據美國鉆井網站2020年6月24日倫敦報道，英國著名海上可再生能源孵化器ORE Catapult公司透露，法國道達爾公司、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公司旗下的英國浮式海上風能卓越中心(FOWCoE)。

根據ORE Catapult的說法，FOWCoE專注于英國浮式風能活動的所有領域，涉及4個“關鍵”的工作流程——包括技術開發、供應鏈和運營、開發和準許以及零成本交付。

這個與英國政府緊密合作的海上風能集團的目標是降低來自浮式風能的能源成本，加速建造浮式風電場，為英國供應鏈創造機會以及在制造、安裝、運營和維護方面推動創新。

道達爾勘探和生產英國分公司總經理讓?呂克?吉佐在一份公司聲明中說：“道達爾公司的抱負是成為負責任的能源巨頭，而我們相信英國提供了許多將幫助我們實現目標的機會。”

他補充說：“英國已經擁有世界上最發達的海上風電市場之一。投資開發海上浮式風能將進一步推動這一趨勢，因此我們很高興加入FOWCoE。”

殼牌公司浮式風能部門總經理文森特·福樂門說：“如果我們要以商業規模從風能提供更清潔的電力，這種合作是關鍵。”

他補充說：“我們期待與我們的新合作伙伴一起應對加速浮式技術和學習的挑戰。”

挪威Equinor浮式風能開發部門主管Sebastian Bringsvaerd說：“我們相信，通過促進整個行業的合作來推動海上浮式風能的創新是最好的途徑。”

他補充說：“越來越多的能源公司聯合起來證明海上風能在英國乃至全球的潛力。”

根據ORE Catapult網站，ORE Catapult是英國領先的海上可再生能源技術創新和研究中心。ORE Catapult在去年10月啟動了耗資數百萬美元的FOWCoE項目，“以推動下一代海上風能技術的發展”。

李峻 編譯自 美國鉆井網站

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”.