Energy supply
REFHYNE project
REFHYNE is a European consortium between Shell (Shell Germany and Shell Energy Europe), ITM Power Ltd (UK), SINTEF (Norway), Sphera (Germany) and Element Energy (UK). It is receiving a grant from the EU FCHJU (Fuel Cell Hydrogen Joint Undertaking). T...
European Hydrogen Hub by the Port of Rotterdam
The port applies a complete value chain approach, in which generation, import, use in transport and industrial processes, and transport of hydrogen are combined. Addressing these elements combined makes the Port of Rotterdam ideally suited to develop...
Mytilineos: High-Efficiency Cogeneration in the Industrial Process
Mytilineos’ Metallurgy Business Unit (formerly “Aluminium of Greece”) is the largest vertically integrated alumina and aluminium producer in the European Union. In order to cover the massive heat needs of its alumina refinery, Mytilineos owns a...
The North Sea Wind Power Hub (NSWPH) project: efficient development of renewable...
An artificial island, instead of a platform, could be developed as a central hub to support the necessary energy evacuation infrastructure e.g. electrical or power to gas conversion. This concept, the North Sea Wind Power Hub (NSWPH), is further bei...
Northern Lights project: CCS infrastructure for European CO2 storage and a hydro...
The Northern Lights project, developed by total, Shell and Equinor, consists of a CO2 receiving terminal, an offshore pipeline, injection and CO2 storage. The captured CO2 liquid goes by ship from the capture sites to a new CO2 receiving terminal out...
RAG Austria’s ”Underground Sun Conversion”: Producing renewable gas
The aim of the research project is to use existing gas (pore) reservoirs as natural bio-reactors. The methanation process and storage take place naturally in underground pore reservoirs. This represents a huge source by potentially providing the urge...
ArcelorMittal Steelanol demonstration: Recycling carbon into sustainable, advanc...
As part of its range of low carbon technologies, ArcelorMittal is building its Steelanol demonstration project that recycles carbon into sustainable, advanced bio-ethanol. They capture carbon from an industrial source and recycle it, just like with g...
Endesa’s efforts for total decarbonization by 2050
As a result of the capacity auctions held on 2017, Endesa, through EGPE (Enel Green Power España) , was awarded wind capacity of 540 MW and photovoltaic capacity of 339 MW:In 2018 start of construction works for the majority of the planned wind fa...
Reaping the benefits of solar: photovoltaic power plant promoted by the Navigato...
The business model of the Navigator Company (NVG) is based on sustainable and certified management of forests, reconciling environmental, social and economic concerns. In 2016, approximately 70% of NVG’s total primary energy consumption was obtaine...
IKEA Retail Poland: becoming climate positive
IKEA has been committed to tackling climate change for many years, and announced new commitments as part of its Sustainability Strategy – People and Planet Positive, in June 2018. One of the ambitions for 2030 is for IKEA to become climate positive...
Arbaflame pellets cost-effectively convert coal-fired power plants to biomass
Arbacore pellets by Arbaflame have been specially developed to replace or mix with fossil fuel in coal-fired power plants. Arbacore is produced using a steam explosion process in which the wood fibres are broken down and lignin, the binding agent in ...
ENI's Green Refineries Project: a new lease of life for refining according to ci...
Through its Bio-refineries Project, Eni has reconfigured the refineries in Venice and Gela by identifying innovative solutions using “green” cycles that are both environmentally and economically sustainable. In particular, a business model has be...
Energinet’s cross border connections to enable flexible markets
The transition to an energy system built on renewables necessitates better utilisation of the energy. Today, power plants can produce when there is a demand. In the future, demand will have to follow production. This calls for common European electri...
Cogeneration at ExxonMobil facilities
Cogeneration is the simultaneous production of electricity while capturing useful heat or steam for industrial processes. By capturing and using energy that would have been lost as waste heat, cogeneration leads to increased energy efficiency and red...