Next step in German offshore hydrogen park
Germany – Project partners RWE, Shell, Gasunie and Equinor signed a declaration of intent to further intensify their collaboration on the AquaSector project.
DEI+ subsidy for offshore green hydrogen pilot
The Netherlands – The green hydrogen pilot project PosHYdon will receive 3.6 million euros from the Demonstration Energy and Climate Innovation (DEI+) grant fund. PosHYdon is the world’s first offshore green hydrogen pilot on an operational platform. With this grant, the consortium can start the pilot.
SSE and Equinor plan hydrogen storage facility
United Kingdom – SSE Thermal and Equinor are developing plans for one of the world’s largest hydrogen storage facilities at their existing Aldbrough site on the East Yorkshire coast. The facility could be storing low-carbon hydrogen as early as 2028.
DNV to study safety offshore green hydrogen production
France – DNV will lead the process safety study to identify the main environmental, safety and operational risks for the world’s first offshore hydrogen production facilities.
Wärtsilä to deliver 100MW of energy storage
United Kingdom – The technology group Wärtsilä will supply 100MW / 200MWh of energy storage systems to Pivot Power for its next two projects in the West Midlands. The systems will support the roll-out of Pivot Power’s innovative Energy Superhub model.
UNEP demystifies finance for the circular economy
Kenya – UNEP published a report on financing the circular economy and finds that it could generate 4.5 trillion dollar in economic output by 2030.
Offshore solar system has survived North Sea for 1.5 years
The offshore solar system of Oceans of Energy survived all storms in the past 18 months. This shows the system is ready for the realization of combined offshore solar and wind projects. creating 100 to 5.000 MW of offshore solar energy per project.
Green Deal pushes boundaries to 55 percent CO2-reduction
Belgium – The European Commission adopted a package of proposals to make the EU’s climate, energy, land use, transport and taxation policies fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030. Compared to 1990 levels.
EC presents Fit for 55 in 2030 package
Belgium – Executive VP Timmermans will present today the European Commission’s Fit for 55 in 2030 package and debate with Environment Committee members of the European Parliament (MEPs), on the day of its adoption.
FrieslandCampina’s first hydrogen-powered milk truck
The Netherlands – Milk and Diary producer FrieslandCampina puts it’s first hydrogen powerd truck into use. The truck will collect milk in the Dutch Groningen region, but will expand as the hydrogen infrastructure allows it.
Call for massive acceleration renewable energy
Europe – 18 Members of the parliament and 22 industry CEO’s signed an open letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans. The thirty influencers try to push the EC to show more ambition towards renewable energy.
Concept study new offshore system for green hydrogen
Norway/Portugal – TechnipFMC and research partners are joining forces to develop a conceptual engineering and economic feasibility study for a new offshore system. Goal of the Behyond-project is to produce green hydrogen from offshore wind power.
Collaboration on hydrogen for biofuels
Sweden – Vattenfall and Preem concluded conditions are excellent for building an electrolysis plant for producing hydrogen gas for biofuel in Lysekil.
Haldor Topsoe to build catalyst plant in the U.S.
Denmark – Haldor Topsoe will build a 15,000 ton per year hydroprocessing catalyst plant at the company’s existing Bayport production site in Pasadena, Harris County, Texas.
Decommissioned windblades used for storage system
Switzerland – A partnership agreement between Enel Green Power and the Swiss energy storage company Energy Vault aims to integrate the recycling of decommissioned wind turbine blades into the weights used by their innovative gravitational energy storage system.
Vestas pre-selected tenderer for He Dreiht project
Denmark/Germany – Vestas has been named the pre-selected tenderer at EnBW’s 900 MW He Dreiht project to supply the offshore wind turbines. This wil mark the world`s first commercial deployment of the new V236-15.0 MW offshore turbine.
The Humber and Teesside join forces for CCUS
United Kingdom – A collaboration between Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), Net Zero Teesside and Zero Carbon Humber, the East Coast Cluster has the potential to capture, transport and store up to 27 million tonnes of CO2 emissions a year by 2030.
Verkor raises €100m to develop battery cells
France – Verkor will break ground on an advanced R&D facility and pilot line for high-performance battery cells and intelligent manufacturing . This is a leap forward in its roadmap to 50 GWh battery production capacity by 2030.
Lhyfe builds Danish hydrogen production site
France/Denmark – Lhyfe has announced its first projects in Denmark. The Nantes-based company has been asked to play a role in the new Danish industrial park GreenLab, one of Europe’s first official and regulatory energy testing zones. Lhyfe and its partners will install a hydrogen production site equipped with 24 MW electrolysis by the end of 2022.
Shell and Uniper join forces in hydrogen
Germany/the Netherlands – Shell and Uniper have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore accelerating the development of a hydrogen economy in Europe. Under the MoU they intend to find joint opportunities to couple industrial and mobility demand with hydrogen supply, production and storage.
Kazakhstan gets 30 gigawatt green hydrogen plant
Germany/Kazakhstan – German investor and project developer Svevind Energy and Kazakh Invest National Company have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding Svevind’s plan to develop
Shell opens Europe’s largest PEM electrolyser
Germany – Shell has started up Europe’s largest hydrogen electrolyser of its kind at its energy and chemicals park Rheinland, in Germany. As part of the Refhyne consortium and with funding from the European Commission, the 10 megawatt PEM electrolyser uses renewable energy to initially produce up to 1,300 tonnes of green hydrogen a year.
Strong rebound natural gas demand in 2021
Natural gas demand is set to rebound strongly in 2021 and will keep rising further if governments do not implement strong policies to move the world onto a path towards net-zero emissions by mid-century, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency.
EBRD ceases oil and gas investments to comply with Paris targets
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will cease investing in upstream oil and gas projects by the end of 2022 as part of its plan to align its operations with the Paris Agreement’s climate change targets.
Air Products to build hydrogen plant in Canada
Canada – Air Products have presented plans to build a large zero-emission hydrogen energy complex. The construction of the complex involves an investment of almost
Vattenfall builds new warehouse at Port of Esbjerg
Vattenfall establishes the largest warehouse in Northern Europe to stock essential wind turbine main components and spare parts.
Windship Technology and Calix Limited target zero-emissions shipping
Windship Technology announced an exclusive joint development agreement with Australian company Calix Limited to develop and integrate Calix’s onboard carbon capture system RECAST into its whole-ship solution.
CCS critical to meet Paris Agreement commitments
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a critical necessity for the oil and gas industry to meet the Paris Agreement’s commitments, but according to Wood Mackenzie, it will only become financially viable if firms collaborate to develop shared-CCS hubs.
Technip performs concept study Barents Blue ammonia
Technip Energies has been selected by Horisont Energi to perform a concept study for the design of the landmark Barents Blue carbon-neutral ammonia plant in Hammerfest, northern Norway.
BASF builds prototype plant for battery recycling
BASF will build a prototype battery recycling facility in Schwarzheide, at the site of its cathode materials plant.
Infrastructure greatest hurdle in hydrogen economy
Energy professionals identify lack of investment in infrastructure as the joint-highest risk their organizations face in relation to hydrogen. And a significant majority (78%) say repurposing existing infrastructure will be crucial to developing a large-scale hydrogen economy.
1.7 billion dollar oil and gas investments in Norway
Norway – Equinor and Aker BP announced intentions to develop four oil and gas discoveries totaling 14.5 billion Norwegian crowns ($1.69 billion) as part of Norway’s efforts to increase output from existing assets.
Vestas receives EnVentus order in Finland
Finland – Vestas has been awarded the 126 MW Posio Murtotuuli project in Finland, which is being developed by Taaleri Energia.
Electrode research leads to for cheaper renewable energy storage
New Zealand – The University of Canterbury’s (UC) research on the electrodes used in flow batteries has the potential to assist produce cheaper, longer-lasting batteries for more renewable energy storage.
Eni UK, Uniper decarbonizing North Wales energy sector
United Kingdom – Eni UK and Uniper have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore decarbonization measures in North Wales collaboratively.
Cost-effective conversion of waste plastics into fuel
United States – Hasler Ventures intends to commercialize a Purdue University-patented technology that could increase the volume of waste plastic recycling.
Waste to energy plant installs carbon capture
Denmark – In cooperation with Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Pentair Union Engineering has installed the first carbon capture pilot plant at Amager Bakke, a
$14.6M grant for Australian carbon capture technology
Australia- Mineral Carbonation International (MCi), an Australian cleantech company, has received one of the largest individual awards from its inaugural Carbon Capture Use and Storage (CCUS) Fund.
Aker Clean Hydrogen accelerates hydrogen development in Norway
Norway – Aker Clean Hydrogen has made a private placement investment in Meraker Hydrogen, resulting in a 20% stake in the company.
Vestas turbines go to Spain’s Cantabria region
Spain – Biocantaber, a joint venture between Iberdrola and Ocyener, has placed a 105 MW order with Vestas for the El Escudo wind farm in Spain’s Cantabria region.
Norwegian authorities approve Breidablikk field
Norway – Norwegian authorities have authorized the plan for development and operation (PDO) of the Breidablikk field in the North Sea.
New European wind turbines warehouse at Danish port
Denmark – Vattenfall is constructing Northern Europe’s largest storehouse for crucial main components and spare parts for wind turbines.
New Offshore Wind CEO at GE Renewable Energy
France- GE Renewable Energy has named Jan Kjaersgaard as the new CEO of its Offshore Wind business.
World’s first plastic bottles recycling using enzymes
France – Carbios global consortium consisting of Nestlé, L’Oréal, Suntory Beverage & Food Europe and PepsiCo has unveiled water bottles based on a novel recycling technology.
Europe’s first full-scale clay calcination installation cuts emissions
France -FLSmidth will provide equipment to replace clinker with ecologically friendly clay, reducing CO2 emissions by up to 16 percent when compared to present cement products.
Novel production technique produces hydrogen and carbon
Norway – Hynion and Greenlogix have agreed to launch a joint venture to market a novel production technique that produces hydrogen for Hynion’s hydrogen filling stations, as well as economically appealing solid-state carbon as a secondary product line.
World’s first twin-hulled Service Operation Vessel named
Belgium – DEME has held a special naming ceremony for the world’s first DP2, twin-hulled Service Operation Vessel ‘Groenewind’.
€30 million for Swedish CCUS project
An industrial concept to produce methanol from a large variety of recovered end-of-life streams and hydrogen from electrolysis has been awarded 30 million euro by the Swedish Energy Agency.
Fugro accelerates Atlantic Shores project
United States – Fugro has completed the first phase of a two-year contract with Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind (Atlantic Shores) to establish and operate a centralized, cloud-hosted Geo-data repository for Atlantic Shores’ lease development off the coast of New Jersey in the United States.
Renewable fuel from vegetable oils reduces East Anglia ONE emissions
United Kingdom – ScottishPower Renewables has launched an innovative pilot initiative to minimize its carbon footprint by utilizing waste vegetable oil to power crew transfer vessels at its flagship East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm.
$65M funding for promising energy technologies
United States – The U.S. DOE has provided more than $30 million in federal funding, matched by more than $35 million in private sector funding, for 68 projects aimed at accelerating the commercialization of promising energy technologies.
Infinite’s first renewable energy center opens in Wales
United Kingdom – Infinite renewable energy company has launched its first Energy Centre at the Rassau industrial estate in south Wales.
Innovate UK grant for waste-to-power project in Vietnam
United Kingdom/Vietnam – Green Fuels Research, in collaboration with the School of Chemical Engineering at Hà Ni University of Science and Technology (HUST), has secured grant funding by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, for a feasibility study into the conversion of pangasius (catfish) mortalities and processing waste into a sustainable biofuel for distributed power generation.
New zero carbon power plant in UK
United Kingdom – A HyNet North West and InterGen have partnered to develop a low carbon power station at Rocksavage Power in Liverpool City Region.
Australia and China in landmark climate change collaboration
Australia/China – IRENA and the MEE of the People’s Republic of China have extended existing cooperation on energy transition.
$8M to develop algae-based technologies for carbon capture
United States – FECM, a department of the U.S. Department of Energy, gave $8 million in federal money for four projects that focus on developing and testing carbon dioxide (CO2) collection and utilization technologies that provide value products and services, biomass, and bi-products.
Industry-first floating installation method to be used on Arcadis Ost 1
Germany – Vestas has received a firm order from Parkwind for the 257 MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind project, to supply 27 V174-9.5 MW turbines 19 km north east off the coast of Rugen Island in the German Baltic Sea.
Protium in Scotland hydrogen expansion
United Kingdom – Protium Green Solutions plans the expansion of its national footprint with the opening of Protium Scotland, led by newly appointed Jon Clipsham as Chief Commercial Officer.
Vattenfall sells interest in Duch offshore wind farm to BASF
The Netherlands – Vattenfall and BASF have agreed to sell 49.5 percent of Vattenfall’s Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) offshore wind farm in the Netherlands.
Testing new research on offshore wind blade tip improvements
The Netherlands – The TIADE project is a collaboration between GE Renewable Energy, LM Wind Power, and TNO to develop technologies and design methodologies for more efficient operation of next-generation wind turbine rotors, wind farms with huge rotor wakes, and to demonstrate them in the field.
World’s first green hydrogen-powered cargo ship
Norway – Statkraft and Skagerak Energi will provide green hydrogen for the zero-emission ship designed by HeidelbergCement and Felleskjopet.
Developing scalable floating offshore wind substations
Norway – BW Ideol has signed an agreement with Hitachi ABB Power Grids for an industry-first collaboration on the development of scalable floating substations to support the development of profitable commercial-scale floating offshore wind farms with high-capacity wind turbines.
UK’s transmission-connected battery storage activated
United Kingdom – As part of the £41 million Energy Superhub Oxford (ESO) project, Pivot Power, a subsidiary of EDF Renewables, Wärtsilä, and Habitat Energy activated the UK’s first grid-scale battery storage system directly connected to the transmission network.
Siemens Energy to electrify biorefinery in Germany
Germany – The Finnish company UPM-Kymmene selected Siemens Energy to supply electrification, automation, and digitalization packages for a next-generation biorefinery currently under construction in Leuna, Germany.
Climate-smart hydrocarbon concrete to cut carbon emissions
Sweden – Vattenfall has created a climate-smart hydrocarbon concrete with less cement content that can cut carbon dioxide emissions by a quarter.
Australian Clean Energy Council dissatisfied with handling of solar waste
Australia – The Clean Energy Council has expressed its dissatisfaction with the Federal Government’s attitude to solar panel waste.
Recurrent Energy increases US battery storage footprint
United States – Recurrent Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar, has increased its energy storage footprint in the United States by contracting to build five top Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in 2021 and 2022.
Fossil-free hydrogen initiative launches in Sweden
Sweden – Ovako is forming a partnership with the Volvo Group, Hitachi ABB Power Grids Sweden, H2 Green Steel, and Nel Hydrogen to invest in hydrogen production at Hofors,
Repurposing gas wells for geothermal energy
United Kingdom – Third Energy UK is investigating the possibility of repurposing non-producing gas wells for geothermal energy alongside renewable energy producer CeraPhi Energy.
First onshore wind tender in Albania
Albania – Albania has issued its first tender for utility-scale onshore wind power facilities.
Vestas’ largest order ever in France
France – TTR Energy has placed a 122 MW order with Vestas for the Sud Marne wind park in France’s Marne province.
Historic $1 billion initiative to fight climate change
Sweden – The IKEA Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation are teaming up to create a $1 billion worldwide platform to combat climate change and energy poverty.
Oil and gas major invests in transition to sustainable mobility
United Kingdom/United States – Oil and gas major, bp, has invested $7 million in smart electric vehicle (EV) charging firm, IoTecha.
World’s first hydrogen-reduced sponge iron
Sweden – SSAB, LKAB, and Vattenfall have now pilot-scaled the world’s first hydrogen-reduced sponge iron.
Scotland invests £26M in energy transition
United Kingdom – Scottish government has invested more than £26 million in a significant program to speed the energy sector’s transition to net-zero emissions.
Enerfin to build hydrogen plant in Port of A Coruña
Spain – Enerfin, a subsidiary of Elecnor, plans to build a green hydrogen production plant called “GREEN H2 Langosteira” in the Port of A Coruña, in Punta Langosteira.
MAN becomes majority owner of German H-TEC
Germany – MAN Energy Solutions is acquiring the majority of the shares in H-TEC SYSTEMS, an electrolyzer producer based in Augsburg.
EnBW and BEE ink solar PPAs in Spain
Spain – Blue Elephant Energy (BEE) and EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg (EnBW) have signed long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for a 150-megawatt solar park project in the Spanish area of Andalusia.
Neste and LyondellBasell make polymers from renewable feedstock
Germany – Neste and LyondellBasell have agreed a long-term commercial partnership in which LyondellBasell will source Neste RE, a feedstock made from 100 percent renewable bio-based feedstock such as waste and leftover oils and fats.
Fortum expands battery recycling capacity in Finland
Finland – Fortum has decided to extend its lithium-ion battery recycling capacity by constructing a new hydrometallurgical plant in Harjavalta, Finland.
Canada gets world-scale carbon transportation and sequestration solution
Canada – Pembina and TC Energy intend to collaborate on the development of a global carbon transportation and sequestration system that will be capable of carrying more than 20 million tonnes of CO2 yearly once completed.
RWE expands German onshore wind projects
Germany – RWE’s Sanbostel-Bevern wind farm was awarded a subsidy by the German Federal Network Agency, in a German auction for onshore wind energy.
Finland’s largest Power-to-Gas plant a step closer
Finland- Wärtsilä and Vantaa Energy, have signed a co-operation agreement for pre-engineering and development of a Power-to-Gas (P2G) plant for Vantaa Energy.
Waste paper as source of cellulase production
China- Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) have discovered that waste paper could be efficiently used for enzyme production by Trichoderma longiflorum.
Fraunhofer Institute, SABIC, P&G in German recycling pilot project
Germany – Fraunhofer Institute UMSICHT, SABIC, and Procter & Gamble (P&G) have joined forces in an innovative circular economy pilot project to demonstrate the viability of closed-loop recycling of single-use face masks.
Wärtsilä supports zero emissions goal for EU and Waterborne Technology Platform
Finland – Wärtsilä is actively supporting a co-programmed collaboration between the European Commission and the Waterborne Technology Platform.
Vestas secures Ukraine’s largest EnVentus order
Ukraine – DTEK Renewables has awarded Vestas a contract for the second phase of the DTEK Tiligul project, a 500-MW wind farm.
One of Europe’s largest battery storage comes to Finland
Finland – Hitachi ABB Power Grids has been granted a contract to provide one of Europe’s largest battery energy storage systems (BESS) to Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) on the island of Olkiluoto.
UAE-Greek collaboration to tackle maritime waste
UAE/Greece – Bee’ah, based in the UAE, and PolyGreen, a Greek-owned company, have formed the Evogreen joint venture to combat maritime waste and pollution with advanced waste management solutions.
Chemical recycling plant converts non-recyclable waste into methylal
Spain – Life Ecomethylal Project, coordinated by Alimplas, has resulted in the building of a chemical recycling plant that converts one kilo of non-recyclable waste into half a kilo of methylal.
Newly launched Blue Energy Studio to aid renewable energy innovation
Denmark/United States – Newly launched Blue Energy Studio, a collaborative venture founded by Newlab and Ørsted, is aimed to spur innovation toward a future powered by renewable energy.
Hydrogen could cut carbon emissions in alumina refining
Australia – Rio Tinto has collaborated with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to investigate if hydrogen may be used in place of natural gas in alumina refineries to cut emissions.
Researching feasibility of biofuels for maritime shipping
United States – A multi-lab team of scientists from ORNL is researching the feasibility of using energy-dense biofuels like biocrude and bio-oil to meet new emission limits for cargo ships.
Converting power plant to biomass
Germany – In the coming years, the Koehler Group intends to completely convert its power plant in Oberkirch, Germany, to biomass.
Diaphragm compressor for Swiss green hydrogen plant
Switzerland – Burckhardt Compression in Shenyang, China, is producing the Diaphragm Compressor, which will be exported to Switzerland as a container-installed compression unit.
New funding for battery and electric vehicle innovation
United States – The DOE announced $200 million in financing over the next five years for electric vehicles, batteries, and connected cars research at DOE national labs and new DOE partnerships to encourage electric vehicle innovation.
Vestas EnVentus turbines for new project in Finland
Finland – Vestas will provide EnVentus turbines to the 102 MW Närpiö Norrskogen project, being developed by EPV Energy in western Finland.
Green Fuels for Denmark enables carbon capture at Avedøre Power Station
Denmark – The 100 MW straw-fired unit at Copenhagen’s Avedøre Power Station has been identified by Ørsted as the best point source of sustainable CO2 for the future phases of the Green Fuels for Denmark Power-to-X faciity.
Reducing CO2 emissions from cement industry
United States – Sulzer is enabling Blue Planet’s revolutionary carbon mineralization process for carbon capture, use, and storage (CCUS) solutions to be further developed and optimized.
New solution for minimizing in-person floating offshore wind inspections
United Kingdom – Fugro-led consortium that includes AS Mosley and the University of Strathclyde has developed a mooring line fatigue tracker that safely and cost-effectively monitors offshore floating wind turbines.
First European hydrogen fuel cell passenger and car ferry
United Kingdom – AqualisBraemar LOC has partnered with Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd. (CMAL) to construct an emission-free hydrogen fuel cell passenger and car ferry, a first for Europe.
SFU biomass plant transforms wood waste into energy
Canada – SFU anticipates that the new $33 million Corix biomass facility will reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from heating by 80%.
Vestas’ turbines for four projects in Poland
Poland – Vestas has received orders from DIF Capital Partners for four projects in Poland, all of which were granted in Poland’s second auction round in 2019, totaling 108 MW in capacity.
Norwegian Awind adds Kongsberg Maritime designed CSOVs
Norway – Kongsberg Maritime (KM) will design and equip two construction service operation vessels (CSOV/SOV) for the Norway-based shipowner Awind.
World’s first commercial production of renewable DME
United States – Oberon Fuels, a producer of clean-burning dimethyl ether (DME) transportation fuel, has began production of the first-ever renewable DME (rDME) in the United States, as well as the world’s first commercial production of this molecule.
Converting non-recyclable waste into methanol Port of Amsterdam
The Netherlands – Gidara Energy has picked the port of Amsterdam as the location for its Advanced Methanol Amsterdam biofuel project (AMA).
Recycling decommissioned turbines drives wind industry’s circularity
Germany – GE Renewable Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a multi-year partnership with neowa to disassemble decommissioned German onshore wind turbines and recycle various components, helping to drive the circularity of the wind industry.
New green hydrogen plant in USA
United States – Plug Power plans to build a green hydrogen production plant in Camden County, Georgia.
Turning wind turbine blades to sustainable materials
France – GE Renewable Energy and LafargeHolcim signed a Memorandum of Understanding to investigate circular economy solutions that make use of resources from decommissioned wind turbines.
Possible new recycling alliance in Japan
Japan – Sumitomo Chemical has agreed to launch a potential commercial cooperation with Rever Holdings to further material recycling initiatives.
Uncertain future for energy comes with recovery from Covid-19
Norway – Long-term developments in the world’s energy markets, as well as how politicians, technologies, businesses, and consumers can influence them, continue to create news, Equinor writes.
Development of carbon-free energy storage tech for data centers
United States – Lummus Technology and Energy Internet Corp. (EIC) will partner in developing technology to store and generate electricity for the data center sector utilizing compressed or liquefied air.
Italy: Making green hydrogen more affordable
Italy – To facilitate rapid, simple and environmentally friendly hydrogen production, Axpo and ABB have teamed up in Italy to develop modular green hydrogen production plants.
Building of $300M renewable BDO facility starts
United States/Germany – US Cargill and German HELM have formed Qore, a joint venture to assist top brands in replacing fossil-based chemicals with bio-based intermediates.
Ørsted, Fred. Olsen Renewables and Hafslund Eco form Norwegian offshore wind consortium
Norway – Ørsted enters a coalition with Fred. Olsen Renewables and Hafslund Eco to form a long-term cooperation to develop offshore wind in Norway.
New study on recycling of scrap thermoplastic
United States – SABIC and Local Motor have completed a combined feasibility study on the recycling of scrap thermoplastic components and shavings from the 3D printing process.
French company launches service to reduce IT carbon footprint
France- Capgemini has launched a new Sustainable IT service to assist clients in reducing their IT carbon footprint.
New startup to build hydrogen-powered energy storage
Australia – Endua, a new Australian startup, will construct hydrogen-powered energy storage, with the goal of supplying on-demand, sustainable, reliable, and inexpensive power.
New Ocean plastics reduction guide revealed
Luxembourg – European Investment Bank (EIB) has presented its new Ocean plastics reduction guide.
Increasing lead-acid battery lifespan for use in energy storage
United Kingdom – Researchers from WMG University of Warwick and Loughborough University will investigate the various methods to optimize lead-acid battery management in ESS applications.
First hydrogen-certified pipeline project in Italy
Italy – Corinth Pipeworks is completing orders with Snam for 440km of pipes. The order is one of the first in Europe for high-pressure newly built pipes certified to transport up to 100 percent hydrogen for a transmission gas pipeline.
Underground pumped storage aids decarbonization
Sweden – Voith Hydro and Mine Storage are partnering in order to lead in a new underground pumped storage market, offering so-called mine storages.
GEV starts development of pilot hydrogen ship
Australia – Global Energy Ventures (GEV) has started the development of a pilot-scale C-H2 Ship with a cargo capacity of 430 tonnes of hydrogen.
New opportunities for BECCS around the world
United States – Bechtel will cooperate with Drax to look for chances to build new Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) power facilities throughout the world.
Shell awards Worley for green hydrogen Rotterdam
The Netherlands – Shell awarded Worley an early engineering services contract to support the development of a new 200 megawatt electrolysis-based hydrogen plant. Once complete, the project will be one of the largest commercial green hydrogen production facilities in the world.
New partnership explores clean ammonia opportunities
Norway – The partnership between Trafigura and Yara International has agreed to collaborate on ammonia fuel research and promotion, as well as ammonia fuel infrastructure and market opportunities.
All Kriegers Flak turbines in place offshore Denmark
Denmark – The final of 72 turbines was installed at Vattenfall’s Kriegers Flak, Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm.
Belgium adds world’s first multimodal hydrogen refuelling station
CMB.TECH will open the first multimodal hydrogen refuelling station in Antwerp.
Creation of hydrogen exchange in The Netherlands
The items and conditions that will be necessary to develop trade for hydrogen have been clarified as a result of research into the practical implementation of a hydrogen exchange in the Netherlands.
Saipem buys Naval Energies’ floating wind business
Saipem and Naval Energies, a subsidiary of Naval Group, signed an agreement for the acquisition of Naval Energies’ floating wind business.
First renewable hydrogen project based on food waste in UK
BayoTech and IBMS Group will collaborate to create the UK’s first renewable hydrogen project, which will use biomethane from food waste as a feedstock.
Ørsted set net-positive biodiversity goal
Ørsted aims to achieve a net-positive biodiversity impact from all new renewable energy projects it commissions by 2030 at the latest.
Scotland to get waste plastic to hydrogen facility
Peel NRE intends to build its second waste plastic to hydrogen facility in West Dunbartonshire, on the north bank of the River Clyde, Scotland.
Vestas divests world’s largest tower manufacturing facility to CS Wind
Vestas has signed an agreement with CS Wind for the acquisition of Vestas’ tower manufacturing facility in Pueblo, Colorado.
Zero-Emission Shipping Mission led by Denmark, Norway and USA
As part of Mission Innovation, the governments of Denmark, Norway, and the United States will spearhead a new Zero-Emission Shipping Mission in collaboration with the Global Maritime Forum and the Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping.
Ørsted devotes to wind turbine blades sustainable recycling
Ørsted has pledged to reuse, recycle, or recover all wind turbine blades in its global portfolio of onshore and offshore wind farms after they are decommissioned.
Covestro’s circular ambitions take shape
Germany – We should not be surprised when Covestro will be eventually a major recycler as well as a chemicals producer. Waste plastic, biomass and CO will become the new raw materials for the chemical industry. And “Dead Dog” CO2 will also be reanimated.
Partnership to collect and recycle EV batteries
HOBI and Retriev have teamed up to collect and recycle large format electric vehicle (EV) batteries.
New study in Japan to accelerate chemical recycling
BASF Japan and Mitsui Chemicals have launched a joint study to increase chemical recycling in Japan.
Building first European Energy wind farm in Lithuania
European Energy, a Danish green energy provider, has started construction on its first wind farm in Lithuania, at Anyksciai.
UAE-UK collaboration on first waste-to-hydrogen project
Bee’ah, the Middle East’s sustainability pioneer, will pursue plans for the UAE’s first waste-to-hydrogen project in conjunction with UK-based Chinook Sciences.
Europe’s largest E-boiler to be built in Amsterdam
In order to use more natural gas, Vattenfall was awarded a permission and Dutch SDE++ subsidy to develop a 150 MW “Power-to-Heat” E-boiler at the company’s heat and power plant Diemen in Amsterdam.
£10B UK decarbonization effort combines wind and hydrogen
Cerulean Winds has disclosed a concept to speed the decarbonization of oil and gas assets through an integrated 200-turbine floating wind and hydrogen development.
Boost for Scottish supply chain with Salamander floating wind
Global Energy Group (GEG) has joined the Salamander floating wind project to help the design, development and execution planning for the project.
GEV and ILF to develop hydrogen in Europe and Australia
Global Energy Ventures has signed an agreement with German ILF Beratend Ingenieure (ILF Consulting Engineers) to find and develop green hydrogen projects in Europe and Australia.
Wärtsilä to provide world’s largest bioLNG plant
Wärtsilä will supply a biogas liquefaction plant to Biokraft, a subsidiary of the Scandinavian Biogas Group.
Ørsted finalizes Dutch wind farm interest divestment
Ørsted has finalized the sale of its interest in the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind project in the Netherlands to Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM).
42GWh battery cell factory comes to Norway
Morrow Batteries and Arendal municipality have finalized an agreement for the establishment of 42GWh battery cell factory.
Spain on right path to net zero emissions by 2050
Spain has achieved significant progress toward its goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050, but future advances must be supported by stable policies, enough public financing, and incentives for private investment, according to a new policy analysis by the International Energy Agency.
Zero emission barge for Port of Rotterdam from Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä has become a member of an international alliance led by the Port of Rotterdam Authority that secured € 25 million in EU funding to implement initiatives focused at sustainable and smart port logistics.
Green power for Danish groundbreaking hydrogen project
Ørsted and HOFOR (Greater Copenhagen Utility) have reached an agreement to obtain green power for a portion of the projected 1.3 GW Green Fuels for Denmark project, which will produce sustainable fuels in the Greater Copenhagen area.
World’s first AHTS hybrid battery conversion
Wärtsilä will provide its Wärtsilä HY Module, a containerised hybrid battery power and energy storage system, to Maersk Supply Service, a Danish provider of offshore marine services.
Italy gets first hydrogen national center of excellence
The Hydrogen Innovation Center, Italy’s first national center of excellence for hydrogen technologies, has been launched by Snam.
€200M investment in green energy
KLP, Norway’s largest pension company, has partnered with leading international asset manager Macquarie Asset Management to finance green infrastructure projects.
Liqvis and EnviTec Biogas enter bio-LNG partnership
Liqvis, a subsidiary of Uniper, and EnviTec Biogas have signed an agreement for the supply of bio-LNG.
EIES 2021 in Rotterdam Ahoy
The Netherlands – This year, The European Industry & Energy Summit (EIES) 2021 will be held in Rotterdam Ahoy. On December 7th and 8th , discussions and presentations on the opportunities for transition in European industry will be held in various auditoriums.
EDF Renewables to build new wind farm in Ireland
EDF Renewables Ireland plans to build a 100MW wind farm in Mayo, south of Bellacorick.
UK boosts emissions cut from buildings with £44M funding
Thanks to £44 million in government financing, tens of thousands of UK homes, businesses, and public buildings are one step closer to benefiting from greener, cleaner energy.
New liquefied CO2 project starts in Lithuania
AB Klaipedos nafta, Larvik Shipping and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines will start a feasibility study to develop liquefied CO2 (LCO2) loading facilities in Lithuania.
Aemetis to produce biofuel from waste wood
Aemetis has received a second patent for technology that allows for the generation of low carbon intensity renewable fuels from waste wood feedstocks.
Equinor first to open offshore wind O&M base in Poland
Equinor has completed the purchase of an Łeba port property to serve as the operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the Polish Baltic Sea offshore wind projects.
Danish GreenLab gets new hydrogen plant
Lhyfe will build a 24-megawatt hydrogen production facility at the new Danish industrial park GreenLab, by the end of 2022.
Envision Digital and Port of Antwerp to develop green port
Envision Digital’s businesses in the Netherlands and France will work with the Port of Antwerp to develop green port solutions to minimize greenhouse emissions (GHG) at ports, among other things.
EI-H2 plans new green hydrogen facility in Ireland
EI-H2 plans to build the country’s first green hydrogen facility in Co Cork, Ireland.
New research centre for energy storage and conversion
With widespread use of electricity, increased need for energy storage and conversion, McGill University has established the McGill Centre for Innovation in Energy Storage and Conversion (McISCE).
Equinor, RWE, Hydro partner on offshore wind in Norway
Equinor, RWE Renewables, and Hydro REIN have inked an offshore wind partnership agreement in Norway.
New $14.5M funding for plastic waste reduction
The US Department of Energy (DOE) will invest $14.5 million in research and development to reduce waste and energy required in recycling single-use plastics such as plastic bags, wraps, and films.
New battery project in South West NSW
Edify and Shell Energy plan to deliver a new battery project in South West NSW.
BEIS backs Ince Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Storage project
Bioenergy Infrastructure Group (BIG) and Peel NRE have secured £250,000 from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) Net Zero Innovation Portfolio for the Ince Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Storage project (InBECCS).
Hydropower could play pivotal role in hydrogen growth
IHA has produced a research and policy study titled ‘The green hydrogen revolution: hydropower’s transformative role’, which highlights how hydropower might play a key role in green hydrogen growth.
Iberdrola and Vestas in Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm deal
Iberdrola and Vestas have agreed to supply 50 units of the V174-9.5 MW offshore wind turbine to the Baltic Eagle project, which is being developed off the coast of Rügen in German Baltic Sea.
Historic green hydrogen deal for Port of Cromarty Firth
The Port of Cromarty Firth and Gen2 Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide a commercial channel for green hydrogen imports from Norway into the UK energy market.
Infinitely recyclable plastic could compete with conventional one
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists have published a study that demonstrates what can be accomplished if manufacturers began using new recyclable plastic on a broad basis.
Spain selected for new gigawatt electrolyzer plant
Cummins has joined Iberdrola to reveal its plans for one of the world’s largest electrolyzer plants for the production of green hydrogen to be located in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
HIP launches $30B UK offshore wind project
Hecate Independent Power (HIP) has launched HIP Atlantic Project. The project will see 10,000 MW of fixed and floating wind turbines installed in the North Atlantic and connected to the United Kingdom via long-length, high-capacity HVDC undersea power transmission cables.
Hydrogen joins Gravitricity’s energy storage mix
Gravitricity will add hydrogen and heat storage to its underground gravity energy system.
Everfuel and Hydro team up for hydrogen development
Everfuel and Hydro’s renewable hydrogen company have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for hydrogen development.
£166M UK green technology funding to create 60,000 jobs
The UK has invested £166.5 million in green technologies to assist the country fulfill its world-leading climate ambitions.
RWE and BASF plan 2 GW offshore wind farm
Germany – BASF and RWE announced a plan for a two gigawatt offshore wind farm in the German part of the North Sea. A three
First of a kind one million metric ton CCS project complete
Illinois Basin – Decatur Project (IBDP), a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project designed to evaluate and test the technology at commercial scale, has been finalized by ADM and the University of Illinois.
New hydrogen plant development in Italy
Renewable and Storage Development Business Unit (RSD BU) of Mytilineos and Maire Tecnimont’s subsidiary NextChem propose to develop technical activities for the deployment of a green hydrogen plant via electrolysis in Italy.
Alcoa’s new alumina process replaces fossil fuels with renewables
Alcoa Corporation is trialing new technology to reduce carbon emissions in the alumina refining process.
Fraunhofer IWES builds longer offshore wind blade test bench in Germany
The Fraunhofer IWES has started construction work on a third rotor blade test bench at its Großer Westring site in Bremerhaven, Germany.
Mitsubishi – Iberdrola partnership promotes renewable solutions
Iberdrola and Mitsubishi Power will collaborate on the development of competitive, clean, and safe renewable energy solutions that will promote the decarbonization of industrial output in various places throughout the world.
Study on coal units conversion into clean energy storage facilities
Malta has joined forces with Duke Energy to study the socioeconomic, environmental and operational benefits of converting retiring coal units into long-duration, zero-emissions energy storage systems.
New liquid air energy storage projects in Spain
Highview Power is building up to 2 GWh of long-term liquid air energy storage systems in Spain, with an estimated $1 billion investment.
EU €17.5B green economy transition fund approved
Just Transition Fund, aimed at helping transition to a low carbon economy across Europe, has been approved.
Converting ice cream into renewable energy
Leyline Renewable Capital has partnered with PurposeEnergy, for the development of SAINT project that will convert industrial food waste into renewable energy.
Iberdrola reveals Y Basque Green Hydrogen project
Iberdrola is planning the Y Basque Green Hydrogen Initiative: a corridor that entails building three hydrogen generation plants in the logistical centres of Vitoria/Júndiz, Bilbao and Pasaia.
Scottish £1M investment in hydrogen technologies
OGTC has extended its latest Call for Ideas, with the organisation set to invest up to £1 million in game-changing technologies which will accelerate hydrogen production, transportation, storage and utilization.
New way to convert plastics to jet fuel
Washington State University researchers have developed an innovative way to convert plastics to ingredients for jet fuel.
Using nuclear energy to create hydrogen
Bloom Energy and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) will test the use of nuclear energy to create clean hydrogen through Bloom’s electrolyzer.
New offshore wind partnership in Japan
Ørsted, Japan Wind Development (JWD) and Eurus Energy have teamed up to jointly develop offshore wind projects in the Akita Prefecture.
TETRA and CarbonFree advance CCUS technology
TETRA Technologies has joined forces with CarbonFree to advance the commercialization of SkyCycle, a carbon mineralization technology.
Pathway to net-zero emissions by 2050
International Energy Agency stated in a special study that the world has a plausible pathway to constructing a global energy sector with net-zero emissions by 2050, but it is narrow and demands an enormous transformation of how energy is produced, transported, and utilized globally.
New study on using marine biofuels for shipping
Researchers at NREL and other DOE institutions are looking at the use of marine biofuels as part of a global effort to reduce sulfur and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships.