- Rotterdam port wants to provide a quarter of EU hydrogen goal
- EU plans further €5 billion in hydrogen infrastructure aid
A reach stacker moves a shipping container at a container depot at the Port of Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Photographer: Peter Boer/BloombergPorts in Europe are racing to win a key role in the bloc’s ambitious climate strategy as they try to evolve from entry points for fossil-fuel imports into industrial clusters for clean energy.
In the region’s biggest seaport in Rotterdam, port authorities and major energy companies are developing a large-scale network that will include clean power supplied by offshore wind farms, as well as hydrogen production and pipelines to ship the fuel to manufacturers on-site and inland.
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