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.
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...
Renantis provides first fast reserve service in Vado Ligure, Genoa
The electrochemical storage system of Vado Ligure’s port is the first Italian plant to provide the Fast Reserve service, thanks to the cooperation between...
Iberdrola, Haizea will invest €150 million in the port of Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) March 16, 2023 – Energy company Iberdrola and the Haizea Wind Group have signed a contract worth more than €200 million...
Cepsa will build new biofuel plant in Palos de la Frontera, Huelva
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) March 14, 2023 – Energy company Cepsa will build a new second-generation (2G) biofuel plant in Palos de la Frontera, Huelva,...
Port of A Coruña plans to become wind energy industry hub
A Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) March 3, 2023 – The Port Authority of A Coruña has published todaythe start of the project for the development of the...
Port of Amsterdam to house the world’s first hydrogen powder plant
Amsterdam, Netherlands (PortSEurope) March 2, 2023 – Port of Amsterdam is to house the world’s first hydrogen powder plant. It will be established...
Port of Barcelona installs solar panels in muelle de Pescadors
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) March 2, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona, COMSA Corporación and the Barcelona Fishermen’s Guild have jointly installed...
Spanish government approves coastal areas for wind power development
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – The Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) has approved the...
Port of Seville approves a green hydrogen production plant
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2023 – Seville Port Authority (APS) has approved the granting of an administrative concession for 30 years to...
DB Schenker signs biofuel contract with MSC
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 16, 2023 – DB Schenker has signed a contract to use 12,000 metric tons of biofuel component for all of its own...
Port Authority of A Coruña looks to start renewable energy hub
Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) February 15, 2023 – The Port Authority of A Coruña has approved the proposal for the development of the southern area of...
Eolink prepares to launch Black sea Floating Offshore Wind (BLOW) project
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) February 8, 2023 – Eolink is preparing to launch the Black sea Floating Offshore Wind (BLOW) project off the coast of...