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First Hydrogen-Powered Hydrofoil Ready for World Championships

The TU Delft Solar Boat Team has spent a year working towards their dream: realizing the first flying hydrogen boat with their project Hydro Motion. The 20 students have pulled it off: a seaworthy boat, fully equipped with a hydrogen system and super strong hydrofoils under the boat. 

CAUSEWAYGT Launches New Geothermal Energy Company and Signs First MOU

Europa Oil & Gas, the UK, Ireland and Morocco focused energy company with production, development, and exploration assets, is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Europa Oil & Gas Limited, as operator of the West Firsby oil field, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with newley formed CAUSEWAYGT to assess the potential of the West Firsby oil field as a geothermal test and commercial deployment site.

Eco Wave Power and Queen Mary University of London Awarded Grant 

Global wave energy developer Eco Wave Power and the UK Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have announced the approval of a grant by the Wohl Clean Growth Alliance. The grant has been awarded to the parties with the goal of promoting and facilitating the establishment of a long-term research collaboration between Professor Guang Li and Dr. Kamyar Mehran from Queen Mary University of London, and Eco Wave Power’s engineering team.

Delta Biofuel Proposes $70 Million Renewable Fuel Plant in Louisiana

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and Delta Biofuel CEO Philip Keating announced the company is evaluating Iberia Parish, Louisiana, for a planned $70 million renewable fuel plant. The planned production facility would produce biomass fuel pellets made from residual sugarcane fiber, known as bagasse.

New Research Project to Develop Optimized Biogas from Bacteria

A new international research and innovation project called MICRO4BIOGAS has just kicked off, aiming to develop natural and synthetic microbial communities for the production of optimized biogas. The project has been funded with  €5.7M under the EU H2020 program for a duration of four years, and it comprises 14 institutionsf rom six countries, including universities, companies and the local government of one Spanish town where a cutting-edge biogas plant will be built.

Albany, N.Y., Water Department Upgrades Fleet with Two Electric Vehicles

With a core value of sustainability and a commitment to reducing their carbon footprint, the Albany Water Department has started to convert its vehicle fleet to electric with the purchase of two Chevrolet Bolts. 

ENGIE Solutions Geothermal Innovator of the Year with Multidrains Boreholes

This year the winner of the Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Award 2021 is ENGIE Solutions with its innovative multidrains boreholes well architecture. This project, developed by ENGIE Solutions and built with Antea Group and other partners, can almost double the productivity of a geothermal reservoir.

MPs visit EMEC to see evidence of marine energy in action

Members of the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee visited Orkney on Monday 28th June 2021 to visit the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and gather further evidence on renewable energy in Scotland.

EBRD Announces Winners of Green TFP Awards

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has recognized the most successful banks under its Green Trade Facilitation Program (Green TFP) with awards for their performance in 2020, a year that was overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic.

New solar and energy storage installations at Portsmouth University to create a ‘solar living lab’

The University of Portsmouth is harnessing solar energy to use its Port-Eco House and £12 million Future Technology Centre as a ‘solar living lab’ - a research facility to test, verify and refine complex energy solutions in evolving real-life contexts.

Comau successfully automates the production of Leclanché new generation batteries

Comau has designed and developed a high-volume module manufacturing line to produce new generation lithium-ion batteries for Leclanché, a global provider of high-quality energy storage solutions for the heavy transportation, naval and railway industries.  

NJBPU approves America’s largest combined offshore wind award to Atlantic Shores and Ocean Wind II

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has awarded a combined 2,658 MW of offshore wind capacity to EDF/Shell’s Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind and Ørsted’s Ocean Wind II bringing the state’s total planned capacity to over 3,700 MW.

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