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.
EU steps to massively reduce Russian energy imports will have implications for its ports
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 9, 2022 – Yesterday, the European Commission proposed an outline of a plan to make Europe...
KEME Energy to invest €5.2 million in green hydrogen production in Sines
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 16, 2022 – KEME Energy plans to invest €5.2 million in building a green hydrogen production plant in Sines. It...
A delegation from the Ports of the Balearic Islands has visited the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 11, 2022 – A delegation from the Ports of the Balearic Islands has visited the Port of Barcelona, led by its...
Maersk: Liner shipping: the first sector to charter the course towards major energy transition and decarbonization
Maersk – Press Release – February 10, 2022 A successful and efficient transition to green energy requires an expanded IMO GHG Strategy. Container...
Innovation: ENEA and Fincantieri team up for energy, environment, and circular economy
27 JANUARY 2022 Rome/Trieste, Jan. 27, 2022 – Fincantieri (BIT: FCT) and ENEA signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at identifying areas of common...
Russia’s DeloPorts starts using renewable energy
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) January 11, 2022 – Since January 2022 DeloPorts, part of the Delo Group, has started using electricity generated at...
Eni and Fincantieri sign an agreement for initiatives to support the energy transition
San Donato Milanese (MI)/Trieste, October 19, 2021 – Eni and Fincantieri have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a partnership for...
MAN Energy Solutions and DP World sign cooperation agreement
MAN Energy Solutions has signed a cooperation agreement with DP World, the leading provider of smart logistics solutions. Effective immediately, the agreement...
Port of Cádiz plans role in ABEI Energy offshore wind farm
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) October 4, 2021 – ABEI Energy has applied for a license to construct a floating wind energy facility in the waters of the...
Falck Renewables planning investment in Brindisi & talks to port authority
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) September 30, 2021 – Milan-based Falck Renewables SpA has held talks with local interests, including the port authority,...
U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt presents “The U.S. Perspective for Southeast Europe’s Energy Role”.
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 13, 2021 – The U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt has attended the Southeast Europe Energy Forum Panel and...
Port of Gela joins AdSP del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (Palermo) and looks towards energy developments
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) September 8, 2021 – The Ministry of Infrastructures and Sustainable Mobility has ruled that the Sicilian Port of...
The Coalition for the Energy of the Future launches the feasibility study of its first major project and welcomes three new members
Launched in late 2019, the Coalition for the Energy of the Future aims at accelerating the development of future energies and technologies to sustain new green...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s speaks at 5th Cretan Energy Conference
Heraklion, Crete, Greece (Ports Europe) July 12, 2021 – U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, has delivered a speech at the 5th Cretan Energy...
The Coalition for the Energy of the Future launches the feasibility study of its first major project and welcomes three new members
Launched in late 2019 initiated by Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group, the Coalition for the Energy of the Future aims at accelerating the...
Baku Declaration adopted at the 4th Eco Energy Ministerial Meeting
The 4th Eco Energy Ministerial Meeting was held with the participation of Azerbaijan – June 24, 2021 The high-level representatives of the...
Valenciaport: “In the next few days we will activate the wind energy project in the Port of València”
València, June 4, 2021 – The president of the Valencia Port Authority (APV), Aurelio Martínez, has announced that in the coming days “Valenciaport...
Port of Barcelona tenders works to improve the energy efficiency of the PIF (border inspection post)
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 24, 2021 – The Port of Barcelona has put out to tender the works to improve the energy efficiency of the PIF Area...
Port of Bilbao: Energy transition plan
Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao proceeds with energy transition – March 31, 2021 Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao)...
Delo Group and Rosatom State Corporation transferring port terminals in Novorossiysk to use green wind energy
Delo Group, the largest transport and logistics holding in Russia, and Atomenergoprom, have signed an agreement on the implementation of joint measures aimed...