Port of Trelleborg has submitted an application regarding installation of onshore power supply in ferry berths 10 and 11. The application has now been granted co-financing in EU:s Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF) of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU funding programme supporting European transport infrastructure. This is very gratifying as the Port of Trelleborg is continuously working towards a transition to greener shipping.
The EU project aims to deploy onshore power supply to the vessels at the quay in the ports of Trelleborg in Sweden and Lübeck-Travemünde in Germany. A large part of the supplied energy in Port of Trelleborg will be produced through the port’s two wind turbines.
The project has the work name “Baltic-Green-NET” and has received a grant of 2,230,500 Euro for the onshore power supply.
The project is together with our partner port Lübeck Port Authority, and Port of Trelleborg is the coordinator of the project.
“We are of course very happy to receive this announcement and get a hearing for another environmental investment. This will be an extension of our wind turbines that can now supply our customers’ vessels with fossil-free electricity. There are several environmental benefits of onshore power, including avoiding carbon dioxide emissions when the vessels are in the port. Through the project, we contribute to a green shipping corridor in the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Germany,” says Ulf Sonesson, Landlord at the Port of Trelleborg.
More information: Alternative fuels: €422 million of EU funding to boost zero-emission mobility – European Commission
For questions please contact Ulf Sonesson, Landlord, +46 410 36 37 13
