How can ports contribute to the energy transition while helping the maritime sector reduce its greenhouse gas emissions? This was one of the key questions explored when the POTENT-X research project recently hosted the conference Decarbonizing Together at the World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden.
The conference gathered researchers, port stakeholders, and other experts to discuss how European ports can evolve into sustainable energy and innovation hubs as part of the transition towards a fossil-free transport system.
“This year’s conference brought together project partners and invited speakers for rich discussions across policy, stakeholder engagement, digitalisation, Living Labs, port operations, and global maritime decarbonisation efforts,” says Sonia Yeh, Professor of Energy and Transport Systems at Chalmers University of Technology and a participant in the project. (....)