OMNI Features｜Installation of Germany's Wilhelmshaven 2 LNG Terminal Assigned to Norwegian and French Companies Firms．Equinor and GRTgaz Sign PDA to Develop CO2 Transport Infrastructure in France．2H and Vekta Group forge Partnership to Enhance Offshore Wind Cable Innovation

｜Installation of Germany's Wilhelmshaven 2 LNG Terminal Assigned to Norwegian and French Companies Firms
Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET), Germany's state-owned operator of four terminals, is moving forward with its second liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Wilhelmshaven. To this end, Norway's technology company ECOnnect Energy has been hired to install a jettyless ready IQuay solution for LNG import to Wilhelmshaven. ECOnnect Energy has tapped France's marine contractor GEOCEAN for subsea installation work.

In the aftermath of the energy crisis, spurred by the Ukraine crisis in 2022. In response to a potential gas crunch, Germany took steps to bolster energy security by 2025 with its LNG Acceleration Law in May 2022. The Wilhelmshaven 2 LNG terminal is on the list of priority projects supported by the LNG Acceleration Law. Afterward, the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection picked Tree Energy Solution (TES) and ENGIE in early September 2022 to develop and implement a second LNG Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) in Wilhelmshaven to address energy security needs in the country and Europe.

FSRU Wilhelmshaven, a joint venture between TES and ENGIE, has inked a contract for installation works with ECOnnect Energy, following the execution of the supply contract, signed in 2022, for which the Norwegian firm is currently in the final phase of delivering the jettyless ready IQuay solution for the new offshore jetty at Wilhelmshaven. Furthermore, ECOnnect's delivery will enable the transfer between the FSRU Excelsior, owned by the U.S.-based Excelerate Energy, and shore. With an LNG capacity of 138.000 cbm, the FSRU is expected to be moored at DET's new island jetty in Jade Bay during the second half of 2024. After vaporization, natural gas will be sent to shore via the Norwegian firm's IQuay F-Class System and fed into the Open Grid Europe (OGE) gas grid.

｜Equinor and GRTgaz Sign PDA to Develop CO2 Transport Infrastructure in France
Equinor and main French gas transmission operator GRTgaz sign Project Development Agreement (PDA) for a CO2 transport system for captured CO2 from industrial emitters in France to safe and permanent storage offshore Norway via the planned CO2 Highway Europe pipeline project.

Specifically, GRTgaz will develop a 30 km onshore pipeline network in the Dunkirk region, a compressor station in Dunkirk sending the CO2 into the offshore pipeline connecting to the CO2 Highway Europe. The capacity in the initial phase will be 3 to 5.5 million tonnes of CO2 per year, and the capacity can be expanded to also accommodate CO2 captured at other industrial clusters in France.

The development will consist of a network of onshore CO2 pipelines, to be developed by GRTGaz, which will connect France's Dunkirk industrial area to Equinor's CO2 Highway Europe, a large-scale CO2 pipeline being planned by Equinor also connecting Zeebrugge, Belgium to a portfolio of storage sites under the seabed offshore Norway.

｜2H and Vekta Group Forge Partnership to Enhance Offshore Wind Cable Innovation
2H and Vekta Group Energy Division Ltd have entered into a strategic partnership to advance high-voltage cable services for offshore wind developments. The collaboration was formalized with a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed earlier this month. The MOU outlines a framework for both companies to work together on offshore wind high-voltage cable initiatives, project tenders, and software development in the renewables industry, both in the UK and globally.

The partnership aims to drive innovation in cable system design and optimise offshore wind site layouts, as well as promote digital advancements through new software initiatives. 2H, known for its expertise in advanced engineering for fixed and floating wind projects, brings experience in structural, hydrodynamic, and geotechnical engineering, along with related digital and integrity services. Vekta, specialising in electrical engineering for high-voltage cables in offshore renewables, offers expertise in sizing, array topology optimisation, lifecycle costing, and loss assessments.

Reference: Offshroe Energy｜Equinor｜4C Offshore