The ground work has now begun for Port of Trelleborg’s two new wind turbines in the new port on the 500-meter-long quay.
It is the German wind power company ENERCON that will build Port of Trelleborg’s two wind turbines, but Skanska is doing the ground work. The ground works includes, among other things, a depth of 2.5 meters and a diameter of 20 meters. The wind turbines will be 120 meters high up to the tip of the wings.
At the beginning of October 2024, the wind turbines are planned to be delivered to the port. They are expected to be ready by the turn of the year 2024/2025.
The wind turbines will produce about 15 million kWh per year. With the establishment of its own wind turbines, the port will be self-sufficient in self-produced energy, that will supply the port’s future energy needs such as, for example, shore power of vessels. The Port of Trelleborg, Scandinavia’s largest RoRo port for rolling traffic, aims to be Europe’s most sustainable RoRo port. The ambition is to reach net zero emissions by 2040. The key to reducing the port’s emissions is to offer the right conditions for our customers to reduce their emissions and secure access to climate-friendly fuels such as, for example, green hydrogen and charging infrastructure with green electricity. From 2030, it is also expected that all vessels that dock at the port must be connected to the shore power, which will mean significantly higher energy consumption.
The wind turbines are one of the activities in the port’s EU project “Green FIT 2025”, which is co-financed by the EU.
”The “Green FIT 2025” project includes works implemented during 2021-2024. The port builds two new large berths for next-generation Ro-Pax vessels and installs shore-side electricity connections. Also, it secures supply of clean energy for ships, port operations (and city hydrogen production) by installing two wind turbines. At the new berths, two wastewater reception facilities are deployed. A port wastewater treatment plant is constructed to allow for management of ship waste in an environmentally friendly manner. The port rail connections are reconstructed in a new layout, to ensure a faster handling of intermodal trains.”
