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                    <title>BBVA Finances a Pioneering Geothermal Project in the United States</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/enterprises/bbva-finances-a-pioneering-geothermal-project-in-the-united-states/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Pilar Martínez Fariña]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Cleantech]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy transition]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has played a key role as Coordinator Lead Arranger and Hedging Coordinator in the financing of Cape Phase I, developed by Fervo Energy, a pioneering project that marks a milestone in the commercial-scale deployment of next-generation geothermal energy in the United States. The transaction highlights BBVA’s capabilities in the energy sector and reinforces its strong and growing presence as one of the leading project finance institutions in the U.S. market.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has played a key role as Coordinator Lead Arranger and Hedging Coordinator in the financing of Cape Phase I, developed by Fervo Energy, a pioneering project that marks a milestone in the commercial-scale deployment of next-generation geothermal energy in the United States. The transaction highlights BBVA’s capabilities in the energy sector and reinforces its strong and growing presence as one of the leading project finance institutions in the U.S. market.]]>
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                    <title>The Iberian Peninsula Needs up to €50 billion in Additional Cleantech Investments per Year</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/the-iberian-peninsula-needs-up-to-e50-billion-in-additional-cleantech-investments-per-year/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Teresa Andrés Blanco]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Cleantech]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[To reach the 2030 decarbonization targets and remain competitive in the European clean industrial transition, Spain and Portugal need up to €50 billion per year in additional public and private investment. This is according to the report, <a href="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/649d7983d1079c1630612bf7/69944fd6178b9e6a672ec102_Iberia%20report_Investment%20Plan_100226_compressed.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Cleantech Investment Plan for the Iberian Peninsula’</a> by Cleantech for Iberia, which underscores that companies need greater financial support in the scaling phase to launch their projects.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[To reach the 2030 decarbonization targets and remain competitive in the European clean industrial transition, Spain and Portugal need up to €50 billion per year in additional public and private investment. This is according to the report, <a href="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/649d7983d1079c1630612bf7/69944fd6178b9e6a672ec102_Iberia%20report_Investment%20Plan_100226_compressed.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Cleantech Investment Plan for the Iberian Peninsula’</a> by Cleantech for Iberia, which underscores that companies need greater financial support in the scaling phase to launch their projects.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA Drives Biomethane As an Efficient Solution To Support Companies in Their Decarbonisation Efforts</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/enterprises/bbva-drives-biomethane-as-an-efficient-solution-to-support-companies-in-their-decarbonisation-efforts/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 01:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Pilar Martínez Fariña]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Business sustainability]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Cleantech]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy transition for companies]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Investment bank]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Project finance]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In light of the urgent need to reduce emissions, biomethane is emerging as a proven, efficient and circular solution for companies. BBVA Corporate &amp; Investment Banking, through its Cleantech business line, is leading its financing through project finance structures and supporting companies from the early stages to accelerate their transition towards more sustainable production models.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In light of the urgent need to reduce emissions, biomethane is emerging as a proven, efficient and circular solution for companies. BBVA Corporate &amp; Investment Banking, through its Cleantech business line, is leading its financing through project finance structures and supporting companies from the early stages to accelerate their transition towards more sustainable production models.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA Supports the Expansion of Northern Lights, a Global Leader in Cross-border CO₂ Storage</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/enterprises/bbva-supports-the-expansion-of-northern-lights-a-global-leader-in-cross-border-co-storage/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Pilar Martínez Fariña]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Cleantech]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy transition]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Investment bank]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has acted as one of the key banking partners in the financing of the second phase of the Northern Lights project, carried out in partnership with Shell, TotalEnergies and Equinor as a strategic initiative for industrial decarbonisation in Norway. This new phase will increase CO₂ storage capacity and marks a further step in scaling carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) solutions across Europe.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has acted as one of the key banking partners in the financing of the second phase of the Northern Lights project, carried out in partnership with Shell, TotalEnergies and Equinor as a strategic initiative for industrial decarbonisation in Norway. This new phase will increase CO₂ storage capacity and marks a further step in scaling carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) solutions across Europe.]]>
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                    <title>What Are Clean Technologies? How Does 'Cleantech' Work?</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/what-are-clean-technologies-also-known-as-cleantech-what-are-its-features/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 07:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[T030454]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Cleantech]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Clean technologies, also known as 'cleantech', are technologies that contribute to sustainability and environmental protection. This includes innovative solutions for  both climate change adaptation and mitigation, ranging from emission reduction to biodiversity protection and water treatment.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Clean technologies, also known as 'cleantech', are technologies that contribute to sustainability and environmental protection. This includes innovative solutions for  both climate change adaptation and mitigation, ranging from emission reduction to biodiversity protection and water treatment.]]>
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                    <title>FOAK: what is a ‘first-of-a-kind’ cleantech project?</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/foak-what-is-a-first-of-a-kind-cleantech-project/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 13:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[María Prados]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Cleantech]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[‘First-of-a-kind’ (FOAK) is a technological term that refers to the implementation of a<a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/what-are-clean-technologies-also-known-as-cleantech-what-are-its-features/"> ’cleantech</a>,’ or clean technology, for the first time in real conditions and on a commercial scale. These projects mark the transition from experimental development to market adoption and are fundamental to promoting the energy transition and advancing decarbonization.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[‘First-of-a-kind’ (FOAK) is a technological term that refers to the implementation of a<a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/what-are-clean-technologies-also-known-as-cleantech-what-are-its-features/"> ’cleantech</a>,’ or clean technology, for the first time in real conditions and on a commercial scale. These projects mark the transition from experimental development to market adoption and are fundamental to promoting the energy transition and advancing decarbonization.]]>
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                    <title>The Iberian Peninsula needs to invest an additional €250 billion in clean technologies by 2030, according to Cleantech for Iberia</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/the-iberian-peninsula-needs-to-invest-an-additional-e250-billion-in-clean-technologies-by-2030-according-to-cleantech-for-iberia/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 23:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Teresa Andrés Blanco]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Cleantech]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Public and private investment in clean technologies (<a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/what-are-clean-technologies-also-known-as-cleantech-what-are-its-features/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘cleantech’</a>) in Spain and Portugal must increase by an additional €50 billion per year until 2030, beyond current levels, to reach the decarbonization targets in the Paris Agreement. This was stressed in the report, <a href="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/649d7983d1079c1630612bf7/68c01c3ff46072d685115441_EN_Cleantech%20Capital%20in%20Iberia.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Capital Cleantech in Iberia: Mapping the Landscape, Mobilising the Investments,’</a> which also encourages financial solutions to support the implementation of innovative, pioneering projects, as well as their scalability and commercialization.
<h6>Photograph created using artificial intelligence (Midjourney).</h6>]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Public and private investment in clean technologies (<a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/what-are-clean-technologies-also-known-as-cleantech-what-are-its-features/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘cleantech’</a>) in Spain and Portugal must increase by an additional €50 billion per year until 2030, beyond current levels, to reach the decarbonization targets in the Paris Agreement. This was stressed in the report, <a href="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/649d7983d1079c1630612bf7/68c01c3ff46072d685115441_EN_Cleantech%20Capital%20in%20Iberia.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Capital Cleantech in Iberia: Mapping the Landscape, Mobilising the Investments,’</a> which also encourages financial solutions to support the implementation of innovative, pioneering projects, as well as their scalability and commercialization.
<h6>Photograph created using artificial intelligence (Midjourney).</h6>]]>
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                    <title>BBVA welcomes Spain’s inclusion in the World Economic Forum’s ‘First Movers Coalition’ to advance industrial decarbonization</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-welcomes-spains-inclusion-in-the-world-economic-forums-first-movers-coalition-to-advance-industrial-decarbonization/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 10:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[T050361]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Cleantech]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<strong>“The ‘First Movers Coalition’ will help foster investment in cleantech for industrial decarbonization,” said John Rutherford, the Head of Institutional Relations at BBVA, who attended the event where the Spanish government joined this World Economic Forum (WEF) alliance.</strong>]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<strong>“The ‘First Movers Coalition’ will help foster investment in cleantech for industrial decarbonization,” said John Rutherford, the Head of Institutional Relations at BBVA, who attended the event where the Spanish government joined this World Economic Forum (WEF) alliance.</strong>]]>
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                    <title>How BBVA supports enterprises in their energy transition: from expert advisory to financing</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/how-bbva-supports-enterprises-in-their-energy-transition-from-expert-advisory-to-financing/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Pilar Martínez Fariña]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Carbon Footprint]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Cleantech]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Investment bank]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Decarbonization and the energy transition have become global priorities. In this transformative landscape, BBVA plays a key role in helping enterprises evolve toward more sustainable business models.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Decarbonization and the energy transition have become global priorities. In this transformative landscape, BBVA plays a key role in helping enterprises evolve toward more sustainable business models.]]>
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                    <title>What is climate technology or climatech? When innovation sets its sights on climate change</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/what-is-climate-technology-or-climatech-when-innovation-sets-its-sights-on-climate-change/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 07:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Teresa Andrés Blanco]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Climate technologies are innovative solutions that aim to combat climate change by slashing emissions and capturing carbon from the atmosphere. According to experts, this industry could generate €600 billion in annual revenue by 2030.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Climate technologies are innovative solutions that aim to combat climate change by slashing emissions and capturing carbon from the atmosphere. According to experts, this industry could generate €600 billion in annual revenue by 2030.]]>
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