The Netherlands is accusing Russia of planning sabotage operations against several assets including North Sea wind energy plants, Reuters reports. According to Dutch intelligence agency MIVD, Russia has conducted activities indicative of espionage in a bid to map and disrupt the country’s energy networks in the North Sea, and said that a Russian vessel was spotted at a Dutch wind farm before being escorted by the Dutch navy.

This wouldn’t be the first act of sabotage in the North Sea: Western nations and Russia have traded accusations of sabotage after a series of explosions damaged the Russian-owned Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines last year. The multi-bn USD Nord Stream network is a vital energy link transporting Russian gas to Germany, and is able to ship 55 bcm of gas per year.

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United Airlines is backing sustainable aviation fuels: United Airlines has established an investment fund to channel more than USD 100 mn into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technologies, it said in a statement yesterday. The United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund will support start-ups working to decarbonize the aviation industry through sustainable aviation fuel research, technology and production, it said. The US carrier’s fund partners are JPMorgan, Chase, Honeywell, GE Aerospace, Boeing, and Air Canada.