挪国油计划投资电池技术业务

据今日油价网站3月26日消息 据《财富》杂志报道，挪威国家石油天然气公司Equinor计划加入价值1.8亿美元的电池技术投资基金，作为专注于可再生能源和储存多元化战略的一部分。

由于储能被广泛认为是保证风能和太阳能发电设施未来发展的主要因素，因为其解决了这些能源最大的间歇性问题，因此储能越来越受到业界的关注。

Equinor基金选择的投资项目是Volta能源技术公司（Volta Energy Technologies），其重点是储能，投资与该行业这一领域相关的各种技术业务。

过去被称为挪威国家石油公司（Statoil）的Equinor去年宣布了一项重塑计划，该计划以更名为中心，以反映其被视为更广泛能源公司的雄心，而不是仅仅专注于石油和天然气。品牌重塑也是其多元化发展的一部分。

能源储存是能源公司和可再生能源公司自然关注的焦点，因为它们属于同一行业。Equinor在风力发电领域尤其活跃，在英国、德国和美国拥有四个海上项目的股份。它还参与了巴西的一个太阳能项目，并投资了两家开发太阳能技术的公司。

周二早些时候，媒体报道称，这家挪威公司还参与了一轮智能电网开发商Reactive技术公司（Reactive Technologies）的融资，据这家总部位于英国和芬兰的公司称，该轮融资总额达8位数。

Equinor进军不同于其核心石油和天然气业务的业务领域，反映出政府层面对更多可再生能源的推动。本月早些时候，挪威政府批准了该国主权财富基金的一项提议，即从纯粹的石油和天然气生产商手中剥离资产，以减少其对石油和天然气价格波动的敞口。

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Equinor Plans Battery Investment


Norway’s state oil and gas major Equinor plans to join a battery technology investment fund worth US$180 million as part of a diversification strategy focused on renewable energy and storage, Fortune reports.

Energy storage is drawing increasing attention in the industry as it is widely considered the factor that could guarantee the mainstream future of wind and solar power generation facilities, solving what is perhaps their biggest problem: intermittence.

The fund Equinor has chosen for its investment, Volta Energy Technologies, has a marked focus on energy storage, investing in various technology businesses related to this segment in the industry.

Equinor, which used to be called Statoil, last year announced a rebranding program that centered on a change of name to reflect its ambitions to be perceived as a broader energy company rather than one focused solely on oil and gas. The rebranding was also part of its diversification drive.

Energy storage is a natural focus of attention for energy companies as are renewables, since they are in the same industry. Equinor has been particularly active in wind power, with stakes in four offshore projects in the UK, one in Germany, and a large-scale offshore project in the United States. It also has a participation in a solar power project in Brazil and has invested in two companies developing solar power technology.

Earlier today, media reported that the Norwegian company had also taken part in a funding round for a smart grid developer, Reactive Technologies. The round, according to the UK and Finland-based company, raised an eight-digit sum.

Equinor’s push into business areas different from its core oil and gas business reflects a government-level push for more renewables. Earlier this month, the Norwegian government approved a proposal by the country’s sovereign wealth fund to divest from pure-play oil and gas producers to reduce its exposure to oil and gas price volatility.