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.
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...
HHLA works on energy-efficient Speicherstadt
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 5, 2024 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is planning a research project for the energy-efficient...
Elengy, SPSE plan “the Rhone CO2 project”
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) June 5, 2024 – Elengy and pipeline developer SPSE are considering a new carbon capture and storage project in southeast...
Two-thirds of European green shipping fuel projects at risk – analysis
Two-thirds of European green shipping fuel projects at risk – analysis 4% of European shipping could run on e-fuels by 2030, according to mapping done by...
AD Ports to build green methanol facility in Egypt
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Ports Europe) May 31, 2024 – Port and logistics group Abu Dhabi Ports Group (AD Ports), Egypt-based shipping line and...
A ship powered entirely by green hydrogen – CINTECX
The H2TECH4SHIP project, the result of the collaboration between Nodosa, CT Ingenieros and the Energy Technology Group (GTE) of CINTECX, has been selected to...
Morocco as a green shipping H2 hub
Transport & Environment (2024), Europe-Asia Green Corridors: Case for Morocco as a green shipping H2 hub Endowed with rich solar and wind energy, Morocco...
Dragados Offshore establish a concession in Port of Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) May 24, 2024 – Dragados Offshore has received authorisation to set establish a concession in Campamento in the Port of...
EU director generals visit Boluda Towage in Bruges
Bruges, Belgium (Ports Europe) May 22, 2024 – On May 16, 2024, Boluda Towage received a delegation of around 27 EU Directors General on board the tugs VB...
The largest offshore installation methanol vessel launched
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, May 20, 2024 – Van Oord’s new offshore installation vessel Boreas was successfully launched at the China’s Yantai CIMC...