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.
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...
Port of Rotterdam plans 1-GW green hydrogen complex
Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) April 18, 2023 – The Port of Rotterdam is planning an up to 1-GW green hydrogen complex that will source...
Port of Lisbon, Repsol pilot biofuel project
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 14, 2023 – The Port of Lisbon (APL) and Repsol have started a pilot biofuel project for the maritime supply of...
TotalEnergies, Corsica Sardinia Ferries start biofuel bunkering in Toulon
Toulon, France (Ports Europe) April 14, 2023 – TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and Corsica Sardinia Ferries have carried out the first biofuel bunkering...
SolarinBlue deploys the first floating solar units in the Mediterranean Sea
Sète, France (Ports Europe) April 12, 2023 – The French company SolarinBlue has deployed the first floating solar units in the Mediterranean Sea. This...
Sapio Group to develop Venice port hydrogen project
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) April 5, 2023 – The Sapio Group to develop Venice port hydrogen project in Porto Marghera, venice. The Veneto Region has...
Port of Santander will host the Bahía H2 Offshore project
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) April 5, 2023 – The Port of Santander will host the Bahía H2 Offshore project, designed to convert wind into fuel for...
Algeciras Bay Port Authority joins Andalusian Green Hydrogen Alliance
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) March 30, 2023 – The Algeciras Bay Port Authority (APBA) has joined the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Alliance, which in the...
GreenIT plan three floating offshore wind projects in Italy
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) March 27, 2023 – GreenIT and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have signed an agreement to develop three...
EUROBAT: “If there are no connections by sea, no battery factories will be built”
Valencia, March 24, 2023 – “The Port of Valencia is very important. Today we have visited it. It is the fourth port in Europe in container...