Project Summary

REDII PORTS focuses on the Programme´s Smart Specialisation area of Renewable Energy from a port authority´s perspective.

The project aims to exploit resources for a technically feasible and economically affordable generation, storage and consumption of cleaner energy and fuels with specific reference to 5 alternatives promoted by the REDII 2018/200+AFID 2014/94 Directives that are relevant for a Port Community:

ELECTRICITY (SHORE / HYDRO POWER / BATTERY),
WIND / LOCK / TIDE / SOLAR,
BIODIESEL, HYDROGEN and AMMONIA/METHANOL.

To achieve this ambitious goal REDII PORTS will work on a 3-step Roadmap moving from local sources to production/storage in ports to market, closing the cicle by benefiting the regions.

REDII PORTS will determine the conditions for blueprinting a medium-to-long term strategy that enables ports to become springboard for new green energy developments in the said fields. It will:

identify local excess green resources/feedstock/waste via a CE approach & share them through online tools;
define gaps/challenges/possibilities for ports;
estimate the demand/potential trading volume of the type of energy taking into account multiple factors, e.g. price, grid.

This will allow at least 250 ports/involved external organisations to increase their capacity to take informed decisions on the matter.

After setting the framework the partners will test their effective capacity to convert the resources into the selected power/fuel options and/or facilitate other companies´ renewable energy initiatives in their site. To this purpose they will pilot transnationally 13 technology solutions tailored for onshore-sea/inland waterways-the hinterland, with public/private stakeholders.

Finally REDII PORTS will strive to ensure that the energy is supplied to the wide Port Community (incl. end-users/businesses in the harbour/citizens) and similar actions are replicated. Upscaling/engaging mechanisms will be deployed, e.g. B2B, good practices, a trading hub, a RE business opportunity platform.