The Port of Szczecin-Świnoujście, alongside other parties from across the business, technology, and R&D sectors, has signed a letter of intent to develop an economy based on hydrogen in Poland's West Pomeranian Voivodeship.

Thanks to low- and zero-emission hydrogen, hard-to-abatement industries like transportation will have it easier to partake in the green transition.

The West Pomeranian Hydrogen Valley is to play its part in the Polish Energy Policy until 2040 in building a low-emission energy system while maintaining energy security.

Earlier, in December 2021, the Port of Szczecin-Świnoujście exercised its pre-emptive right to acquire lands in Świnoujście, which will be used for erecting an installation terminal for offshore wind energy farms.

The 20 ha big facility will offer 485 m of 12.5 m deep quay wall for handling up to 80 turbines (up to 15MW) per year. The terminal's commissioning is expected at the beginning of 2025. One year before that, Vestas' wind energy turbine factory will come online in Szczecin.