Developing Low carbon Utilities, Abilities and potential of regional entrepreneurial Ports

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB North Sea

Date of latest update: 2024-09-18

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Description (EN):

DUAL Ports aims to decarbonise Regional Entrepreneurial Ports (REPs)´ resources through a shared eco-innovation port programme that minimises their environmental footprint.The objective is to specifically develop sustainable utilities and abilities of REPs. This will be achieved by collaboratively piloting and managing technologies and processes that tackle targeted measurable direct/indirect emission/pollution sources.The project will ultimately enhance ports organizational/operational (energy) efficiency and performance, facilitating port low carbonization at reduced cost and with knowledge/investment added value.As demonstrated by last years´ offshore wind energy developments in EU & beyond, ports can be key centres of innovation, testing and uptake of emerging technologies, leveraging participation and multiplier effects, e.g. by triggering value-for-money clustered activities that generate employment and benefit the environment. A transnational approach will be adopted to allow the DUAL small & medium size ports capitalise on this potential, overcoming their individual limited staff, funding and capability to identify the most effective solutions on their own. Only few measures have been selected due to the project duration and size of the partnership, but they are expected to have a considerable impact on the way ports can act as facilitators between enterprises, research centres and public authorities to enable user-driven eco-innovation in the North Sea area.

Achievements (EN):

It is a sign of the times that nowadays ports should act as multifunctional assets for the logistics, shipping and energy sector, as well as enablers of green sustainability and low carbon footprint. However, in 2005 it was not so blatantly obvious to harbour authorities which steps would be best to enhance their capacities and infrastructures, which opportunities might materialize and which options could result in winning decisions. One thing, nonetheless, was clear to the DUAL Ports partners: they had a huge potential to support a wide range of innovative industries, thus extending their traditional role as nodes in the transportation network. Seven years later the path taken by the project has proven to be leading to successful concrete investments, positive environmental impacts and, above all, a strong network of organisations committed to continue to improve their performance and further work jointly in the future. Of course the journey was not straightforward, as it never is: a partner left, one went bankrupt, new partners enthusiastically joined the group, a few selected technologies did not meet the original expectations whilst others exceeded them, most pilots thrived and had spin-off effects, a couple had to be abandoned due to external factors. But that is the beauty of long-term cooperation: time allows to establish trustworthy relationships and overcome obstacles. It also allows to manage expectations, mitigate risks and correct the course of a project whenever needed. Looking retrospectively, it can be solidly stated that the ERDF provided by the Programme was instrumental in launching activities that the participating ports would have not otherwise carried out on their own, due to a number of reasons: lack of enough financial resources and/or internal expertise in eco-innovative solutions, uncertainty on the added value of some pilots, unpredictability of the market, especially concerning alternative fuels. In the end, according to the cumulative results calculated by the Hamburgisches Welt-WirtschaftsInstitut, the selected initiatives reduced their operating costs by 66 % (target: 20%) and their total carbon emission by 38 % (target: 10 %). This impressive outcome goes hand in hand with all other project accomplishments: 42 new green products, services and processes piloted/adopted over 440 companies and about 45 knowledge institutions involved several spin-offs triggered & leveraged by the pilots 5 policy papers 18 reports (H2 bunkering/training; LED; Surface...) 2 Master Theses, 2 project works and 3 publications on wave energy 1 Cost-Benefit & Carbon-Footprint Analysis tool + 3 SailCargo tools project promotion at over 65 international events, trade fairs and ports´ open days DUAL Ports mentioned in over 70 external articles in maritime, port/energy-related, local/international newspapers/journals/magazines 13 newsletters & 40 project articles made for the DUAL Ports website 13 videos realised about the project and its pilots (website/YouTube) several workshops organized (LNG, sedimentation, H2-wave-heat, LED, zero-emission shipping, port decarbonisation…). Ultimately the most significant lesson learnt is that by starting small-scale and daring to collaboratively test novel technologies ports of regional importance can achieve much for themselves and their local economy. DUAL Ports evidently demonstrated that, setting aside competition through transnational schemes, they can greatly advance their potential and reach noteworthy benefits. Anyhow, this implies a willingness to share information and data, without jeopardising confidentiality. And this is the key rewarding attitude that the partners embraced and that paid off.

Website: https://northsearegion.eu/dual-ports

Thematic information

Energy efficiency

Specific Objective: Stimulate the adoption of new products, services and processes to reduce the environmental footprint of regions around the North Sea

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06g) supporting industrial transition towards a resource- efficient economy, promoting green growth, eco-innovation and environmental performance management in the public and private sectors

Partners (18)

Lead Partner: Haven Oostende, NV van Publiek Recht

Address: Slijkensesteenweg 2, B-8400 Oostende, Belgium

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.portofoostende.be/

Total budget: EUR 1 688 500.00

ERDF budget: EUR 844 250.00

Celtic Cruises Ltd

Name: Celtic Cruises Ltd

Address: Suite 2052; 6 - 8 Revenge Road,, ME58UD Lordswood, Chatham, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 138 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 69 000.00

Fair Winds Trust

Name: Fair Winds Trust

Address: Stilloch, Lunga Croabh-Haven, PA318UU Argyll, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.fairwindstradingcompany.org

Total budget: EUR 296 440.00

ERDF budget: EUR 148 220.00

Greenpipe of Sweden AB

Name: Greenpipe of Sweden AB

Address: Storgatan 82B, 35246 Växjö, Sweden

Legal status: private

Website: https://greenpipe.se

Total budget: EUR 85 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 42 500.00

Guldborgsund Kommune

Name: Guldborgsund Kommune

Address: Parkvej 37, 4800 Nykobing Falster, Denmark

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.guldborgsund.dk

Hamburgisches WeltWirtschaftsInstitut gemeinnützige GmbH - HWWI

Name: Hamburgisches WeltWirtschaftsInstitut gemeinnützige GmbH - HWWI

Address: Oberhafenstr. 1, 20097 Hamburg, Germany

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.hwwi.org

Total budget: EUR 445 600.00

ERDF budget: EUR 222 800.00

Hvide Sande Fjernvarme A.m.b.A.

Name: Hvide Sande Fjernvarme A.m.b.A.

Address: Numitvej 25, 6960 Hvide Sande, Denmark

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.hsfv.dk

Total budget: EUR 1 206 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 603 000.00

Hvide Sande Havn

Name: Hvide Sande Havn

Address: Fossanæsvej 22, 6960 Hvide Sande, Denmark

Legal status: public

Website: https://hvidesandehavn.dk

Total budget: EUR 254 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 127 000.00

ITM Power (Trading)

Name: ITM Power (Trading)

Address: 22 Atlas Way, S4 7QQ Sheffield, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.itm-power.com

Total budget: EUR 74 500.00

ERDF budget: EUR 37 250.00

Laminaria BVBA

Name: Laminaria BVBA

Address: Greenbridge Wetenschapspark 1, 8400 Oostende, Belgium

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.laminaria.be/

Total budget: EUR 40 412.00

ERDF budget: EUR 20 206.00

Niedersachsen Ports GmbH & Co. KG Niederlassung Emden

Name: Niedersachsen Ports GmbH & Co. KG Niederlassung Emden

Address: Friedrich-Naumann-Straße 7-9, D-26725 Emden, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.nports.de/de/standorte/emden/

Total budget: EUR 1 277 588.00

ERDF budget: EUR 638 794.00

Orkney Islands Council Marine Services

Name: Orkney Islands Council Marine Services

Address: Harbour Authority Building, Scapa, KW15 1SD Orkney, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.orkneyharbours.com

Total budget: EUR 2 900.00

ERDF budget: EUR 1 450.00

Port of Zwolle Coöperatie U.A.

Name: Port of Zwolle Coöperatie U.A.

Address: Postbus 10007, 8000 GA Zwolle, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.portofzwolle.nl

Total budget: EUR 688 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 344 000.00

Seabased Sweden AB

Name: Seabased Sweden AB

Address: Stora Gatan 46, 722 12 Västerås, Sweden

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.seabased.com

Total budget: EUR 51 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 25 500.00

Skagen Havn

Name: Skagen Havn

Address: Havnevagtvej 30, 9990 Skagen, Denmark

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.skagenhavn.dk

Total budget: EUR 690 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 345 000.00

Uppsala Universitet

Name: Uppsala Universitet

Address: Box 256, 751 05 Uppsala, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.uu.se

Total budget: EUR 247 700.00

ERDF budget: EUR 123 850.00

Vordingborg Erhverv A/S

Name: Vordingborg Erhverv A/S

Address: Marienbergvej 132, 4760 Vordingborg, Denmark

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.vordingborgerhverv.dk

Total budget: EUR 766 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 383 000.00

Vordingborg Havn

Name: Vordingborg Havn

Address: Vesthavnen 5, 4760 Vordingborg, Denmark

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.port.vordingborg.dk

Total budget: EUR 745 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 372 500.00

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Port of Oostende

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Celtic Cruises

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Fair Winds Trust

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GreenPipe

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Guldborgsund Municipality

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Hamburg Institute of International Economics

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Hvide Sande Heating

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Port of Hvide Sande

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ITM Power (Trading)

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Laminaria

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Niedersachsen Ports GmbH & Co. KG, Branch Emden

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Orkney Islands Council Marine Services

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Port of Zwolle

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Seabased Seabased AB

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Port of Skagen

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Uppsala University

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Business Vordingborg

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Port of Vordingborg

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Summary

Project name (EN): Developing Low carbon Utilities, Abilities and potential of regional entrepreneurial Ports

Project acronym: DUAL Ports

Project start date: 2015-12-01

Project end date: 2022-06-30

Project status: closed

Relevant precedent projects:

LO-PINOD
Green EFFORTS, Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport

Relevant subsequent projects:

NON STOP
REDII Ports
STandUP for Energy, Uppsala University
Amisia, Niedersachsen Port
Wash2Emden, IHATEC
dashPORT, IHATEC
Smart Kai, German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
3D-HydroMapper, IHATEC
INCONE60
AEGIS, Horizon 2020
Connect2Smallports

Relevant linked projects:

MariGreen
Surf-n-Turf, Horizon 2020
Big Hit, Horizon 2020
Hyseas III, Horizon 2020
North Sea CONNECT
OESA

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 8 696 640.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 4 348 320.00

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, .

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB North Sea

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-02-14

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

73 / 73 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

871 / 871 (100%)

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Information provided by the Programme. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (http://www.northsearegion.eu/), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-09-20 and 2023-01-12.

The financial data featured in keep.eu for this programme, it's projects and its partners is not exact and should be taken as a reference only.

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