{"id":6471,"date":"2026-07-09T14:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portstrategy.nfdtesting.uk\/greenport\/2026\/07\/09\/huelva-biofuels-hub-wins-105m-backing\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:23:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:23:22","slug":"huelva-biofuels-hub-wins-105m-backing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/news\/alternative-fuels-greenport\/huelva-biofuels-hub-wins-105m-backing\/","title":{"rendered":"Huelva biofuels hub wins \u20ac105m backing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new port infrastructure will modernise logistics operations at Moeve\u2019s La R\u00e1bida Energy Park and Exolum\u2019s nearby facilities while strengthening Europe\u2019s energy transition and strategic autonomy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMuelle Sur is a critical logistics asset for advancing the energy transition and strengthening Europe\u2019s autonomy,\u201d said Carmen de Pablo, CFO and director of strategy, sustainability and M&amp;A at Moeve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis financing agreement supports a project that will enable us to improve efficiency and secure the logistics capacity required at our Huelva facilities to advance our green molecule projects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biofuels hub<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The financing, provided by BBVA and Kutxabank under a project finance model, enables the continued development of Muelle Sur, a strategic logistics and maritime transport hub that is already more than 50% complete.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a development which includes construction of a new 511m berth within the Port of Huelva\u2019s Outer Harbour, designed to improve vessel loading and unloading operations while increasing logistics flexibility and operational safety.<\/p>\n<p>Once complete, the facility will serve as a key gateway for sustainable feedstocks and products linked to Moeve\u2019s new second-generation biofuels plant, part of what is expected to become southern Europe\u2019s largest 2G biofuel complex.<\/p>\n<p>The upgraded port infrastructure will also improve the handling and distribution of renewable fuels, enhancing supply chain resilience and supporting more sustainable maritime logistics.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside operational efficiencies, the investment reinforces the role of modern port construction projects in enabling industrial decarbonisation, supporting Europe\u2019s transition to low-carbon energy systems and strengthening long-term energy security through advanced logistics capabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moeve and Exolum have secured \u20ac105 million to advance a major port construction project supporting renewable fuels at the Port of Huelva.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":6472,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8],"tags":[573,657,539,83],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-6471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternative-fuels-greenport","category-projects-initiatives-greenport","tag-marine-civils","tag-port-construction","tag-port-infrastructure","tag-renewable-fuels"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6471"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6473,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6471\/revisions\/6473"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6471"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=6471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}