EU grant for analysing LNG potential
The European Union will support a series of studies under the auspices of a €1m grant from the TEN-T Programme to analyse the potential introduction of liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure in Spain and France.
The studies, selected for funding under the 2012 TEN-T Multi-Annual Call, will help determine the feasibility of implementing LNG bunkering facilities in the Port of Roscoff (northwest France) and the Port of Santander (northern Spain).
They will take into account the conformity of the infrastructure and equipment with the standards for risk prevention, environmental protection and the eventual constraints, revealed by the impact assessments and the public inquiries.
The findings of these studies will be an essential decision making tool for ferry operators, which are debating whether to start the construction and retrofit of LNG vessels.
It will also mean that the port authorities in Roscoff and Santander will be able to plan the design and the implementation of LNG bunkering stations for the future.
Also, the studies will contribute to the realisation of the “Motorways of the Sea” (TEN-T Priority Project 21) concept.
The studies are due for completion by the end of 2015.
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