Renewable Energy
Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources that are naturally replenished on a human timescale. It includes sources such as solar, wind, hydro and geothermal. For ports, this includes the installation of solar and wind on- and offshore) projects to produce their own energy. This will help meets the European Union’s targets in its Renewable Energy Directive. Solar energy plays a key role in the clean energy transition. It will contribute to reaching the objectives of the REPowerEU plan and reduce the EU’s dependence on fossil fuels.
Amsterdam, Bilbao ports sign renewable hydrogen corridor agreement
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2023 – The Port of Bilbao and Port of Amsterdam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a...
Port of Amsterdam to receive ammonia from Iberdrola in Spain
Rotterdam, Netherlands (PortSEurope) June 14, 2023 – A letter of intent has been signed for ammonia to be delivered from Spain to Rotterdam to produce...
Maersk, Renfe, Cepsa to use biofuels on Algeciras-Madrid rail line
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2023 – Maersk, Renfe and Cepsa will test second-generation biofuels in the railway sector with the aim of...
Amico & Co shipyard in Genoa port installs solar equipment
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 8, 2023 – The Amico & Co shipyard has installed a new photovoltaic system at its headquarters in Genoa. The company...
Port of Marseille to host solar plant
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 7, 2023 – French company Carbon has announced plans to build a a 5 GW PV cell and module factory at the Grand Port...
Port of Bilbao starts dock electrification
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2023 – As part of its commitment to the environment, Bilbao Port Authority will start implementing its dock...
Eni and RINA in a HVO biofuel partnership
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) June 4, 2023 – RINA, an international company specialising in inspection, certification and engineering consultancy, and...
Trafigura publishes “Charting a course to a greener future for shipping”
Geneva, Switzerland (Ports Europe) May 24, 2023 – The global commodities group Trafigura has published a white paper: “Charting a course to a...
Iberdola install first offshore wind turbine at Saint-Brieuc project
Today, Iberdrola announced the installation of the first wind turbine at the offshore farm located on the bay of Saint-Brieuc. It becomes the first offshore...
Ports and power purchase agreements set to grow
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) May 13, 2023 – While it is not common for ports to have Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) contracts for electricity, some...
Ports and wind power – a mutual relationship
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) May 13, 2023 – The Russian invasion of Ukraine has had a direct impact on the development of wind power in the European...
Turkey’s Safiport to increase solar power usage
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 12, 2023 – Safiport has commissioned a solar panel project to supply energy to meet demand. The port is now...
Nine companies seek to build wind power equipment in A Coruña
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) May 11, 2023 – A total of nine groups have applied to set upplants for the manufacture of offshore wind power components...
Glencore considers repurposing plant in Sardinia
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) May 10, 2023 – The commodity trader Glencore owns Portovesme Srl which operates two production sites and a...
Port of Augusta handles wind turbine equipment
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) May 9, 2023 – The Port of Augusta has received and handle 18 wind turbine blades have arrived in the port of...
France must have long-term plan for offshore wind farms – ports
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) April 30, 2023 – France must have a long-term plan for future offshore wind farms so that port infrastructure has time...
Port of Valencia becomes the first port to use truck tractor powered by hydrogen
València, Spain (Ports Europe) April 28, 2023 – The Port of Valencia yesterday became the first port in the world to use a 4×4 truck tractor unit...
Ports of Lisbon and Setúbal visit the Port of Huelva
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2023 – The Administration of the Ports of Lisbon and Setúbal have visited the Port of Huelva to learn about the...
British ports welcome funding for floating offshore wind
British ports welcome funding for floating offshore wind, but stresses need for further sums to help achieve government ambitions – April 21, 2023 The...
CS Wind to invest €100 million in subsidiary in Port of Aveiro
Aveiro, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 21, 2023 – CS Wind will invest €100 million in subsidiary ASM Industries and its offshore wind factory in the...