Energy company MB Energy and hydrogen producer Gen2 Energy, announce Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Hydrogen Technology World Expo in Hamburg. The purpose is to develop a mutually beneficial collaboration focusing primarily on production, offtake and distribution of RFNBO compliant liquid hydrogen from Gen2 Energy´s project portfolio in Norway to MB Energy’s end customers in Germany.
MB Energy is pleased to announce that we have joined the United Nations Global Compact initiative — a voluntary initiative for the development, implementation and disclosure of responsible business practices. With this effort, MB Energy is proud to join thousands of other companies globally committed to taking responsible business action to create the world we all want.
MB Energy has reached another key milestone in its commitment to invest in the development of sustainable hydrogen infrastructure: following the receipt of the operating permit, the company has now also secured the building permit for its planned hydrogen refuelling station for HDVs in Lübeck. Construction is set to begin immediately, with commissioning targeted for the end of 2025.
With more than 75 years of experience, MB Energy combines tradition with innovation to drive a reliable energy future.
Mabanaft repositions itself as a unified, future-oriented energy provider with a strong focus on customers, innovation, and future-oriented solutions.
By merging over 50 brands under one identity the group strengthens its role in decentralized energy supply and security.
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Mabanaft announces its role as a founding member of the newly launched TransHyDE 2.0 initiative, which aims to advance the development of a robust European hydrogen infrastructure. The initiative will officially launch on 6th May 2025 in Berlin.
Since the beginning of the year, Mabanaft has worked closely with its partner Skytanking to ensure safe and timely operations for its customers at Frankfurt Airport. Key milestones so far this year include the successful start-up of fuel deliveries to customers Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa Group.
Mabanaft and HIF Global have signed an agreement to enhance e-Methanol adoption in the shipping sector, committing to an initial offtake of up to 100,000 tons annually. This collaboration aims to transition to cleaner fuels and boost maritime sustainability.
Mabanaft is developing a hydrogen refuelling station for trucks in Lübeck, aimed at enhancing the hydrogen economy in transport. Scheduled for late 2025, it will support heavy goods vehicles and will have a capacity of up to 2,000 kilograms hydrogen per day.
Mabanaft plans to convert four tanks at its Hamburg terminal for methanol storage by 2027, facilitating low-carbon methanol imports. This multi-million-euro project aims to support decarbonization across shipping and transportation, enhancing sustainable fuel accessibility for customers.
Mabanaft has signed an agreement with Hapag-Lloyd to supply 1,000 tonnes of B30 biofuel in Hamburg, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in shipping. This initiative marks a significant step to enhance biofuel availability in the port.
Mabanaft has submitted permit-related approval documents for the construction of an ammonia import terminal in Hamburg. The terminal would be located at the Blumensand tank terminal in the Port of Hamburg and aims to expand the hydrogen supply. The project is subject to approval under the German Federal Immission Control Act and involves restructuring existing tank storage facilities.
German technology company Wolf Energetik, in collaboration with Mabanaft, successfully commissioned and tested a reversible fuel cell for storing electricity. The fuel cell, part of a pilot plant in Freiberg, has a one megawatt per hour storage capacity and is ideal for decentralized energy storage applications.
Energy company Mabanaft, today, Monday, signed an LOI with US-based Pattern Energy. Under the terms of the LOI, Mabanaft and Pattern Energy intend to consider a potential transaction for the supply to Mabanaft of green ammonia. The green ammonia would be produced by Pattern Energy at the Port of Argentia, in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, starting in 2027.
Mabanaft, a Hamburg-based energy company, has received 12.4 million in funding to construct a solar methanol plant in Australia. The grant approval from German Projektträger Jülich is a crucial milestone for the project, which aims to build a demonstration plant with a capacity of 7,500 tonnes of green methanol per year.
Mabanaft successfully completed a scoping meeting for the construction of its ammonia import terminal in Hamburg. The meeting involved authorities, neighbors, and experts to determine the scope of the environmental impact assessment. The terminal aims to bring climate-friendlier energy to Hamburg and the next step is to submit the permit application.
German energy company Mabanaft has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with cruise operator TUI Cruises to supply green methanol. The partnership aims to make the cruise industry more climate-friendly, starting with a methanol delivery for the Mein Schiff 7. TUI Cruises plans to add more methanol-ready cruise ships to its fleet in Germany.
Mabanaft continues to invest in the end-customer business and acquires the remaining shares in five Petronord Group companies, to create a platform for further growth.
Hamburg-based energy company Mabanaft reached another milestone in the planned construction of its ammonia import terminal in the Port of Hamburg last Friday and presented the necessary construction measures in an application conference before Hamburg’s environmental authority (Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture Authority / BUKEA, Behörde für Umwelt, Klima, Energie und Agrarwirtschaft).
Nordic Electrofuel and P2X-Europe, have today signed a term sheet for long term supply of synthetic fuels, in particular targeting synthetic aviation Fuel (eSAF).
Mabanaft and H&R, together with technology partner INERATEC, are setting the next milestone in the production of specialty chemical products and e-fuels from renewable raw materials. The production and marketing of synthesis-based e-fuels and waxes from renewable raw materials at the Hamburg site is set to start soon.
