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.
Eco Wave Power Global produces electricity in Port of Jaffa, Israel
Jaffa, Israel (Ports Europe) January 4, 2024 – Eco Wave Power Global AB, a leading wave energy company, has announced that it has started sending clean...
Port of Bilbao signs the European Wind Charter
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) December 21, 2023 – The Bilbao Port Authority has signed the European Wind Charter, confirming its commitment to...
MSC World Europa uses dockside power supply in Valletta
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) December 19, 2023 – MSC Cruises’ MSC World Europa ship has successfully used shore-supplied power (OPS –...
H2B2 Electrolysis Technologies seeks concession in Port of Seville
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) December 18, 2023 – The Port Authority of Seville (APS) has received the request for an administrative concession from the...
North Sea Port invests in Port of Antwerp-Bruges’ Pipelink
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 18, 2023 – North Sea Port is to become a minority shareholder in Pipelink, currently a wholly owned subsidiary...
Port Authority of Aviles set to approve wind industry development
Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) December 15, 2023 – Next week, the Port Authority of Aviles set to approve a wind industry development of the Windar...
Port of Antwerp to utilise hydrogen-powered tugboat
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 13, 2023 – Port of Antwerp-Bruges and CMB.TECH have announced today that the Hydrotug 1, the first...
Largest rooftop PV park in Europe in Barcelona’s ZAL Port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 10, 2023 – Cilsa, the company that manages the Port of Barcelona’s intermodal logistics zone (ZAL Port), is...
DEME, Faria sign offshore wind agreement
DEME and Greek renewable energy developer and independent power producer FARIA Renewables have signed a cooperation agreement to explore opportunities and...
Cepsa, C2X to set up green methanol plant in Port of Huelva, Spain
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) December 4, 2023 – Cepsa, the Spanish energy company, and C2X plan to set up a green methanol plant in the port of Huelva,...
Lhyfe wins “expression of interest” in Nantes St-Nazaire port project
Nantes St-Nazaire, France (Ports Europe) November 27, 2023 – The local start-up Lhyfe, which works in green hydrogen projects, is the winner of the call...
French government specifies details for two floating wind farms
Paris, France (Ports Europe) November 27, 2023 – The French government has specified the location of two floating wind projects in the Mediterranean of...
Lhyfe to set up first green hydrogen project in Tarragona, Spain
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 26, 2023 – Lhyfe, a global operator in the production of renewable green hydrogen for transportation and...
HAROPA PORT: A new production plant on the Seine axis
Paris, France (Ports Europe) November 24, 2023 – HAROPA PORT and VERSO ENERGY have signed an agreement for the installation of a plant to produce...
Gaia Energy starts solar plant in Tanger Med industrial platform
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) November 22, 2023 – Gaia Energy has commissioned a 386.41 kW solar plant for FIT Voltaira Morocco, in Tanger Med...
Bilbao, Amsterdam, Duisport plan renewable hydrogen corridor
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) November 16, 2023 – The ports of Bilbao, Amsterdam and duisport are looking at a possible renewable hydrogen corridor...
CVE lays foundation for the CVE Port de Bordeaux methanisation unit
Bordeaux, France (PortSEurope) October 25, 2023 – Yesterday, CVE, an independent producer of renewable energy, and the Grand Port Maritime de Bordeaux...