Ports can play a pivotal role in the world’s decarbonization challenge by becoming renewable energy hubs, increasing their electricity generating capacity more than tenfold in the next 30 years with the help of offshore wind and hydrogen, a new report from DNV GL finds.

By 2050, the total electricity generating capacity for industrial ports could increase more than tenfold. Renewable energy could account for at least 70% of the total electricity generation, compared to just 5% today, DNV GL’s new study Ports: Green gateways to Europe – 10 Transitions to turn ports into decarbonization hubs shows.