Bremerhaven receives 400 million euros for climate -friendly port conversion!

Bremerhaven receives 400 million euros for climate -friendly port conversion!

In the next four years, Bremerhaven is facing great financial support. The federal government plans to provide a total of 400 million euros for the renovation of the German ports in order to significantly increase their climate -friendly. Bremen's economic senator Kristina Vogt welcomes this funding program, which should contribute to the achievement of the EU targets by 2030.

The estimates for Bremerhaven are up to 150 million euros for land electricity expansion alone. The federal government sees an important responsibility here and the Bremen CDU citizenship group supports the initiative. Group leader Wiebke Winter emphasizes that the Senate must now actively apply for concrete projects.

planned project Energyport

A central component of the conversion measures is the planned energy type in Bremerhaven. This is to be converted into a center for green energy with federal funds and thus represent an important step towards climate neutrality. Bremenports has also founded a consortium with three other Northern European ports, around the widespread implementation of Landstrom drive forward.

This cooperation includes the ports of Aarhus, Gothenburg and Stockholm, which will receive a total of 18.8 million euros from the EU funding fund "Connecting Europe Facilities". Bremerhaven contributes 5.23 million euros to the costs of a land power connection. This sum is about 50% of the costs of a single connection and shows the commitment to reduce CO2 emissions among seagoing ships.

energy supply for ships in the port

The big goal behind these measures is the complete conversion of ship supply to country current so that the ships no longer have to fall back on fossil fuels during their stay in the port. This is to be achieved in 2030 and the expected reduction in CO2 emissions is estimated to be up to 35,000 tons annually. The planned country streams in Bremerhaven include both mobile and fixed facilities and focus on the container base as well as the cruise terminal and the caro.

"With these systems we not only want to improve air quality, but also reduce environmental pollution from CO2, heavy metals and nitrogen oxides," explains the competent authority. This international cooperation is necessary to reduce the climate footprint of the shipping industry.

ports as the key to a greener future

The importance of the ports for the green turn cannot be assessed high enough. In 2019, 46.0% of EU 28 exports and 56.2% of EU-28 imports were shipped by sea traffic. Emissions from maritime traffic are currently contributing between 2.5% and 3.6% to the entire greenhouse gases. Without suitable measures, there is a risk of an increase in these emissions by 23% by 2035. Therefore, climate protection initiatives and the conversion to more sustainable solutions in these important hubs are essential in order to effectively counter the high environmental pollution.

summarized - Bremerhaven is at the beginning of an exciting and important project. With the new funding and initiatives, the course can be set to not only make the port city more ecological, but also to take on a pioneering role in the field of sustainable shipping. The role of the Häfen In this context it will continue to be important in the future win and is crucial for the national and international climate goals.