In Spain, Moeve and Exolum, through their joint venture Terminal Puerto Tartessos, have secured financing from BBVA and Kutxabank to support the development of Muelle Sur, a strategic logistics and maritime transport hub located at the Port of Huelva. The facility – already more than halfway through construction – will become one of the main […]
In Spain, Greenalia Biomass Power Curtis-Teixeiro secured financing with Natixis of 160 million euros aimed at refinancing the indebtedness of its biomass plant of 150 MW, located in the town of Curtis Teixeiro (A Coruña). The plant, operational since 2021, is the largest in Galicia and one of the largest in Spain. Its operation provides […]
In Spain, a study led by the University of Barcelona has produced a biodegradable bioplastic of high industrial value — polyhydroxybutyrate or PHB — from unprocessed potato starch in a single 24-hour step, a strategic breakthrough that could help reduce dependence on oil and the volume of persistent plastic waste. The study thus establishes that […]
In Spain, Iberdrola España and bp have received approval from Spain’s Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, through the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE), to reallocate up to €211 million in funding from the Hy2USE IPCEI program to their project in Castellón. The funding will allow the companies to explore opportunities […]
In Spain, the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has inaugurated with Her Majesty King Felipe VI the Center for Water and Energy Innovation of Canal de Isabel II, in the framework of the commemoration of the 175th anniversary of the public company, which has the Honorary Presidency of the monarch. Both […]
In Spain, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its Advanced Bioenergy Fund I (ABF I), has reached final investment decision (FID) on what will be one of Spain’s largest biogas plants, Cobirgy, located in La Sentiu de Sió, Lérida (Catalonia). The Cobirgy plant is ABF I’s fifth investment and its third outside Denmark. ABF I is […]
In Spain, H2SITE has completed a second closing of its Series B round. The transaction brings in EIC Fund with a private investor who will support the company’s next phase of growth and increases H2SITE’s total funding raised in this round to more than €42 million. These new partners, join BEV, Suma Capital, Hy24, Crane, […]
In Spain, Industria Ambiente reports the Council of Ministers has approved, on the proposal of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO), the Royal Decree that establishes the regulatory framework for the call for auctions aimed at granting the specific remuneration regime to industrial cogeneration facilities. The measure will allow the […]
In Spain, Axpo’s refuelling of a Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) vessel was its first ship-to-ship bio liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operation in the Port of Barcelona. MOL’s Lapis Ace vehicle carrier received bio-LNG from Axpo’s bunkering vessel Green Pearl, marking another milestone in the development of alternative marine fuels infrastructure and services in Spain. […]
In Spain, insect bioconversion company BioFlyTech has joined DIVERSYFY4Future, an EU-funded R&D project looking to diversify and make European aquaculture more sustainable. Among its objectives is the development of new protein ingredients with a lower environmental footprint for animal feed, derived from low-trophic-level sources and waste products, thereby reducing the current reliance on monocultures and […]
