£30m will go towards decarbonising shipping and powering up local economies, benefitting coastal communities across the UK, the government said in its release on Thursday.
Coastal communities across the UK are set to benefit from the £30m funding to decarbonise shipping and power up local economies.
The funding, awarded through the sixth round of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC), will support businesses developing 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.
CMDC has provided over £136m funding to 142 organisations so far, as part of the wider UK SHORE funding, which is the government’s flagship programme dedicated to decarbonising maritime.
According to the press release, successful projects include the installation of electric chargepoint 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.
During his visit to Clydeport in Glasgow, maritime minister Mike Kane said: “It’s so exciting to see investment in green fuels and technologies spurring on skills, innovation and manufacturing across the UK, delivering on our Plan for Change missions to kickstart economic growth and become a clean energy superpower.
“We’ve charted a course to net zero shipping by 2050 and this £30 million will be crucial in supporting the green fuels and technologies of the future, so we can clean up sea travel and trade.”
