Green horizon for UK Ports to decarbonize costal shipping

Coastal communities across the UK are to benefit from £30 million funding to decarbonise shipping and power up local economies that the UK Maritime Minister Mike Kane just announced during a visit to Clydeport 2025 show in Glasgow.

Decarbonise shipping and revitalize coastal communities

Given by UK Department of Transport and UK Innovation Agency, the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC) awards and shares fundings with successful companies that innovate in the development of clean maritime fuels and technologies such as ammonia, hydrogen, methanol, solar and electric. Investment in green fuels not only supports the decarbonisation of shipping, helping cement the UK as a clean energy superpower, it also revitalises coastal communities by growing local economies and boosting jobs and skills.

Over 300 fundings

CMDC has provided over £136 million funding to date to 142 organisations, as part of the wider “UK Shore” funding for over 300 organisations, lincluding 250 SMEs. It is part of the government’s flagship programme dedicated to decarbonising maritime. Successful projects include the installation of electric charge-point networks across ports, including at Aberdeen, the demonstration of an electric crew transfer vessel at Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm, and the demonstration of a green hydrogen shore power system at the port of Leith.

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