On 17 and 18 September, the H2Deri@BSP project partners met in person in Tallinn to discuss the project’s progress and agree on the next steps in advancing green energy and alternative fuels in Baltic Sea ports.
The meeting took place at the new Tallinn cruise terminal, where the Port of Tallinn welcomed partners from Latvia, Sweden, Germany, Estonia, Denmark, Finland, and Lithuania. During the event, project partners participated in a workshop and presented their ongoing work, including market demand analysis, methanol bunkering solutions, circular regulation issues, as well as progress on modelling and mapping tool development.
Within the project, the Ventspils Freeport Authority is leading the development of a planning and optimisation model, creating scenarios for the production and investment in hydrogen and hydrogen-based sustainable fuels, based on local renewable and recyclable energy resources. The development progress was presented at the meeting by Kaspars Liepiņš, representative of the Ventspils Freeport Authority, developer of the renewable energy cluster.
The partner meeting in Tallinn was the second in-person gathering of partners. The next physical meeting is scheduled for next year at the Port of Luleå, Sweden.
The aim of H2Deri@BSP is to establish strategies that will enable participating ports to transform in due time into sustainable energy hubs and contribute to reducing CO₂ emissions in the Baltic Sea Region. As a key infrastructure hub, the Port of Ventspils holds strong potential to engage in the development of the future hydrogen economy and to build capacity for the production and export of alternative fuels.
The results achieved during the project will support efficient investment planning and the sustainable development of port infrastructure in the Baltic Sea Region. This includes strengthening Ventspils’ position as a centre for sustainable energy solutions in the region and facilitating its transition from a fossil-energy-based port to a renewable energy port.
The project H2-Derivatives@BalticSeaPorts is funded by the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme 2021–2027 with the co-funding of the European Union. The total project budget amounts to EUR 2,858,359.20, of which EUR 2,286,687.36 is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, and EUR 571,671.84 is co-funding of project partners. The project implementation period runs until 29 February 2028.