Today, on March 28, the two 120 m high wind turbines were officially inaugurated in the Port of Trelleborg. With the ambition of being Europe’s most sustainable RoRo port, we are proud to now have our own wind turbines in operation.
“The Port of Trelleborg is most likely the only Swedish port with its own wind turbines that can supply the customers’ vessels with fossil-free electricity when they connect to onshore power. Using onshore power during berthing has significant environmental benefits, such as reduced carbon dioxide emissions and reduced noise, which also benefits the city and its residents,” says Malin Collin, the new CEO of the Port of Trelleborg.
The sun was shining, and it was very windy, as it should be at an inauguration of wind turbines, when the ribbon was cut by Malin Collin, CEO of Port of Trelleborg. In addition, all the vessels in the port blew their horns in a long salute.
Before the official ribbon cutting, our customers, owner, the board, partners and employees participated in an internal program. Björn Garberg, national coordinator for shipping at the Swedish Transport Administration, highlighted the importance of shipping and the importance of green shipping corridors, where, among others, the ports of Trelleborg and Lübeck, in collaboration with TT-Line and various stakeholders from the shipping industry, have launched an ambitious initiative to establish a green shipping corridor between Sweden and Germany.
Furthermore, Carl-Johan Hellner, COO Ports and Head of Group Strategy at Stena Line, and Bernhard Termühlen, CEO of TT-Line, explained how the shipping companies are working towards greener shipping with sustainable transports and less environmental impact.
The German company ENERCON has built the wind turbines. The two wind turbines will produce about 15 million kWh per year. This is approximately three times more than the port currently consumes in a year. The remaining surplus is fed into the grid. From 2030, the EU will introduce legal requirements that all vessels that call at the port must be connected to onshore power, which will mean significantly higher energy consumption. 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, onshore power of vessels.
The Port of Trelleborg’s goal 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.
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.
