The values are in place in Grenaa Port, where sustainability is present in everyday life. Selected global goals are actually part of the self-awareness and the slogan "Gateway to Kattegat".
- The UN's global goals are an active part of our strategy, and 10 percent of our profits will go to sustainable transformation, explains Theis Gisselbæk, CCO at Grenaa Port.
The decisions that have to be made every day in an active port are carefully assessed.
- We are in a conservative industry, and we consider in each individual case: Can we do this differently? But it has to make sense, so that both we and our customers can see ourselves in it, explains Theis Gisselbæk.
Shore power is a competitive parameter
The modern approach to decision-making has already given the port success, because shore power for the ships has become very important.
- Previously, customers asked how much it costs to stay in the port. Now they ask if there is shore power and what voltage and MW we can supply, he explains.
There is no doubt that shore power is part of the green transition. And the capacity requirement is not small.
- From the New Year, we can deliver 20 MW of shore power, promises Theis Gisselbæk and already foresees an area where it will be necessary.
- It is my clear feeling that we will deliver shore power to the installation ships within wind, so that they can use it to sail back and forth to where the turbines are to be installed.
Focus on CO2 emissions and certifications
Customer wishes to be able to document CO2 emissions are already something that is in focus.
- We will measure our CO2 emissions in a few years. But we already have a big focus on our emissions without documenting it yet, says Theis Gisselbæk.
The documentation of CO2 emissions is part of the DNA for wind producers, along with ISO certifications.
- We are working on ISO certifications. It is not only the customers in wind who want it. We also see it from the oil and gas industry but also from the bulk customers who transport biogas fuel, it is said.
The modern approach
The word is never mentioned, but somehow there is no doubt at all that Grenaa is a modern port. This is reflected in the entire attitude.
- No matter what, we must be agile and ready to adapt. Both corona and the war in Ukraine clearly show that there is a need for us to be able to make new decisions quickly, explains Theis Gisselbæk.
The port now has an equal distribution of two customer groups.
- The port is 50/50 per cent an operational and a project port. The projects can be within the wind, but it can also be staggered, mobilizations. Some projects can come at short notice, says the CCO.
Staggered refers to, for example, drilling rigs or ships that are in port in Grenaa between tasks. At the same time, there is typically time to carry out maintenance work, which is handled by the service cluster in the city.
Offshore wind
While some projects have a long timeframe, it is different with tasks within wind.
- With offshore wind projects, there is almost always a timeframe of about a year to respond, says Theis Gisselbæk.
The tasks within wind are not new to the port, and they are ready for the next step in the green expansion of offshore wind.
- We have experience with wind and a unique infrastructure for the tasks. With the current port, we can be involved in the current offshore turbines and the next generation. That means a time horizon of around 2032, says Theis Gisselbæk.
And there is no need to shoot with a shotgun, Grenaa Port is bidding to become an installation port for projects.
- We have full focus on Kattegat, and the approximately 15 GW that will be developed here until the mentioned time frame of approximately 2030-32. It may also go faster, and the GW number may be higher, says Theis Gisselbæk and shows a map of the possible wind projects that are located just to the right of the port.
Although the port's main focus is on projects in Kattegat, there may also be tasks outside that area.
- There are projects in both Norway, Sweden and the Baltics that we are also looking at because they require special infrastructure. We have it, says Theis Gisselbæk, who does not rule out that the Port of Grenaa will relieve other Danish ports of the unloading tasks both on the North Sea and in the Baltic Sea.
- We can deliver one unloading project at a time, because we need 500-600 meters of quay for each project. Our water depth in the port basin is 11 meters, and it is prepared for 15 meters. The shipping channel is 12 meters, and we would like to have it at 15 meters as well, says Theis Gisselbæk.
The Port of Grenaa already has a plan for expansion ready. An expansion will make it possible to run two unloading projects in parallel. But the plan, which is only a little more than two years old, has now doubled in price due to current raw material prices. That is why the port is waiting with the expansion. Although the expansion is pending, one thing is clear.
- We want to be among the best in wind, Theis Gisselbæk confirms.
The floating wind
The Port of Grenaa is also known in the wind world for having shipped Stiesdal's TetraSpar Demonstrator.
- TetraSpar came here because we understood what the needs were that were needed to solve the task, explains Theis Gisselbæk.
The future of floating wind will also be part of the port's focus areas, even though it didn't look like it before.
- We didn't expect floating wind to be part of our future, but now we can see it, he explains.
A business area that is more associated with the North Sea than Grenaa has also crept in.
- We are also looking into CCS - because there is a visual energy with PtX, says Theis Gisselbæk and adds:
- Customers know that we have a yes mentality. We are there to be birth attendants if someone has a good idea. It gives momentum, says Theis Gisselbæk.
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