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This week was marked by our general assembly on pilot island Ameland in the Netherlands hosted by Gemeente Ameland. We discussed the progress of #IANOS, the results achieved so far and how we will organise the last year of the project. Especially, the new #innovations deployed on Ameland and gathering more data from the pilot #islands Ameland & Terceira will be priority. On day 2, even though we had typical Dutch autumn weather, we toured the island to view the already implemented technologies on the island and where the future technologies will be placed to #decarbonise the island. Team IANOS 🏝️ EDP, UNINOVA, Efacec, EDA, Governo dos Açores, Teraloop Oy, Sunamp, Gemeente Ameland, New Energy Coalition, TNO, Alliander, Amelander Energie Coöperatie (AEC), SuWoTec - Sustainable World Technology, Hanze, Neroa B.V., Repowered, SeaQurrent®, GasTerra, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Akuo, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH), ETRA, Engineering Group, RINA, European Renewable Energies Federation (EREF), Hellenic Association For Energy Economics (HAEE), UBITECH ENERGY #H2020 #energy #energytransition #islands #decarbonisation #smartisland

Strengthening French-Estonian Cleantech Ties: From Collaboration to Implementation 🇫🇷🇪🇪🌬️ At TUGE, we're committed to strengthening ties between France and Estonia in the cleantech sector. Our vision? To drive innovation and sustainability across borders, creating a cleaner, greener Europe. 🌱🌍 Recent Collaboration Highlights To further this goal, we recently participated in the French-Estonian Cleantech Business Forum. This event showcased the growing synergy between our nations in sustainable technology, marking one year since the signing of the French-Estonian memorandum of cooperation in cleantech. 🔗 https://shorturl.at/9bm8d The forum reinforced that: 🤝 Cross-border partnerships are key to innovation 🚀 Estonia serves as an ideal launchpad for French cleantech solutions 💡 Exchanging ideas and technologies accelerates our path to a sustainable future TUGE10 in Action: Powering Sustainable Industry in France We're thrilled to announce that our collaboration together with ENERLICE and mr Pascal Lamaud is already bearing fruit! Our third TUGE10 small wind turbine is now fully operational in Salin de Giraud, France, bringing renewable energy to traditional salt production. 🧂 Clean energy powering centuries-old salt manufacturing 💨 Harnessing wind to reduce industrial carbon footprint 🌿 Demonstrating the real-world impact of French-Estonian cooperation What's Next? This successful implementation is just the beginning. We're already working on new projects in France, continuing to expand our impact and drive the adoption of renewable energy solutions. Stay tuned for more exciting updates as we work towards a sustainable, wind-powered future! The author of the video and image material is Reino Kuber #FrenchEstonianCleantech #WindEnergy #SustainableIndustry #TUGE10 #InternationalCollaboration #RenewableEnergy

Very happy to have received an invitation to attend the North Sea Hub “Renewable Dialogue” at the Hannover convention centre on April 23 between Germany and Norway. The opportunity to see how strong the cooperation between Norway (Country partner of #HannoverMesse2024) and Germany is to build up a proper decarbonised electricity sector in North Europe. The 2 countries are key trading partners and have entered a strategic partnership on climate, renewable energy and green industry to cooperate even closer in the #greentransition   As already informed in a post after my participation during 3 days in the “Windenergietage” in Potsdam last November, the investments in the North of Germany and Europe will keep increasing significantly in the next 5 years. #Wind projects and #Hydrogen clusters close to port areas will modify industrial interdependencies in Germany, but also in Europe.   #Norway will be a key actor, not only for Germany but also for Europe, in the energy transition field. Norway is fully integrated into the European internal market through the EEA Agreement, making trade and investment flow seamlessly between Norway, Germany and the rest of the European Union.   Last week in Hannover, Norway emphasized its ambitions for the transition to a low-carbon society and key role in developing solutions within sectors such as renewable energy, carbon-neutral production, and application of green and digital solutions – all necessary to transform the industry and reach net-zero.   Besides partnership, we do observe pragmatism in the move. Why? Both countries aim to scale up renewable energy production quickly (Norway joined the Ostende declaration in 2023 – 9 countries set offshore wind targets of about 120 GW by 2030 and 300 GW by 2050 in the North Seas), a prerequisite for the production of green hydrogen. But in parallel, to realize the fastest possible high-volumes of hydrogen with zero or low emissions, the 2 countries will jointly plan to use hydrogen produced from natural gas with Carbon Capture and Storage (blue hydrogen) for a transition period, establishing the highest possible standards for CCS.   #norwayhm24 #strongertogether #europe #francoallemand #partnerships   Dag Ekelberg, Ingebjørg Telnes Wilhelmsen, Tore Kallevåg, Synne Myhre Jensen, Beate Paulsrud, Ole Kolb, Stephan Steinlein, Dr. Christophe AREND, Emeline Santerre, Catharina Post, Dr. Florian Brahms, Dr. Julian Asmus Nebel, Christian Frohberg, Désirée Oberpichler, Thomas Michaelis, Jérôme Desquiens, Frédéric PETIT, Patrick Gerges, Sven Rösner, Céline Pizzotti, Evelyne Freitag, Manon Wahl, Frédérique Genton, LL.M, Olivier Meier, Olga HEIN, Pascal Jentsch, Benedicte de Peretti, Marlies Ullenboom , Christophe Debien, Eric DE RIEDMATTEN, Gert Van Avondt, Julien LEVER, Christophe IPPOLITO, Fabrizio Delage Paganini, Max Maldacker, Viktoria Schuck, ,Sandrine Couturier, Marielle Laetitia Sorge , Equinor, RWE

I am thrilled to share I have been elected as a Board member of SolarPower Europe. Having been part of this incredible organization since 2010, it's an honor to now serve on the board, particularly representing the National Associations Committee (NAC). Alongside NAC’s Chair and my good friend, Donoso Jose, we are committed to championing the diverse interests of thousands of small and medium-sized member companies that span dozens of national associations across Europe. Our goal is clear: to enhance SPE’s impact and effectiveness at every level within the EU. Congratulations to all other Board members that were (re)elected yesterday: Alexander Zahariev of SUNOTEC Juan Rivier Abbad of Iberdrola Martin H. of Fronius International Katharina Luise Eickelberg of SMA Solar Technology AG Ozer Ergul of Aquila Capital Dr. Christian Westermeier of WACKER Pia Alina Lange of Trina Solar Christian Pho Duc of Smartenergy The board role is not just a great honor but also a significant responsibility. As solar energy is increasingly becomes a central component of the European energy system, its role in maintaining price stability and ensuring energy security during crises has never been more crucial. #SolarPower stands out as affordable, reliable, abundant, and scalable - qualities that are essential as we strive to deliver the EU's #GreenDeal and support a robust political rationale focused on sustainability. The task ahead is substantial. The European Union and its member states are at a critical juncture where scaling up #renewable energy deployment and enhancing #grids #flexibility are paramount. This will address various pressing challenges, including #EnergySecurity, economic #competitiveness, and the preservation of high-quality manufacturing #jobs within Europe. Together, we can build a strong, secure, and prosperous Europe - a #union that is competitive, free, and democratic, powered increasingly by #clean and #sustainable energy. Let's harness the potential of solar to reduce bills for families and businesses, paving the way for a brighter and more resilient future.

💙[BREAKING NEWS]💛 Lhyfe has been awarded a grant of c.€11m from Klimatklivet for its green hydrogen project in Trelleborg in #Sweden ! “We are very happy to have been awarded this grant, which is the first project we have been granted subsidies for in Sweden and which we see as a clear reward of our efforts and as the recognition of our expertise in the production and delivery of #greenhydrogen to multiples customers over the last two years. It is also a proof of us going the right direction in Sweden, and we would like to reiterate our commitment to the Swedish environmental agenda and welcome the fact that Sweden is focusing on the rapid expansion of a hydrogen infrastructure based on renewable energies." says Sara Wihlborg , Country Manager Sweden at #Lhyfe Sara adds: "This project will contribute towards providing green hydrogen for the #mobility sector in the South of Sweden. It will support our objective to increase the penetration of green hydrogen throughout Sweden both for mobility and #industry". 👉 Read the full press release here : https://lnkd.in/gaM3EbGb Matthieu Guesné Philippe Desorme Nolwenn Belléguic Maria Pardo Saleme Taia Kronborg Thomas Créach Antoine HAMON Christophe Dubruque Camilla N. Aditi Bhasin Ben B. Mats Hvalgren Jens Marquardt Christian Swanson #hydrogen #greenhydrogen #decarbonation #innovation

Italy's "Transizione 5.0" initiative, part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), is promoting European-made sustainable and innovative energy systems. 🍃 This program supports Italy’s businesses in adopting sustainable energy practices by offering financial incentives through tax credits of up to 45% for significant reductions in energy consumption. 💶 Since SoliTek products are made in the EU, you can make the most of this program! 🌍 Our distributors in Italy are ready to assist you in maximizing this opportunity: Greensun Srl, P.M. SERVICE, Energia Italia, Enerklima, Esaving Srl, Krannich Solar per l´Italia - SVR. #SoliTek #Transizione50 #SolarEnergy #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #Innovation #Italy #PNRR

📄 The fifth factsheet from the SESA Project Sustainable Energy Solutions Catalogue is dedicated to 𝙎𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙞 𝙂𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙨. Solar mini grids are 𝙠𝙚𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚, 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙩-𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙨, 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 such as schools and hospitals in many African countries. This factsheet introduces the technologies involved in solar mini grids, sums up key business and financing models, and provides examples of successful deployment in the African context as well as in the SESA project specifically. Learn more 👇 uYilo Electric Mobility Programme | WE!Hub Victoria Limited | Cenex Nederland | ELICO Foundation | Siemens Stiftung | UN Environment Programme | Metanogenia | ICLEI | TECNALIA Research & Innovation | Leitat Technological Center | RISE Research Institutes of Sweden | Smart Innovation Norway | ICLEI Africa | SEI — Stockholm Environment Institute | ICLEI Europe | UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) | F6S Innovation | Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy

Webinar on excess heat! Large amounts of excess heat in society could be utilized more effectively rather than simply being released into the surrounding environment. Exciting developments are happening in this field, and this webinar series will provide insights into how various stakeholders, from different perspectives, can help harness excess heat more efficiently and contribute to a sustainable society. Don't miss the first in a series of webinars about excess heat, the first is themed: "Producing Electricity from Excess Heat", where companies Againity, Climeon, and Zigrid will present their solutions, followed by a Q&A session and discussion. Click on link to register👇👇👇 https://lnkd.in/dGspWztN

🌍 Exciting developments in sustainable energy at the Port of Hamburg! 🌱 They're making significant strides towards establishing the region as a hub for green hydrogen infrastructure. 💪 The recently inaugurated Yara ammonia import terminal in Brunsbüttel is just one example of their commitment to sustainability. �terminal Moreover, the "Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub" /HGHH/ and "HH-WIN" network are set to supply local industries with green hydrogen by 2027, integrating Hamburg into the European hydrogen network. 🇪🇺 Storengy's SaltHy project aims to expand gas storage facilities in Stade, including underground caverns for storing up to 15,000 tons of hydrogen! ⚒️ This will further solidify the region's position as a hydrogen hub, connecting it to the European hydrogen backbone by 2028. 🔌 ENERTRAG is also playing a crucial role, focusing on the production, storage, and transport of green hydrogen. 🚢 In collaboration with partners like F. Laeisz, they're promoting the use of hydrogen derivatives in shipping and other industries, contributing to the decarbonization of the maritime sector. 🌊 The Port of Hamburg is truly becoming a pivotal point for sustainable energy supply! 🙌 Let's support their efforts and spread the word about these exciting developments. 📢 #SustainableEnergy #HydrogenInfrastructure #PortOfHamburg #Decarbonization Source: https://lnkd.in/eMYpR3S9

The Hannover Messe kicked off today with the theme "ENERGIZING A SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY. Our CEO Jonas Meyer, together with Richard Pugh from our strategic partner SEFE, met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at Gen2 Energy’s stand. Chancellor Scholz and Prime Minister Støre wanted to be updated on our green hydrogen partnership project and discuss our shared ambition to drive forward the green energy transformation in Europe.   In September 2023, SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH and Gen2 Energy signed a Transaction Term Sheet for the delivery of green Hydrogen from Norway to Germany. #HM24 #RenewableEnergy #GreenHydrogen #Gen2Energy Innovasjon Norge Norsk-Tysk Handelskammer Norsk Hydrogenforum Business Norway Jonas Meyer Andreas Ekker Jan Fredrik Råknes Lars Grimsmo Aleksandra Mathisen Paal Utvik Svein-Erik Figved