The Port of Trelleborg, said to be the largest ro-ro port in Sweden, has been granted co-financing in the EU Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF) of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU funding programme supporting European transport infrastructure.
The funding will cover the installation of onshore power supply in ferry berths 10 and 11, supporting the Port of Trelleborg’s move towards the 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.
The project will be carried out together with partner Lübeck Port Authority, with Port of Trelleborg as coordinator.
Ulf Sonesson, director, Port of Trelleborg said: “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.”
Image: Trelleborg port has secured funding for shore power installation (source: Port of Trelleborg)
