GREENPORT NORTH AT NATURMØDET – NATURE’S DEMOCRACY FESTIVAL

For the first time in the 10-year history of Naturmødet, the weather was rough and the opening on Thursday May 22, had to be postponed for a few hours.

As soon as the event kicked off, we were ready at Greenport North and Port of Hirtshals’ joint stand in The Village and looking forward to talking about how a modern commercial port works with green transition and how we strive to create a framework for green transition and sustainable growth for existing and new companies in the Port of Hirtshals.

The port is advantageously situated in relation to the future geological CO₂ storage sites and we are collaborating to establish Greenport Scandinavia – a central hub for CO₂ transport and storage in Hirtshals.

We also face a common challenge – lack of capacity in the electricity grid is an obstacle for development in North Jutland. Without grid expansion we risk slowing down the green transition and curb opportunities for companies with high energy demand.

The port also highlighted some of their many green initiatives – from LED lighting and shore power to wind turbines and waste management with 15 fractions.

On Friday afternoon, Greenport North’s Business Development Manager Jonas Ilum Sørensen debated on a panel arranged by Hjørring Vandselskab on the topic “From black wastewater to green resource”. Together with Function Manager Morten Steen Sørensen from Aalborg Forsyning and Chief Consultant Hasse Milter from Kalundborg Forsyning, Jonas discussed environmental and socio-economic perspectives of using wastewater for future green fuel production.

Greenport North’s CEO Steen Hintze was on stage on Saturday afternoon when Erhverv Hjørring held a debate on the topic “Business and nature: Partnerships for a sustainable future” with a focus on strengthening the sustainable development of local businesses. The panel, which was moderated by Tine Gøtzsche, consisted of Steen Hintze, Ulrich Bang, Deputy Director at the Confederation of Danish Industry, Thorbjørn Harkamp, Deputy Director at Musholm, Signe Normand, Professor at the Department of Biology – Ecoinformatics and Biodiversity at Aarhus University and Karin Klitgaard, Deputy Director at DI – Confederation of Danish Industry for environmental policy and circular economy.

Naturmødet takes place in Hirtshals every year in May. Over three days, 30,000 children, adults, politicians, scientists, activists and others visit Hirtshals to experience the 90 stands and 660 debates, conversations and activities.

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