The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) signed a cooperation and development agreement with Greenfield Global to identify, conceive and implement green energy solutions including green hydrogen, ethanol and methanol.

In the wake of dockside shore power implemented in 2017, the development of green hydrogen will make indirect shore supply of electrical power possible for the marine industry.

Commercial shipping carries more than 80% of the world’s goods and accounts for about 3% of global GHG emissions. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has set a goal to cut GHG emissions related to commercial shipping in half by 2050.

A working committee has been set up to oversee the development and implementation of these new energy solutions for current and future MPA activities as well as those of MPA partners and the marine industry.