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The European Union launches its roadmap for greening

The European Union launches its roadmap for greening
07/15/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EU. The European Commission adopts a range of proposals "to make the EU's climate, energy, land use, transport and taxation policies".
Emissions Trading Scheme, energy, energy efficiency, energy saving, energy transition, ETS, EU, Europe, European Commission, European Green Deal, European Parliament, European Union, Frans Timmermans, hydrogen, Kadri Simson, Paolo Gentiloni, renewable energy, Social Climate Fund, Ursula von der Leyen, WTO

Spain invests €1.55bn to convert to green hydrogen

Spain invests €1.55bn to convert to green hydrogen
05/25/2021 - Eric Apim | Environment
SPAIN. Spain is to invest €1.55 billion to support the production of green hydrogen and make the country the main European industrial hub for the sector thanks to public-private partnerships.
Castilla y León, Covid-19, Cummins, energy, energy transition, European Green Deal, green economy, hydrogen, Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, NextGenerationEU, Pedro Sánchez, public-private partnership, renewable energy, renewable energy Spain, Spain, Tom Linebarger

Two floating wind projects to emerge in the Mediterranean

Two floating wind projects to emerge in the Mediterranean
05/20/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. The Occitanie and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions will host two floating wind farm projects of 250 MW each. A public debate will start in July 2021 to validate their opportunity, impacts, characteristics and define their locations.
Ademe, Agency for Environment and Energy Management, Amidéole, Antoine Landeau Arec, Arthur Launeau, Aude, Baixas, Barbara Pompili, BW-Ideol, Calen, Carole Delga, Carros, CGN Europe Energy, CNDP, Commission nationale du débat public, Dominique de Lauzières, EDF Renouvelables, EDP Renewables, EFGL, Enbridge, energy, Engie, environment, Eolfi, EolMed, EOS, Europe, Floatgen, FOWT, France, GPMM, Grand port maritime de Marseille, Ideol, Ifremer, Jean-Michel Lopez, Leucate, Livière, Marion Galland, Marseille, Martine Bartolomei, Mathias Bourrissoux, Monaco, Méditerranée, Occitanie, PGL, Plan Littoral 21, Portugal, Principia, Principle Power, Provence Grand Large, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, public debate, Pyrénées orientales, Pôle Mer Méditerranée, Qair, Renaud Muselier, renewable energy, Repsol, SBM Offshore, Semper, Sophie Bertran de Balanda, Sébastien Fourmy, Tamareau, Total, Valeco, wind energy, WindFloat Atlantic, École Centrale de Nantes, Étienne Ballan

France joins the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum

France joins the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum
03/10/2021 - Eric Apim | Industry
MEDITERRANEAN. The Member States of the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum have accepted the arrival of France as a member and the United States as a permanent observer. version française
Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, EMGF, energy, France, gas, Gaza, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Mediterranean, Palestine, Turkey, United States

The EU and Qatar to finance a €70 million gas pipeline between Israel and the Gaza Strip

The EU and Qatar to finance a €70 million gas pipeline between Israel and the Gaza Strip
02/25/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
PALESTINE. Qatar and the European Union have pledged $60 million and €20 million respectively to finance a gas pipeline linking Israel to the Gaza Strip power plant.
 version française
Egypt, energy, European Union (EU), gas, gas pipeline, Gaza Strip, hydrocarbons, Israel, Mahmoud Abbas, Mohammad al-Emadie, Mohammad Shtayyeh, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff

French renewable energy producer ZE Energy wins first contract in Italy

French renewable energy producer ZE Energy wins first contract in Italy
01/11/2021 - Eric Apim | Environment
ITALY / FRANCE. The independent renewable energy producer ZE Energy wins the "fast reserve" tender of the Italian electricity transmission operator Terna.
energy, France, Italy, renewable energy, solar energy, Terna, ZE Energy

Sonatrach will invest $40 bn over five years

Sonatrach will invest $40 bn over five years
01/05/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
ALGERIA. The Algerian group Sonatrach announces an investment programme of $40 billion over five years, 51% of which in dinars.
Algeria, energy, FEED, gas, Gassi Touil, Hassi Bir Rekaiz, Hassi Messaoud, Hassi R'Mel, hydrocarbons, industry, Sonatrach, Toufik Hakkar

Italy's Enel programs €160 billion investment in renewable energies

Italy's Enel programs €160 billion investment in renewable energies
11/24/2020 - Eric Apim | Environment
ITALY. The Italian energy company Enel plans to invest a total of €160 billion in renewable energy by 2030, including €17 billion by 2023.
Endesa, Enel, energy, Italy, renewable energy

Still no agreement between Israel and Lebanon to share gas fields

Still no agreement between Israel and Lebanon to share gas fields
11/12/2020 - Gérard Tur | Society / Institutions
ISRAEL / LEBANON. The two countries are trying to agree on their exclusive economic zones. version française
Eastern Mediterranean, energy, ENI, Exclusive Economic Zone, Finul, gas, Israel, Karish, Lebanon, maritime borders, Naqoura, Novatek, Total, United Nations

Alba Leasing offers €980m of financing to Italian SMEs with the help of the EIB

Alba Leasing offers €980m of financing to Italian SMEs with the help of the EIB
10/19/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
ITALY. 8,000 Italian companies will be able to benefit from €980m in additional financial resources thanks to an agreement between the European Investment Bank and Italian leasing specialist Alba Leasing. version française
Alba leasing, Banco BPM, Banco Popolare di Sondrio, bank, BPER Banca, Credito Valtellinese, EIF, energy, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, finance, Italian SMEs, Italy, leasing, renewable energy, sustainable development

McPhy raises €180 million to accelerate its development in zero-carbon hydrogen

McPhy raises €180 million to accelerate its development in zero-carbon hydrogen
10/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
FRANCE. French electrolyser and storage systems manufacturer McPhy successfully raises €180 million from strategic investors, its historical shareholders and institutional investors.
Bpifrance, Chart International, Drôme, Ecotechnologies, EDF Pulse Croissance, energy, environment, France, Germany, Grenoble, hydrogen, industry, Italy, Laurent Carme, McPhy, Paris, San Miniato, sustainable development, Technip Energies, Wildau, zero carbon

Start of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon to define their common borders

Start of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon to define their common borders
10/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LEBANON / ISRAEL. The first talks in thirty years between Lebanon and Israel begin in the city of Naqoura, the headquarters of UNIFIL. They will focus on the maritime borders between the two states still officially at war.
Alon Bar, Aviv Ayash, Bassam Yassin, borders, conflicts, David Schenker, Eastern Mediterranean, EEZ, Egypt, energy, Finul, gas, hydrocarbons, Israel, Jan Kubis, Jordan, Lebanon, maritime borders, Mazen Basbous, Mor Halutz, Nabih Berry, Najib Massihi, Naqoura, NNA, Oren Setter, Reuven Azar, Udi Adiri, United Nations, United States, Wissam Chbat, Yuval Steinitz

Turkey resumes its hydrocarbon explorations off the Greek island of Kastellorizo

Turkey resumes its hydrocarbon explorations off the Greek island of Kastellorizo
10/12/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TURKEY. After a gesture of appeasement with the withdrawal of the Oruç Reis from the disputed waters of the Eastern Mediterranean in September 2020, Turkey has decided to put this hydrocarbon exploration vessel back into service in this area. version française

Ankara, Ataman, Athens, Cengiz Han, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, energy, exploration vessel, Greece, hydrocarbons, Kastellorizo, Oruç Reis, Turkey

Algeria's Sonatrach and Spain's Naturgy reach agreement on gas prices

Algeria's Sonatrach and Spain's Naturgy reach agreement on gas prices
10/09/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services
ALGERIA / SPAIN. An agreement between Sonatrach and Naturgy puts an end to a dispute between Algeria and Spain over the price of gas.
Algeria, energy, Francisco Reynés, gas, Medgaz, Naturgy, Sonatrach, Spain, Toufik Hakkar

EIB supports energy efficiency in Jordanian municipalities

EIB supports energy efficiency in Jordanian municipalities
10/07/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
JORDAN / EU. The European Investment Bank signs a technical assistance cooperation agreement with the Cities and Towns Development Bank (CVDB) in Jordan.
Cities and Towns Development Bank, CVDB, energy, energy efficiency, environment, European Investment Bank, European Union (EU), Jordan, Osama Al-Azzam, renewable energy, solar energy

EBRD invests €50m in the first green bond issue of the National Bank of Greece

EBRD invests €50m in the first green bond issue of the National Bank of Greece
10/06/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services
GREECE. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will invest €50m in the issuance of senior senior senior green bonds of the National Bank of Greece. version française

EBRD, energy, financial markets, Greece, green bonds, green economy, ICMA, International Capital Markets Association, National Bank of Greece, NBG, renewable energy, solar energy

Photosol finances the construction of nine photovoltaic power plants in France

Photosol finances the construction of nine photovoltaic power plants in France
10/01/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. The French independent producer of renewable energy Photosol obtains a bank financing of 108.5 M€ from the Banque Postale and the Caisse d'Epargne CEPAC for nine photovoltaic power plants.
Banque Postale, Caisse d'Epargne, CEPAC, CRE4, De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés, energy, environment, Photosol, photovoltaic power plants, renewable energy, solar energy

Total to develop 3.3 GW of additional solar projects in Spain

Total to develop 3.3 GW of additional solar projects in Spain
09/25/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
SPAIN / FRANCE. Thanks to an agreement with Spain's Ignis to deploy an additional 3.3 gigawatts of solar projects, Total is strengthening its position in the Spanish market.
Andalusia, EDP, Energias de Portugal, energy, environment, Europe, France, Ignis, Madrid, Patrick Pouyanné, Powertis, renewable energy, solar energy, Solarbay Renewable Energy, Spain, Total

Engie inaugurates its new research centre dedicated to green gases

Engie inaugurates its new research centre dedicated to green gases
09/22/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. Engie inaugurates a new research centre dedicated to preparing tomorrow's energy solutions.
Claire Waysand, energy, Engie, Engie Lab Crigen, France, gas, green economy, Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, R&D, research, Stains, sustainable development, Urban Valley Campus

Engie and ArianeGroup join forces in liquefied renewable hydrogen

Engie and ArianeGroup join forces in liquefied renewable hydrogen
09/10/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. The two French groups Engie and ArianeGroup sign a collaboration agreement in the field of liquefied renewable hydrogen. Version française
aeronautics, André-Hubert Roussel, Anglo-American, Ariane rockets, ArianeGroup, Claire Waysand, energy, Engie, environment, Eure, European Green Deal, France, Germany, hydrogen, renewable energy, Vernon

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