A little more than two weeks ago, history was made in Esbjerg when the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Denmark signed an agreement to exploit the wind resources in the North Sea to build a minimum of 150 GW of offshore wind by 2050.
The agreement constitutes a major construction project in the North Sea, which has the potential to have a knock-on effect on many west coast ports that face the 'blue construction site'.
One of the ports that is looking hungrily at the upcoming market is the Port of Hanstholm. The port is currently looking towards new business areas that can create new sources of income for the port. There are strong prospects for increased port activity within green energy, and the Port of Hanstholm therefore sees itself as an active player in the North Sea project.
- At the Port of Hanstholm, we have launched a large and ambitious effort to become Europe's first CO2-neutral fishing port. We will support the establishment of facilities for tomorrow's needs and ensure both a significant contribution to the green transition and new businesses locally with the skills to meet innovative opportunities, says acting port director Søren Zohnesen in a press release.
The port was invited when the agreement was signed on May 18 in Esbjerg. The port was pleased with the invitation and sees it as a signal that there is a great deal of attention being paid to the port's energy work.
The facilities are ready
This work includes, among other things, a major port expansion after a construction period that was completed in 2020. The expansion has provided the port with optimal navigation conditions, a large basin, increased water depth, 350 meters of new quay and a large hinterland area of no less than 130,000 square meters, which is ideal for storing goods including wind turbines.
- We in Hanstholm are in a position in terms of infrastructure ready with a newly inaugurated port that houses good shipping conditions, while a large and well-developed service network is ready to ensure the right skills for servicing large project vessels.
The port continuously acts as a receiving and shipping port for large turbine components to and from the National Test Center for Large Wind Turbines in Østerild - only 20 kilometers from the port. Within the past three years, the port has handled wind turbine components of a total quantity of 12,500 tons.
The Port of Hanstholm is therefore ready to play a contributing role when new components for 10,000 new North Sea wind turbines are to set off on a green adventure.
- The Port of Hanstholm must be synonymous with green energy on several fronts. On the one hand, we must ensure local energy supply to the port's companies and build a green energy community, where synergy and resource utilization are the keywords. And at the same time, the port must further expand its role as an attractive and modern logistics and service port that can contribute to the handling of large turbine components to and from the North Sea, says the chairman of the Port of Hanstholm, Michael Svane.
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