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                    <title>BBVA signs the first project finance loan for a renewable hydrogen plant on the Iberian Peninsula</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-signs-the-first-project-finance-loan-for-a-renewable-hydrogen-plant-on-the-iberian-peninsula/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Teresa Andrés Blanco]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Renewable Energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA CIB and the company Basque Hydrogen have signed the first project finance loan on the Iberian Peninsula to finance an electrolytic hydrogen plant to produce synthetic fuels (e-fuels) in the Bilbao port. BBVA made the announcement during the largest European conference on innovation and financing for the energy transition, the Energy Tech Summit, which starts on Wednesday in Bilbao. The event will bring together over 1,500 experts from the <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/what-are-clean-technologies-also-known-as-cleantech-what-are-its-features/">cleantech</a> ecosystem.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA CIB and the company Basque Hydrogen have signed the first project finance loan on the Iberian Peninsula to finance an electrolytic hydrogen plant to produce synthetic fuels (e-fuels) in the Bilbao port. BBVA made the announcement during the largest European conference on innovation and financing for the energy transition, the Energy Tech Summit, which starts on Wednesday in Bilbao. The event will bring together over 1,500 experts from the <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/what-are-clean-technologies-also-known-as-cleantech-what-are-its-features/">cleantech</a> ecosystem.]]>
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                    <title>Carlos Torres Vila at CERAWeek: “Growing demand for energy means banks need greater scale to finance it”</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/carlos-torres-vila-at-ceraweek-growing-demand-for-energy-means-banks-need-greater-scale-to-finance-it/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[jesus.delasheras]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Carlos Torres Vila]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Renewable Energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In Houston, BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila underscored the expected sharp rise in energy demand, especially electricity, and the enormous investment needed in infrastructure and innovation to address this challenge. “The growing demand for energy means European banks need greater scale to finance it,” he said while participating in <a href="https://www.ceraweek.com/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CERAWeek 2025</a>, the leading global event in the energy sector organized by S&amp;P Global. The BBVA Chair also stressed the importance of capital markets and shareholders determining the results of the consolidation process underway in countries such as Spain, Italy and Germany.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In Houston, BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila underscored the expected sharp rise in energy demand, especially electricity, and the enormous investment needed in infrastructure and innovation to address this challenge. “The growing demand for energy means European banks need greater scale to finance it,” he said while participating in <a href="https://www.ceraweek.com/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CERAWeek 2025</a>, the leading global event in the energy sector organized by S&amp;P Global. The BBVA Chair also stressed the importance of capital markets and shareholders determining the results of the consolidation process underway in countries such as Spain, Italy and Germany.]]>
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                    <title>Hy24: "Our aim is for hydrogen to become the most promising asset class of the decade"</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/hy24-our-aim-is-for-hydrogen-to-become-the-most-promising-asset-class-of-the-decade/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 01:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Renewable Energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Producing hydrogen from <strong>renewable energy</strong> is a key challenge on the path to <strong>decarbonization</strong> and asset managers such as Hy24 are confident that this technology will reach maturity within the decade. BBVA has invested ten million in one of Hy24’s funds, which uses its capital to finance large-scale clean hydrogen infrastructure projects. Notably, it is the world’s largest clean hydrogen fund.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Producing hydrogen from <strong>renewable energy</strong> is a key challenge on the path to <strong>decarbonization</strong> and asset managers such as Hy24 are confident that this technology will reach maturity within the decade. BBVA has invested ten million in one of Hy24’s funds, which uses its capital to finance large-scale clean hydrogen infrastructure projects. Notably, it is the world’s largest clean hydrogen fund.]]>
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                    <title>Garanti BBVA sees need to accelerate investments in renewable energy in Türkiye</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/garanti-bbva-sees-need-to-accelerate-investments-in-renewable-energy-in-turkiye/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 04:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[María Prados]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Renewable Energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s Turkish unit has become a leading force in the Turkish market, financing nearly 25 percent of Türkiye's wind and solar energy installed capacity.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s Turkish unit has become a leading force in the Turkish market, financing nearly 25 percent of Türkiye's wind and solar energy installed capacity.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA and Solarpack sign a €38 million green project finance deal to support renewable energy sales</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-and-solarpack-sign-a-e38-million-green-project-finance-deal-to-support-renewable-energy-sales/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 07:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[María Prados]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Renewable Energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA and Solarpack, a multinational specializing in the development and construction of solar power facilities and in sales of photovoltaic solar energy in Spain, have signed an arrangement to finance a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Shell Energy Europe. A total €38 million in green finance will be allocated to a renewable energy project located in Murcia, Spain, which will generate more than 100 gigawatts (GWh) per year. The project will avoid the emission of approximately 70,300 tons of carbon dioxide.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA and Solarpack, a multinational specializing in the development and construction of solar power facilities and in sales of photovoltaic solar energy in Spain, have signed an arrangement to finance a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Shell Energy Europe. A total €38 million in green finance will be allocated to a renewable energy project located in Murcia, Spain, which will generate more than 100 gigawatts (GWh) per year. The project will avoid the emission of approximately 70,300 tons of carbon dioxide.]]>
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                    <title>Garanti BBVA financed 22.5% of wind energy projects in Türkiye</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/garanti-bbva-financed-22-5-of-wind-energy-projects-in-turkiye/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2022 06:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Alexandra Rojas Rodríguez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[BBVA Sustainability Projects]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Renewable Energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Strategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA's Turkish franchise is one of the main drivers of renewable energy projects in the country.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA's Turkish franchise is one of the main drivers of renewable energy projects in the country.]]>
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                    <title>Garanti BBVA and Masfen Enerji promote solar energy projects</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/tr/sustainability/garanti-bbva-and-masfen-enerji-promote-solar-energy-projects/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[E056849]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Renewable Energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Solar Energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The deal between Garanti BBVA and Masfen Enerji enhances opportunities for investors to finance new solar power plants and support Türkiye’s renewable energy output.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The deal between Garanti BBVA and Masfen Enerji enhances opportunities for investors to finance new solar power plants and support Türkiye’s renewable energy output.]]>
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                    <title>Carlos Torres Vila, in Davos: “Spain can be an energy exporter to Europe”</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/carlos-torres-vila-in-davos-spain-can-be-an-energy-exporter-to-europe/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2022 11:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Renewable Energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In remarks made at the World Economic Forum in Davos, BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila referred to the consequences of the war in Ukraine, not only on a humanitarian level, but also from an economic and energy standpoint. Regarding the need to reduce Europe's energy dependence, he believes that “in Spain, we have a great advantage; we have the energy resources of the future: The sun and the wind are the new oil, and we could be energy exporters to Europe.” In his opinion, “Spain has made many decisions in the right direction, we have to follow this path and make sure they work.”]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In remarks made at the World Economic Forum in Davos, BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila referred to the consequences of the war in Ukraine, not only on a humanitarian level, but also from an economic and energy standpoint. Regarding the need to reduce Europe's energy dependence, he believes that “in Spain, we have a great advantage; we have the energy resources of the future: The sun and the wind are the new oil, and we could be energy exporters to Europe.” In his opinion, “Spain has made many decisions in the right direction, we have to follow this path and make sure they work.”]]>
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                    <title>Windar Renovables signs its first sustainable finance scheme with BBVA, worth €50 million</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/es/sustainability/windar-renovables-signs-its-first-sustainable-finance-scheme-with-bbva-worth-e50-million/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2021 09:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Renewable Energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA and Windar Renovables, a leading global manufacturer of towers for onshore and offshore wind farms and foundations for offshore wind farms, have signed a sustainable invoice factoring line worth a total €50 million. The proceeds of the agreement will be used to finance a contract related to the Baltic Eagle offshore wind project, recently awarded to the company. This sustainable financing scheme, Windar Renovables’ first ever, will allow the company to, through the non-recourse sale of its invoices, muster the financial resources it needs to honor its contract obligations.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA and Windar Renovables, a leading global manufacturer of towers for onshore and offshore wind farms and foundations for offshore wind farms, have signed a sustainable invoice factoring line worth a total €50 million. The proceeds of the agreement will be used to finance a contract related to the Baltic Eagle offshore wind project, recently awarded to the company. This sustainable financing scheme, Windar Renovables’ first ever, will allow the company to, through the non-recourse sale of its invoices, muster the financial resources it needs to honor its contract obligations.]]>
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                    <title>Garanti BBVA reaches carbon neutrality, one of its sustainability goals</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/tr/sustainability/garanti-bbva-reaches-carbon-neutrality-one-of-its-sustainability-goals/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2021 12:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[E056849]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Renewable Energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Responsible banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA has managed to achieve carbon neutrality by reducing its direct carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to zero.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA has managed to achieve carbon neutrality by reducing its direct carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to zero.]]>
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