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RWE has selected Thyborøn Port as the offshore construction base for its 1.1 GW Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark. Thyborøn will be the home port for the project’s service vessels and the control centre for managing marine logistics and traffic throughout the offshore construction phase. In addition, secondary steel structures will be handled from the Danish port during the foundation installation phase starting in spring 2025. For this purpose, Buss Ports will lease and operate an area of approximately 100,000 square metres and the corresponding quay in the southern part of the port. “Thyborøn will play an important role…

US Fuel Ethanol Exports Surge in 2024 The United States is on track to hit a record high in fuel ethanol exports in 2024, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said, driven by countries that require biofuel blending and favourable U.S. ethanol prices. Fuel ethanol, mostly made from corn in the U.S., is a renewable energy source often mixed with gasoline to lower emissions, reports Ethanol Producer Magazine. Through the first eight months of 2024, U.S. ethanol exports averaged 121,000 barrels per day, marking the highest levels ever for this time frame. Every month in 2024 so far has seen exports exceeding…

Bali: The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources announced the need for seven to nine new plants to process crude palm oil (CPO) into biodiesel to reach B50 biodiesel production. This was shared by the ministry’s bioenergy director, Edi Wibowo, at the Indonesia Palm Oil Conference (IPOC) 2024 in Bali on Thursday, reports Antara News Agency. According to Wibowo, additional plants or increments of capacity in existing facilities are required to meet the annual 19.7 million kiloliters of biodiesel needed for B50, a blend containing 50% palm oil and 50% diesel. For now, Indonesian production is only 15.8 million kiloliters…

Starting November 21, the Energy Ministry will reduce the amount of palm oil used in biodiesel, changing the standard from B7 to B5 biodiesel, in response to increasing palm oil prices, reports The Nation. B7 biodiesel contains 7% palm oil mixed with 93% petroleum diesel, while B5 has a lower concentration of palm oil at 5%. Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga announced that the Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) approved this change on Thursday, aimed at lowering biodiesel costs. Minister Pirapan reassured motorists that the shift from B7 to B5 will not affect vehicle engine performance.…

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, will supply Nordic energy company Gasum with biogas upgrading and liquefaction solutions for their new bioLNG plant.The plant will produce high-quality bioLNG from agricultural and organic household waste. The order was booked by Wärtsilä in Q4 2024.When operational, the Wärtsilä offering will be capable of producing 25 tons of bioLNG per day.“This new plant is an important part in fulfilling our ambitious goal of bringing 7 TWh worth of renewable gas annually to the Nordic market. We are happy to continue our cooperation with Wärtsilä in this second big greenfield biogas plant…

On 6 November, the European Investment Bank (EIB) approved the financing for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind projects in Poland, being developed by Polenergia and Norway’s Equinor. According to a recent social media post by EIB vice president Teresa Czerwińska, the funds will be used to reduce emissions and air pollution, expand renewable energy sources, and support the broadly understood energy transformation in Poland, though the exact amount of funding was not specified. In addition, the EIB’s involvement in the project will help strengthen the country’s energy security and introduce the latest technologies, said Czerwińska. The Bałtyk…

The European Union and Taiwan have reached an understanding on a dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO) that was initiated by the EU over Taiwan’s offshore wind auctions, more specifically, the requirements for domestic content. In July this year, the EU requested consultations at the WTO concerning Taiwan’s use of local content criteria for offshore wind projects, which formally initiated a dispute at the WTO. In 2021, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) published a localisation policy[1] for the first phase of its Round 3 offshore wind tenders which was completed in December 2022. According to the regulations, at least…

German engineering company Jörss-Blunck-Ordemann (JBO) has been awarded new contracts by EnBW for the geotechnical work and pre-FEED design for the Dreekant offshore wind project in Germany. EnBW secured the rights to develop an offshore wind farm in the N-12.3 area in the German North Sea in June this year. Located 120 kilometres northwest of Heligoland, the 1 GW project is planned to enter operation in 2031 and is expected to cover the electricity needs of 1.35 million households. EnBW said that it plans to sell much of the electricity produced by the Dreekant offshore wind farm to industrial customers…

Urszula Szalkowska, managing director, Europe EcoEngineers, outlines the challenges and opportunities for US suppliers.The European energy sector’s landscape is evolving rapidly, particularly in the biomethane market. The European Commission’s recent deployment of the Union Database (UDB) signifies a crucial step toward the transparent traceability of renewable fuels within the European Union (EU) Member States (MS).The purpose of the UDB is to reduce the risk of fraud and double counting the same energy unit in multiple sectors, multiple MS, or between a MS and national targets in third countries. Initially targeting liquid biofuels, UDB is expected to expand its purview to…

SMD3 and Waga Energy have signed a contract to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) at Saint-Laurent-des-Hommes landfill (Dordogne department, Southwestern France).SMD3, a public authority in charge of waste management in the department of Dordogne, has signed a contract with Waga Energy, a global expert in the production of RNG from landfills, to produce RNG at Saint-Laurent-des-Hommes landfill.Waga Energy will build a purification unit at the landfill in Saint-Laurent-des-Hommes, using its WAGABOX technology to upgrade landfill gas into RNG, a renewable substitute for fossil natural gas.The RNG will be directly injected into the natural gas distribution network to supply households and…