£33m government funding to develop green technologies for ports and ships

Maritime Minister Lord Davies has announced the winners of £33 million of government funding to develop green technologies for ports and ships as part of the decarbonisation of the sector.

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The £33 million has been awarded to 33 projects across the UK to deliver demonstrations, trials and feasibility studies. The funding comes from the fourth round of the Government’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC4), which focuses on developing clean maritime technologies, such as: electric vessels, charging ports, hydrogen, ammonia, methanol, wind power and more.

Some of the 33 projects awarded the funding include: