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First Turbine Blade for Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Sees the Light of Day
RWE has unveiled the first 108-meter turbine blade, made at the Siemens Gamesa factory in Hull, which will form part of 100 offshore wind turbines, each rated at 14 MW, set for operation at Sofia offshore wind farm.On target for completion towards the end of 2026, the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm will be capable of generating enough renewable electricity to power the equivalent of approximately 1.2 million typical UK homes once fully operational.Siemens Energy will manufacture, install and commission all 100 of the SG 14‑222 DD turbines. Each turbine will stand 252 meters tall, have 108-meter-long turbine blades and a 222-meter rotor diameter.The total size of the wind farm will be 593 km2, approximately the size of the Isle of Man.RWE has also confirmed that working with Siemens Gamesa, it will deploy recyclable blades on 44 of 100 turbines - a record 132 individual blades.This follows the successful installation of recyclable blades at RWE’s Kaskasi Offshore Wind Farm off the German island Heligoland.The Sofia offshore wind farm project is located on Dogger Bank in the central North Sea, 195 km off the north east coast of England. Offshore installation began earlier in 2024.Van Oord’s Brand New Calypso CLV Set for Debut at RWE’s Offshore Wind ProjectRWE Installs HVDC Converter Platform at Sofia Offshore Wind FarmVan Oord Installs First Monopile Foundation at RWE’s 1.4GW Offshore Wind FarmOperations and maintenance activities for Sofia will be managed from RWE’s new offshore wind operations base, the Grimsby Hub, which also services RWE’s Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm.RWE is also developing in the region its two Dogger Bank South projects which, together, would have a potential installed capacity of around 3 GW.“To see these impressive turbine blades being produced, ready to be installed at our flagship Sofia offshore wind farm, is a fantastic demonstration of the true value that offshore wind brings to coastal communities, such as Hull,” said Tom Glover, RWE UK Country Chair.“At our offshore wind blade factory in Hull we’re powering the energy transition. We now employ over 1,300 people at the site, after recruiting more than 600 new employees over the last 12 months. We are proud to be a key supplier to RWE on a number of UK projects, including manufacturing the blades for Sofia. It’s great to have this project underway and unveil the first blade,” added Darren Davidson, Vice President Siemens Energy UK&I.
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Asia shares fall, oil set for weekly gains on Mideast risks
Asian stocks pulled back on Friday while oil prices headed for their sharpest weekly gain in more than a year, as escalating stress in the Middle East kept markets on edge ahead of a U.S. jobs report later on in the day. U.S. President Joe Biden stated on Thursday that the U.S. is discussing strikes on Iran's oil centers as retaliation for Tehran's rocket attack on Israel, while Israel's military hit Beirut with new air campaign in its fight versus Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. His remarks sparked a rise in oil costs, which had already been on the rise this week following the widening dispute in the Middle East. Brent crude futures eased 0.04% to $77.59 a barrel on Friday however were headed for a weekly gain of about 7.8%, the biggest since February 2023. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) unrefined futures steadied at $73.71 per barrel and were on track to advance 8.1%. for the week, the most because March 2023. I believe we're probably not far away from getting an Israeli. response. The issue, undoubtedly, is that President Biden. validated that Iranian oil facilities were gone over as a. possible target, said Tony Sycamore, a market analyst at IG. If we awakened on Saturday or Sunday early morning to find out. that there had been an action, that wouldn't surprise me at. all. So very much cautious trading ahead of that. We understand it's. coming, it's simply creating uncertainty due to the fact that we don't know. what the timing is, and naturally we don't know what they have actually. chosen in regards to the targets. The air of caution in turn left most equities at a loss on. Friday. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan. fell 0.32% and was set to end the week little. altered. Australian shares fell 1%, while stock futures. extended their declines from the previous session. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures reduced 0.03% each,. while EUROSTOXX 50 futures were flat. Japan's Nikkei likewise reversed early gains to last. trade 0.08% lower. It was headed for a weekly loss of more than. 3%. The Nikkei has actually had a choppy couple of sessions this week as. financiers weighed the rising geopolitical tensions versus the. domestic rate outlook. Japanese authorities, including Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba,. said this week that economic conditions in the nation were not. ripe for more rate walkings by the Bank of Japan (BOJ), which. the reserve bank must be cautious in tightening up policy. further. The comments sent the yen compromising past the 147 per dollar. level, though it traded greater on Friday and last stood at. 146.60 per dollar. Still, the Japanese currency was headed for a weekly fall of. roughly 3%, its sharpest decrease since 2016. In some great news, U.S. dock workers and port operators. reached a tentative deal which will immediately end a crippling. three-day strike that has actually closed down shipping on the U.S. East. Coast and Gulf Coast, the 2 sides said on Thursday. ECONOMIC DURABILITY Focus was likewise on the essential U.S. nonfarm payrolls report due. in the future Friday, which would offer more hints on the. Federal Reserve's rate outlook. Expectations are for the world's largest economy to have. added 140,000 jobs last month, a little below August's. 142,000 increase. Ahead of the release, the dollar held near a six-week high. against a basket of currencies and was last at 101.92. A variety of information releases this week have indicated a U.S. economy still in strong shape, after the country's services. sector activity jumped to a 1-1/2- year high in September amidst. strong growth in new orders, while a separate report from the. Labor Department on Thursday revealed the labour market gliding at. the end of the third quarter. That sent traders paring back bets of another 50-basis-point. rate cut by the Fed next month, with futures indicating simply a. 35% possibility of such a circumstance. The U.S. services ISM beat strongly on the advantage,. exceeding all projections. It certainly points to a robust U.S. economy, stated Alvin Tan, head of Asia FX method at RBC. Capital Markets. Our base case assumption stays that the U.S. labour market is normalising rather than faltering. The euro was little bit altered at $1.1031, though it. was set for a weekly drop of 1.2%. Sterling edged 0.03%. higher to $1.3131, nursing its losses after sliding more than 1%. on Thursday. The British pound had actually been weighed down by dovish comments. from Bank of England Guv Andrew Bailey, who said the. reserve bank could become a bit more activist on rate cuts if. there is even more good news on inflation. In other places, area gold increased 0.06% to $2,657.89 an. ounce.
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Financial Times - Oct. 4
The following are the leading stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has actually not verified these stories and does not attest their accuracy. Headlines UK pledges 22 bln pounds in funding for carbon capture and storage tasks Reeves raises hopes of financial investment surge as she attacks Tory plans UK motorists have 'no financial incentive' to buy EVs, alert carmakers Anglo American chief says not 'inevitable' buyer will emerge after group loses weight Introduction The UK government has revealed approximately 21.7 billion pounds ($ 28.49 billion) of support to get the country's very first carbon capture and storage jobs up and running, in a big minute for the nascent industry but one which highlights the costs involved. Rachel Reeves has actually assaulted her predecessor for cutting down on planned financial investment as she cleared the method for billions of pounds of extra capital costs in this month's spending plan. British car buyers have no financial incentive to buy electric cars, the UK's vehicle market has actually alerted chancellor Rachel Reeves, as it called for tax cuts to stimulate the EV market and assist carmakers avoid paying debilitating fines. The chief executive of Anglo American on Thursday stated it is not inescapable a brand-new purchaser for the group will emerge after it has actually sold four huge parts of its organization following BHP's stopped working 39 billion pounds ($ 51.21. billion) takeover effort.
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Oil edges up on Middle East dispute but supply outlook restricts gains
Oil prices inched up in early Asian trading hours on Friday, holding on to their strong weekly gains, as financiers weighed the Middle East dispute and the potential interruption in crude flows against an amplysupplied worldwide market. Brent crude futures were up 9 cents, or 0.12%, to $ 77.71 a barrel as of 0010 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 8 cents, or 0.11%, to $73.79 a. barrel. Both standards were on track for weekly gains of about 8%. President Joe Biden stated on Thursday the U.S. was discussing. strikes on Iran's oil facilities as retaliation for Tehran's. missile attack on Israel. The remarks contributed to a 5% rally. in oil costs. The market has actually started to rate in the possibility of supply. interruptions in the Middle East, which accounts for about a third. of worldwide supply, ANZ analyst Daniel Hynes said. The move has actually been worsened by bearish investors. unwinding their bets on lower rates. The relocation might be extended. if investors start developing bullish positions in oil, Hynes. said. Nevertheless, the supply worries have been tempered by OPEC's extra. production capacity and the truth that worldwide crude supplies have. yet to be interfered with by the Middle East unrest. Libya's eastern-based federal government and Tripoli-based National. Oil Corp revealed on Thursday the resuming of all oilfields. and export terminals after a dispute over leadership of the. central bank was dealt with, ending a crisis that had greatly. minimized oil production. Iran and Libya are both members of OPEC. Iran, which is. operating under U.S. sanctions, produced about 4.0 million. barrels daily of fuel in 2023, while Libya produced about 1.3. million bpd in 2015, according to information from the U.S. Energy. Details Administration.
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Biden decreases public settlement on Israel's stance on Iranian oil sites
Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he will not negotiate in public when asked if he had prompted Israel not to attack Iran's oil facilities. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Israel has actually been weighing options to react to Tehran's. ballistic missile attack on Tuesday. The U.S. said then it would. deal with Israel to make certain Iran faced severe consequences. Biden previously in the day added to a surge in worldwide. oil rates when he said Washington was discussing strikes on. Iran's oil centers. A U.S. authorities later on said Washington. does not believe Israel has decided yet how to respond to Iran. Biden on Wednesday said the U.S. did not support any Israeli. strike on Iran's nuclear websites. KEY PRICES QUOTE I don't work out in public, Biden told reporters when. asked if he was telling Israel not to attack Iran's oil. facilities. Asked if he stressed an Israeli strike on Iran's oil. facilities would raise oil costs, he stated; If a hurricane. hits, rates are going to increase. I don't understand; who knows. Biden was likewise asked why he had actually not spoken with Israeli. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in current days. He responded:. Because there's no action going on right now. CONTEXT. Throughout a year of cross-border conflict in between Israel and. Hezbollah, Israeli attacks have killed almost 2,000 individuals in. Lebanon, a lot of in the past 2 weeks, and displaced more than 1.2. million people there. Israel started a ground attack in Lebanon. this week, saying its aim is to defeat Hezbollah and return some. 60,000 evacuated Israelis to their homes in the north. Israel is likewise waging a war in Gaza in which almost. 42,000 individuals have been eliminated and nearly all of the enclave's. 2.3 million population displaced. That followed a fatal Oct. 7. attack on Israel by Palestinian Hamas militants.
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Petrobras' pricing strategy avoids handing down market volatility, CEO says
Brazilian staterun oil company Petrobras has actually had the ability to provide Brazilians with rate stability in spite of market volatility triggered by an escalation of the dispute in Middle East, its top executive said on Thursday. In an interview with Reuters, CEO Magda Chambriard said Petrobras' business method allows it to provide competitive prices compared to other supply alternatives and alleviate global market volatility. Brent crude futures, among the variables kept an eye on by Petrobras to specify its fuel rates to suppliers, surged 5%. on Thursday to $77.62 per barrel, as concerns installed that a. broadening regional conflict in the Middle East might interfere with. international unrefined flows. Chambriard stated Petrobras has actually been monitoring current. occasions in the oil market, however cautioned that the firm couldn't. reveal choices on its prices in advance due to competitive. aspects. Last year, the company dumped a more market-based rates. policy in favor of one that provided it more flexibility to smooth. out rate swings. Petrobras most just recently tweaked its prices in July, when. it raised fuel prices for distributors by about 7%. Up until now. this year, it has not touched diesel prices.
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Mexican soldiers detained after migrant shooting leaves six dead
Mexican authorities detained soldiers who were part of a. patrol that opened fire on a pickup killing six migrants,. federal prosecutors said on Thursday, two days after the. event. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum condemned the. killings, which occurred the day she was inaugurated, and the. country's Catholic bishops dramatically slammed the growing power. of the armed force. 6 people died and 10 were injured in southern Chiapas. state on Tuesday near the border with Guatemala after soldiers. fired on the truck transferring 33 migrants. It's a regrettable event and it must be examined and. penalized, stated Sheinbaum during an interview. A. circumstance like this can not be duplicated. Mexican federal district attorneys have actually determined 3 of the. victims as Egyptian nationals, while one originated from Honduras and. another from Peru. Sheinbaum noted that one of the dead migrants. was from El Salvador. Later on Thursday, however, the Honduran foreign. minister denied that any Honduran national died in the event. The other 27 migrants consist of residents of Egypt, India,. Pakistan, Nepal and Cuba, according to district attorneys. In a declaration, the prosecutors disclosed that the soldiers. deal with an investigation in which local authorities are working. with rights professionals, immigration authorities, the Guatemalan. federal government and Interpol. The surviving migrants are also being interviewed in addition to. assistance from their countries' consulates, as well as. psychologists and other specialized personnel on hand, the. declaration added. In its preliminary description of the lethal occurrence,. Mexico's defense ministry explained that soldiers opened fire. after the pick-up truck attempted to evade a military patrol and. that soldiers reported hearing surges before 2 officers. opened fire. In a declaration released in the future Thursday, Mexico's Catholic. bishops challenged what they referred to as the disproportionate. usage of deadly force by the soldiers. This catastrophe develops not as a separated event, however as a. repercussion of the militarization of migration policy and an. increased presence of armed forces on the southern border of the. nation, which has actually been a constant, according to the declaration,. which also required an objective probe into the event. Peru's federal government likewise condemned the killings in a declaration. on Wednesday and insisted that Mexican authorities perform an. examination. The workplace of El Salvador's president did not instantly. respond to a request for remark, while Egypt's Mexican embassy. stated it did not have information to share. A security crisis has actually been growing in the southern Mexican. region that surrounds Guatemala, where a territorial fight. in between effective criminal groups has resulted in a sharp increase in. violence over the last year.
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British automobile industry set to miss 2024 EV sales target, trade body cautions
Britain's electric lorry market will most likely miss out on 2024 targets set by the zeroemission vehicle (ZEV). required, a trade body alerted on Friday, and called on the new. Labour federal government to present incentives for personal purchasers to. speed up the switch to EVs. The comments were made in an open letter to fund minister. Rachel Reeves ahead of the Oct. 30 autumn budget, and was signed. by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) CEO. Mike Hawes and UK heads of a number of automakers. Britain's ZEV required, presented by the former Conservative. federal government, needs at least 22% of a car manufacturer's new automobile. sales to be purely EVs in 2024. As an industry, we will likely miss those targets and a. considerable number of brands face the possibility of either buying. credits from another business or paying swingeing compliance. payments, the letter said. Stellantis in June alerted it could stop its UK. production unless the federal government does more to increase EV need. Hawes restated his calls to cut in half the tax on brand-new EV. purchase for three years for private clients and reduce VAT on. public charging, and pointed to the development in adoption by the. fleet sector as evidence that incentivisation works. Currently, tax advantages are only suitable on commercial. purchases. UK new cars and truck sales rose 1.1% year-on-year in September, the. SMMT independently said on Friday, with sales of battery electric. lorries at a new record, making up for 20.5% of the total. market powered by fleet purchases. September's record EV performance is excellent news, however look. under the bonnet and there are severe issues as the marketplace is. not growing rapidly enough to fulfill mandated targets, Hawes. stated. A number of international car manufacturers have actually scaled down their EV. production targets on slowing need.
India's top court pulls up authorities over air quality as farmers burn crop residue
India's Supreme Court asked authorities on Thursday to report back within a week on what they were doing to stop farmers from burning crop residue as smog began to pollute the air in the capital Delhi and surrounding regions, regional media reported.
Farmers in the northern states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh burn crop bristle after rice is gathered around October to clear the fields before planting wheat crops.
The smoke contributes to a harmful smog that swallows up Delhi, often making it the world's most polluted capital ahead of winter season as calm winds and lower temperatures trap contaminants in the air.
Federal and state authorities have encouraged farmers to stop burning crop residue and punished those that do however have not had the ability to fully suppress the practice due to the big area involved and the hostility of farmers in some locations.
In some of the districts in Punjab and Haryana the occurrences of stubble burning increased considerably as compared to 2023, legal news website Live Law reported the court as stating. However, all (that) the states have actually done is to recuperate nominal compensation from 42 and 45 farmers respectively.
A federal government website tracking crop burning showed about 200 fires nearly every day in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh given that the middle of September.
The court also brought up the Commission for Air Quality Management, a federal government body accountable for air quality in the nationwide capital region, stating it does not appear to be making any efforts to follow up implementation of its own instructions.
The court asked the commission, which did not instantly respond to a request for remark, and state authorities to report within one week on the action being taken to stop crop residue burning.
India was rated the 3rd most polluted nation in 2015 by Swiss group IQAir, behind Bangladesh and Pakistan. New Delhi ranked sixth on a real-time list of the world's most polluted cities with the air quality index at 115 on Thursday, a level considered unhealthy for sensitive groups.
India's weather workplace has anticipated moderate air quality in the capital up until Oct. 6 and then moderate-to-poor for 6 days after that.
Experts fear air quality could further degrade from mid-October when farm fires are expected to increase in the past peaking towards completion of the month and start of November.
(source: Reuters)