Post by Jeppe la Cour

37.000 cargo vessels pass Bornholm every year. They burn 3 million tonnes of marine fuel and emit around 10 million tonnes of CO₂. All of it passing right by our island. This week Port of Roenne published a whitepaper with Stillstrom and Baltic Energy Island on what it would take to change that. The concept: vessels charging directly from offshore wind - at sea, where the offshore wind is produced. Bornholm as a natural mid-Baltic stop. 17 TWh per year could replace roughly €2 billion in annual fossil fuel imports with locally produced wind power. The problem is the classic loop - the chicken and the egg - who buys the first beer (you-get-the-idea) dilemma; -You need enough battery vessels to justify the infrastructure. -You need the infrastructure before anyone orders the vessels. We’ve seen this before in offshore wind. Somebody has to go first. 🤓 Energiø Bornholm won’t solve that alone. But without it, the conversation doesn’t even start - this paper proves it can be done - but who heads for the bar - waiving the credit card for a first round. Full paper in the first comment. Who carries the first-mover risk - shipowners, ports/terminals, or energy developers? ------------------------------ 💥 I am Jeppe. ⚓ CCO at Port of Roenne #offshorewind #balticenergy #portofroenne #maritimeelectrification #energyislandbornholm