Sitkana Secures DOE Grant to Revolutionize Tidal Energy Capture Using Idle Fishing Vessels Sitkana, an emerging startup specializing in hydroelectric technologies to harness the power of the earth's tides, announced a partnership with Sandia National Laboratories on their groundbreaking project, "Mobilizing Under-utilized Vessels for Tidal Energy Capture," which has been selected to receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Technology Transitions. | EIB to Provide €100 Million to Snam to Support Energy Efficiency The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Snam have signed a financing agreement for €100 million to support energy improvement projects in public buildings and energy efficiency measures for industrial activities. The framework financing agreement can be used in several tranches over three years. Each tranche will have a maximum total tenor of 15 years. | Biofuels Neste Supplies Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Hotelplan Group Neste will supply sustainable aviation fuel to Hotelplan Group, a globally active Swiss travel group in the leisure and business travel sector, to enable Hotelplan to expand the use of SAF across the whole group. Hotelplan purchases unblended, i.e. “neat”, sustainable aviation fuel for a total value of 300,000 Swiss Francs (CHF) via Neste Impact, a solution that enables companies to credibly reduce the carbon footprint of air travel activities. | Electric/Hybrid Hubject And Gentari Partner To Streamline EV Charging in Southeast Asia Hubject has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gentari Green Mobility Sdn Bhd, the wholly-owned subsidiary of clean energy solutions provider Gentari Sdn Bhd, to connect Gentari’s network of electric vehicle chargers to Hubject’s eRoaming platform, allowing EV drivers to seamlessly charge at an expanded network of charging points across the region. | Marketcheck UK data shows surging demand for used Tesla EVs Hydrogen BP Enters JDA to Explore Green Hydrogen Development in Egypt BP has entered into a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to join the existing consortium comprised of Masdar, Hassan Allam Utilities and Infinity Power to explore the potential development of a multi-phase green hydrogen (gH2) project in Egypt. | Mahle Powertrain expands dedicated hydrogen powertrain testing capabilities at Northampton Oxford nanoSystems advances green hydrogen technology with commissioning of demonstration plant Interviews The RESPONDENT Project: An Interview With Effie Makri, Coordinator of the Project Renewable Energy Magazine recently had the opportunity to speak with Effie Makri, the VP of Research and Innovation with Future Intelligence Ltd. (FINT) in Athens, Greece, and the Project Coordinator of the RESPONDENT project, about upcoming projects and the connection between the RESPONDENT project and space technologies. | Miscellaneous Panorama New gridX report reveals potential in Home Energy Management Systems market across Europe Brazil Brazil expands utility-scale electric grid with 22 GW of renewables in two years EU electricity generation greener than ever before according to new figures from Eurelectric PV The Royal University for Women and Positive Zero Unveil Innovative Solar Carport Partnership The Royal University for Women, the first private, purpose-built, international university in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Positive Zero have entered a ground-breaking partnership to install a solar carport project on the university premises through Positive Zero’s distributed generation arm, SirajPower. The agreement enhances cooperation in the field of clean energy between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. | Ampion partners with Wendy’s and its franchisees to source renewable energy Storage MHI Invests in e-Zinc to Advance Long-Duration Energy Storage in Zinc Metal Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced it has invested in e-Zinc, Inc. (e-Zinc) a long-duration energy storage technology startup headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The investment has been executed through Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. (MHIA), which joins a consortium of investors including Evok Innovations, Toyota Ventures, Eni Next and others. | Industry-first guide charts path to unlock investment in pumped storage hydropower Sungrow presents new powerstack to the European market Agenda Renewable Energy Grid Integration Week 2024 |