EU Backs Bremen’s LNG Terminal Studies

The EU plans to invest almost €2.5 million via its TEN-T Programme for studies and pilot construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the seaport of Bremen in Germany.

This project responds to the TEN-T programme goal to provide publicly accessible LNG refuelling facilities in all core European ports by 2030, leading to improved market acceptance and availability of LNG as an alternative fuel.

The construction of the terminal would help reduce air pollution caused by maritime transport especially in the light of European Regulations requiring the shipping sector to reduce marine sulphur emissions in the North Sea to 0.1% as of January 2015.

The project features a study and pilot construction of a flexible, multi-modal LNG terminal that could provide a reliable supply of LNG to maritime, road and rail users in a geographical area of around 300-400 km.

It covers planning, design and engineering, as well as the construction and operation of an LNG filling station.

The project was selected for EU funding with the assistance of external experts under the TEN-T Annual Call 2013, priority ‘Decarbonisation / Oil substitution or environmental cost reduction’. Its implementation will be monitored by INEA, the European Commission’s Innovation and Networks Executive Agency.

The project is to be completed by December 2015.