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.
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...
Bilbao port reports increased traffic in first half of 2016
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 17, 2017 – Key points: Traffic rises 4.4% in first half of year due to liquid bulks recovery, especially gas and...
Bilbao port calls tender for construction of warehouse at AZ-2 dock
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 24, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) has called a tender for the construction of the...
Companies set up renewable energy cluster at Nantes port
Nantes, France (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – In less than three years, the estuary of the Loire river has become the leading industrial centre in...
Bilbao port approves project for construction of wind towers plant
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) has approved the project for the construction of a...
EU invests €444 million in key energy infrastructure
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 17, 2017 – Today EU Member States agreed on the Commission’s proposal to invest €444 million ($471.2...
TecnoAranda to build wind towers production plant in Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 6, 2017 – Spanish company TecnoAranda plans to set up a plant for the production of wind towers at Bilbao port which...