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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.

CS Wind Portugal signs concession contract in Aveiro port

Aveiro, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 24, 2024 – The Port Authority of Aveiro and CS Wind Portugal have signed a concession contract for the private use...

Lhyfe has announced a partnership with Elyse Energy

Lyon, France (Ports Europe) July 17, 2024 – Lhyfe has announced a partnership with Elyse Energy, a pioneer in the production of low-carbon molecules to...

Fertiglobe success in H2Global pilot auction marks milestone in renewable ammonia supply for EU

H2Global has announced Fertiglobe has won its first-ever pilot auction for renewable ammonia. Funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and...

X-Press Feeders starts Europe’s first network on green methanol

Rotterdam, The Netherlands (Ports Europe) July 11, 2024 – Singapore-based X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier, has started...

Port of Valencia signs agreement with CNH2 to promote hydrogen

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 10, 2024 – The Port Authority of Valencia has signed an agreement with CNH2 (CNE Hydrogen and Fuel Cells) to promote...

DOF Group, AP Moller set up Maersk Offshore Wind

Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – Norway’s DOF Group and AP Moller Holding, via Maersk Supply Service, will set up Maersk Offshore...

Port of Castellon publishes plan for wind industry hub

Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2024 – The Port of Castellon has published the “Project for the development of the Muelle de Costa area –...

New green hydrogen and methanol plant in Port of Gijon

Gijon, Spain (Ports Europe) July 4, 2024 – White Summit, the parent company of HyFive, has announced a 250 million euros project for the installation of...

Trafigura made its first ship-to-ship transfer of ammonia

Singapore (Ports Europe) July 2, 2024 – Singapore-headquartered Trafigura Group, a market leader in the global commodities industry, completed its first...

French HAROPA Port with low carbon hydrogen facility

Rouen, France (Ports Europe) July 2, 2024 – France’s HAROPA Port will soon have a facility to produce 350 megawatts (MW) per year of low-carbon hydrogen...

Port of Castellon approves creation of new wind industry hub

Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – The Port Authority of Castellón has approved the start of the planning project for the Costa dock area...

Sener’s DECIMAP project receives grant from PERTE

With a total investment of approximately 2.9 million euros, DECIMAP will help to modernise the offshore wind power industry by proposing a standardised modular...

BATSO Project launched – maintenance of floating wind turbines

Paris, France (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – The BATSO project has been launched which will define and validate tools and methods for replacing major...

Port of Castellón to create an offshore wind hub

Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – The Asociación Empresarial Eólica (Wind Business Association) will support the port of Castellón...

DFDS to use ammonia-fuelled ships on Sweden-Belgium routes

Ghent, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – DFDS, the Danish ferry company, plans to use two ammonia-fuelled Ro-Ro vessels on routes between Sweden and...

HHLA supplies green energy to Metrans

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – A ground-mounted solar plant, built in Bimöhlen (Schleswig-Holstein) by Enerparc AG, will supply green...

PWR Capital Energy plans solar facility in Port of Ferrol

Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – PWR Capital Energy is planning a 20MW solar facility for the outer harbour of Ferrol. The project has...

H2V, Hy2gen join forces to decarbonise aviation, Marseille

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) June 14, 2024 – H2V, a specialist in the mass production of green hydrogen, and Hy2gen, a producer of sustainable fuels,...

Jan de Nul, Fortescue to connect Africa, Europe for green electrons

Rabat, Morocco (Ports Europe) June 11, 2024 – Belgian marine contractor Jan de Nul and Australia’s Fortescue will work jointly on a project to lay...

Wartsila, Gas and Heat, RINA to develop ammonia bunkering ship

Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) June 6, 2024 – Wartsila, Gas and Heat and RINA will work on a project to develop a bunkering ship designed to deliver and...

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