Eight players join to form Bornholm Bunker Hub to focus on how local Power-to-X initiatives could support the demand for sustainable fuel from the 60,000 ships that pass the Danish island every year, reports BunkerSpot.
About the consortium
The new consortium, that comprises Ørsted, Molslinjen, Haldor Topsoe, Bunker Holding Group, Wärtsilä, Rambøll, Bureau Veritas and Port of Roenne A/S, has already taken its first step with the launch of a feasibility study looking at the potential for supplying sustainable fuels in the Baltic Sea, produced using offshore wind energy.
The launch of the Bornholm Bunker Hub comes just a few weeks after the Danish government’s growth team on Bornholm recommended that a study of Bornholm has a green transport hub in the Baltic Sea should be carried out. Denmark has a goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 70% by 2030.
Green ammonia production
Bornholm’s location would also allow the potential to be explored of producing green electricity from offshore wind across the Baltic region, encompassing Denmark, Sweden, Poland and Germany.
As part of the project, investigations will undertaken as to whether it is appropriate to produce green ammonia locally on Bornholm, or whether this should be imported in the first phase.
Consortium member’s comments
Head of Hydrogen at Ørsted
Anders Nordstrøm, Vice President, Head of Hydrogen at Ørsted, commented on the new iniative: “We see great potential in utilising Bornholm as an energy island to meet the Danish government’s ambitious goal of reducing CO2-emissions. Denmark has a unique opportunity to create an industrial position of strength within the production of sustainable fuels for heavy transport and to create jobs in the process.”
CCO, Bunker Holding Group
Christoffer Berg Lassen, CCO, Bunker Holding Group, said, “Our industry faces an important and very complex task in the near future. In order to solve this task, it is incredibly important that we collaborate across the industry and contribute our individual expertise. A project like this is a good example of how we as an industry can form a common front in working on the green transition.”
Marine Chief Executive Nordics at Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore
Gijsbert de Jong, Marine Chief Executive Nordics at Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore, added: “In order to accelerate the maritime energy transition, it is crucial to develop not only propulsion technology, but also the availability of green fuels for shipping. The Bornholm project is bringing together all relevant stakeholders to make this happen.
‘At Bureau Veritas, we will support this exciting project by providing technical and regulatory expertise for the safe storage and handling of alternative green fuels, and by addressing the certification of these fuels to their origins.”
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Source: BunkerSpot
