The H2Deri@BSP project has received a positive funding decision from the EU. The three-year project will help build closer cooperation between actors in the Baltic Sea region to develop the deployment of hydrogen-based fuels. The project will commence in March 2025.

The H2Deri@BSP project has received a positive funding decision from the EU. The three-year project will help build closer cooperation between actors in the Baltic Sea region to develop the deployment of hydrogen-based fuels. The project will commence in March 2025.

The use of low-emission fuels in shipping in the Baltic Sea region has a strong impact on the operations of ports now and in the future. Hydrogen-derived fuels, such as ammonia and methanol, play an important role in reducing carbon dioxide emissions from the shipping sector. These new fuels require expertise in fuel handling, storage and distribution and extensive cooperation between different actors.

The Port of Helsinki’s role in the project is to contribute to the drafting of requirements for the bunkering of hydrogen-derived fuels, to participate in the assessment and testing of the selected bunkering methods, to examine communications related to the deployment of alternative fuels from the point of view of the residents of the Port’s neighbouring areas and to create a communication strategy for the deployment of new fuels in harbour areas that takes into consideration the views of different parties. The Port of Helsinki will also participate in the preparation of a market analysis of the demand for new fuels.

The H2Deri@BSP project supports the Port of Helsinki’s carbon neutrality work, the aim of which is to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions from ships in Helsinki’s harbour areas by 25% by 2030. The long-term work to decarbonise the shipping sector also requires the development of new low or zero-emission fuels if the targets set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO)* are to be achieved. The results of the project will also support the Green Corridor cooperation between the Port of Helsinki and the Port of Tallinn.

The H2Deri@BSP project includes fifteen partners, in addition to which cooperation will be carried out with 22 other organisations in the area of seven Baltic Sea countries. The three-year project is coordinated by Port of Hamburg Marketing from Germany. 

The project has a total budget of EUR 2.8 million, of which the Port of Helsinki’s share is EUR 168,800. The project will receive 80% co-financing from the EU’s Interreg BSR funding programme.

* = IMO’s aim is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from shipping by 20% by 2030, 70% by 2040 and 100% by 2050. The reference year is 2008.

Enquiries:

Head of Sustainability & HSEQ Andreas Slotte, Port of Helsinki Ltd
andreas.slotte(at)portofhelsinki.fi
Tel. +358 40 162 7595