SEANERGY – The Sustainability Educational Programme for Greener Fuels and Energy on ports

The EU ports industry is currently one of the economic pillars of the European community. Although being hit by the economic recession caused by COVID-19’s restrictions, on average, around 74% of goods imported and exported, and 37% of exchanges with outside entities, go through seaports.

However, these vital infrastructures are responsible for a significant rise in environmental impacts in terms of carbon emissions, soil & water pollution, and loss of biodiversity, among others. Not in vain, maritime transport in the EU accounts for approximately 13% of its transport GHG emissions. This fact puts the greening of the port’s emitting activities as a necessary step to achieve the ambitious goals for 2030 (55% reduction) and 2050 (net zero).

In parallel, the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, flowing from the European Green Deal, sets as a flagship the achievement of zero-emission ports, becoming “clean energy hubs for integrated electricity systems, hydrogen and other low-carbon fuels, and testbeds for waste reuse and the circular economy”.

Consequently, the European Commission (EC) is proposing measures to incentivise the deployment of renewable and low-carbon fuels and feeding stationed vessels with renewable power instead of fossil energy, incentivising the development and use of new, cleaner, and quieter vessels, greening port services and operations, optimisation of port calls, and through wider use of smart traffic management.

Many specialized collaborative plans have been developed, increasing Europe’s potential towards a greener future. One of these has especially taken the lead as one of the most promising ways of exploiting an untapped potential of the energy industry in the following decade: PORTS 2030.

Activities such as sharing findings, unifying objectives, creating synergies and preparing the next generations, will become a top priority for the European Economic Zone (EEZ) in the next few years to ensure a steadily increasing and reliable path towards Europe 2050’s goals, tackling challenges such as co-creation of circular-by-design operative and business models, as well as identifying the social and technological challenges associated to meeting the Green Deal priorities.

This is the framework of the SEANERGY project, which aims at supporting the creation of the best possible setting and conditions for the EU energy transition, through the development and implementation of sustainability and an educational path centered on the port ecosystem.

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Gold Sponsors

AHI Carrier SEE, a joint venture with Carrier Corporation, is a leading provider of innovative and sustainable climate control systems in Southeast Europe. We distribute and service Carrier, Toshiba, and Totaline brands, building on Carrier Corporation's 120-year legacy of innovation. Together, we're committed to a sustainable future. Our ambitious goals include achieving carbon neutrality in our operations by 2050 and empowering customers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over one gigaton by 2030. We're achieving this by developing next-generation HVAC solutions that minimize energy consumption and emissions, integrating smart technologies, optimizing building energy use and grid stability, transitioning to refrigerants with significantly lower environmental impact, and designing products with a lower carbon footprint throughout their lifecycle.

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	Motor Oil Group with more than 51 years of activity on the energy scene, has proven that it knows very well how to adapt to new conditions, driven by high resilience, the ability to change, to modernize the business and operating model and, above all, by trust in people, who are at the core of all the Group's activities. Energy transition is important for climate balance and energy security is important for prosperity. Motor Oil invests in both. Invests 2,5 billion in the transition of the Group, but also invests 1,5 billion in the resilience and the expansion of the capacity of the existing energy business which is a pillar of energy security for the country.
	DESFA, as the Operator of the Greek National Natural Gas System, operates and develops with safety and innovation a wide network of modern infrastructure throughout the country, while daily paving the way for a greener future. Guided by our values, integrity, excellence & leadership, collaboration, as well as sustainability and innovation, we stay true to our vision of the safe operation and development of a technologically advanced transmission and storage network of clean, reliable and affordable gas energy operators, creating added value in the Greek economy and the societies where we operate and shaping a brighter, more sustainable future for everyone.

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