The Netherlands – In the period 2016-2020, the port of Rotterdam reduced its total carbon emissions by no less than 27%. Nationwide, the volume of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere fell by 14% in the same period. In 2020, Rotterdam achieved a 12% reduction in emissions, compared to 8% in the Netherlands as a […]
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The Netherlands – Stolt Tankers and GoodFuels will trial the use of a marine biofuel produced from sustainable feedstocks on board the 37,000 DWT chemical tanker Stolt Inspiration travelling from Rotterdam to Houston. The trial is designed to assess the viability of the future use of biofuels in both engines and boilers, and will test […]
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The Netherlands – Europe’s largest port is looking into the feasibility of exporting green hydrogen made in South Australia to Rotterdam. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the feasibility study was signed by South Australian Government and the Port of Rotterdam Authority. The partnership of South Australia and the Port of Rotterdam will build upon […]
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The Netherlands – Minister Juan Carlos Jobet of the Ministry of Energy of Chile, together with Allard Castelein, CEO of Port of Rotterdam, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on green hydrogen. This is the first agreement on hydrogen as a fuel and feedstock signed by the Ministry of Energy with a European port.
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Vopak is investing in the Port of Rotterdam for the disposal of waste based feedstocks for the manufacture of biofuels such as biodiesel and bio-jet fuel. The demand for renewable energy sources in Europe is on the rise, also as a result of the Renewable Energy Directive II of the European Union.
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