The Association of German Seaports (ZDS) describes these requirements in the new position paper "Seaports in the energy transition: CCU and CCS" . The paper notes that "the federal government's future carbon management strategy must adequately recognize the role of seaports as CO2 hubs" .
As energy and chemical clusters, many seaports are considered suitable locations for intensifying cooperation between companies to reduce CO2. Port areas offer technical and financial requirements for the development of CO2 infrastructure for future carbon capture and storage (CCU/CCS) applications as important building blocks for the transition to carbon neutral seaports .
German seaports have always been hubs for energy sources and connect ships, rail and road transport for many types of global goods. For maritime activities, the handling, storage and distribution of not only hydrogen and its derivatives but also liquefied CO2 in the future may represent new and innovative business areas as part of technological developments, according to ZDS.
In the context of achieving climate goals, carbon management is becoming increasingly important in addition to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A clear and sustainable commitment from the federal government, a CO2 infrastructure plan and incentive structures for a circular CO2 economy are three important measures that German port companies see as essential for climate protection through carbon management.
CO2 can be separated and stored through chemical processes from emissions that, for example, arise in industrial production. In addition, the captured CO2 can be reused, for example for the production of synthetic fuels.
Taken together, these processes – CCU and CCS – reduce the amount of CO2 entering the atmosphere and damaging the climate.
Along with the affected processing industry, opportunities are opening up for seaport companies to set up CO2 liquefaction plants, temporary storage facilities and CO2 management facilities for cross-border transport, both by sea and in some cases by pipeline.
ZDF further emphasized in the document that amortization options, climate protection contracts (carbon contracts for difference – CCfD) and compatible public financing frameworks are needed in order to offset the significant operating and investment costs for the pilot cross-border CO2 transport, management and storage infrastructure in Germany ports.
The paper touches on the recently published industrial strategy of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK), which advocates the use of CCU/CCS as a sustainable way to capture and store carbon dioxide.
source: offshore-energy.biz
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