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.
Taranto port signs agreement to improve energy efficiency
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) September 21, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ionio (AdSP – Ionian Sea Port Authority) has signed a...
“Energy Observer” to visit Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – “Energy Observer”, the first ship propelled by renewable energies and hydrogen, will stop in...
Spain’s Haizea Wind gets five Lloyd’s certificates
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) August 17, 2018 – Spanish company Haizea Wind has obtained five Lloyd’s certificates in just over two months from the...
Tarragona port to invest €1.7 million in building construction
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 17, 2018 – Tarragona port plans to invest €1.7 million ($1.9 million) in the construction of a building for...
Bilbao port reports increase cargo handled in Jan-Jul 2018
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – At the provisional close of the first half year, traffic in the port of Bilbao showed an 11% increase, which...
Spain’s Haizea Wind starts production of wind towers at Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – Spanish company Haizea Wind has completed the production of its first wind towers in the plant in the port of...
Haizea Wind launches wind towers plant in Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) May 25, 2018 – Spanish company Haizea Wind has launched the operation of its plant in Bilbao port, where it manufactures wind...
Motril port breaks record for traffic of wind blades
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) May 22, 2017 – Motril port has exceeded its export record of wind blades with 225 units shipped so far in May, which represents...
EU: Ocean energy – a sustainable blue growth opportunity for Europe
EU: Ocean energy – a sustainable blue growth opportunity for Europe, April 27, 2018 On 27 March, Commissioner Vella met with 20 leading companies operating...
New Genoa port breakwater will host a park dedicated to renewables
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 18, 2018 – The new Genoa breakwater will have facilities dedicated to renewables with next-generation wind turbines...
Naples port to call tender for energy efficiency projects this year
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) April 6, 2018 – Naples port is considering introducing an energy efficiency plan that includes a broader use of renewable energy...
Private companies invest €71 million in Bilbao port in 2017
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 27, 2018 – The Port of Bilbao has reached an occupancy rate of nearly 83% in 2017 and private enterprise is...
Bilbao port invests €61.5 million in 2017
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 27, 2018 – In 2017, the Port Authority of Bilbao invested €61.5 million ($75.87 million), with the sum set to...
Blue Growth Community debates blue energy innovation in the Mediterranean
Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions, 14 December 2017 The Blue Growth Community, driven by the InnoBlueGrowth project (Interreg MED), held its second...
Port tech clusters part of Portugal’s ocean renewable energy strategy
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) December 8, 2017 – The Portuguese government has announced its Industrial Strategy for Ocean Renewable Energies (EI-ERO),...
Valencia port to increase usage of renewable energy
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 30, 2017 – Valencia port plans to increase the use of renewable energy to improve its energy efficiency. One of the...
Port Authority of Bilbao and Uniport take part in Breakbulk Americas event
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2017 – For the third year running, La Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (Port Authority of Bilbao) and Uniport took...
Marseille port to generate energy from seawater
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) October 16, 2017 – The port of Marseille is using technology called Massileo, a moderate-temperature water network to...
Haizea Wind starts construction of factory near Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) July 18, 2017 – Offshore wind energy is going through a good moment on a global scale. Haizea Wind has announced the start of...
Bilbao Port Authority invests €24.1 million in first quarter
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 18, 2017 – Turnover on 30 June 2017 stood at €33.2 million ($38.26 million) compared with €32.1 million ($36.99...