore LNG Toscana, controlled by Snam and Igneo Infrastructure Partners, has confirmed the start of the second and final phase of maintenance activities for its floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), which will go back to its post off the coast of Livorno afterward.

Italy: RINA Boosts Offshore and Port Development Services

By taking control of the D''Appolonia Group, a global engineering consultancy, international classification society RINA has increased its group turnover by almost 50 per cent and significantly strengthened its expertise and range of services in the offshore and port development fields. Says Ugo Salerno, CEO, RINA, "By bringing the D''Appolonia Group''s 580

Italy: HIGAS wins governmental approval for Sardinia

HIGAS, a joint venture between Gas and Heat and CPL Concordia, received the final governmental approval for the construction and operation of the small-scale LNG storage facility in Santa Giusta (Oristano), Italy.. The latest approval for the 9000-cbm storage facility came from the Italian ministry of economic development, according to the statement by Gas

FSRU Toscana Commissioned in Italy

OLT Offshore LNG Toscana has successfully commissioned "FSRU Toscana". The company also announced that on December 20th the plant started the commercial activities. The unit, formerly the 138,830-cbm LNG carrier Golar Frost, has been under conversion since June 2009 at Drydocks World Dubai yard for contractor Saipem and owner OLT. The LNG

Energean bids farewell to Egypt, Italy, and

Thanks to a binding agreement for the sale of its portfolio in Egypt, Italy, and Croatia to an entity controlled by Carlyle International Energy Partners, Energean will realize more than a threefold return on investment since the portfolio was acquired for $284 million in 2020. The completion of the transaction is expected by year-end 2024

Transport & Storage

Transport & Storage Markets 400+ exhibitors to meet at offshore energy event in one week. Categories: Transition; Posted: 17 days ago Funding for EU''s second hydrogen auction increases to around €2 billion. Categories: Authorities & Government; Posted: 17 days ago

€307 million set aside for Italy-Tunisia subsea interconnection

Fayçel Tarifa, Chairman and General Manager of Steg, underlined: "The financing of €307 million allocated to the flagship Elmed project testifies to the longstanding partnership between the Tunisian government and the European Union in the energy sector, highlighting the strategic importance of this project for a secure, sustainable, and renewable

FRSU Toscana Arrives in Italy

FRSU Toscana has a net storage capacity of 137,100 m3 and it is classed as a marine unit designed to remain at the site for 20 years. The FSRU has a steel mono-hull with four Moss-type LNG tanks, the Re-gasification Plant is located at the forward end and the accommodation with central control room and utility machinery is at the aft end.

Eni Opens First LNG Fuelling Station in Italy

Eni on Tuesday unveiled Italy''s first liquefied natural gas fuelling station for heavy duty vehicles, located in Piacenza. The Piacenza LNG fuelling station is the first in a series that Eni intends to open over the next four years along major Italian roads and is part of the company''s commitment to promoting the use of environmentally friendly fuels through

Italy''s 1st small-scale LNG terminal nearing completion

Offshore-Energy offshoreWIND DredgingToday Italy is to get its first small-scale liquefied natural gas facility as construction works progress on the Higas terminal located on the island of Sardinia. (Image: Gas & Heat) The small-scale storage, regasification and distribution facility will be ready "in a few months

MSC Celestino Maresca named at Italy''s largest port

On November 20, 2023, the 24,116 TEU MSC Celestino Maresca was named at Italy''s largest port, Gioia Tauro. The MSC Celestino Maresca is the namesake of MSC''s new class of record-breaking vessels. The newbuild has a capacity of over 24,000 TEUs, making it one of the world''s largest and most sustainable vessels.

FSRU Toscana Arrives in Italy

OLT Offshore LNG Toscana, set up from the association of E.ON Group (46.79%), Iren Group (46.79%), Golar Offshore Toscana Limited (3.73%) and OLT Energy Toscana SpA (2.69%), was created to realize the regasification terminal project which envisages a floating unit positioned 22 km offshore the Tuscan coast.

Malta greenlights second interconnector to Italy

"Soon after the Environment and Resources Authority confirmed the environmental authorizations related to the second interconnector, the Planning Authority''s approval of this project is an important step forward for the commencement of works on land and at sea in Malta," said Dalli."We want to complete this project to meet future electricity demand

(PDF) Energy Storage Solutions for Offshore Applications

Increased renewable energy production and storage is a key pillar of net-zero emission. The expected growth in the exploitation of offshore renewable energy sources, e.g., wind, provides an

Joint venture set up for Italy''s first carbon capture and

Italy''s oil and gas giant Eni and energy infrastructure operator Snam have formed a joint venture to develop the first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Italy. Eni Source: Eni Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi and Snam

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