Ports as Energy Transition Hubs (POTENT) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network
Research Project, 2025 – 2027

The ports of Europe are not just gateways for trade, but they are also key catalysts in the clean energy transition. By transforming into energy hubs, ports can accelerate the EU’s mission to become climate neutral by 2050. This initiative aligns with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and promises significant benefits like job creation, economic growth, and substantial energy savings. Rapid decarbonization and innovation across various sectors will be essential to meet the ambitious targets of the European Green Deal and REPowerEU plan.

The Potent project aims to understand how ports can support and accelerate Europe’s clean energy transition. Key research areas include: identifying gaps in renewable energy and green fuel infrastructure and developing technologies to address these, analyzing the socio-economic and regulatory aspects of integrating ports into electricity grids, and investigating governance and business model challenges to maximize value creation and stakeholder engagement in line with energy transition goals.

Participants

Sonia Yeh (contact)

Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Physical Resource Theory

Selma Brynolf

Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Transport, Energy and Environment

Anh Tuan Le

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Electric Power Engineering

Yujia Shi

Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Physical Resource Theory

Veronika Slakaityte

Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Physical Resource Theory

Collaborations

Copenhagen Business School (CBS)

København, Denmark

KEDGE Business School

Talence, France

Norwegian School of Economics

Bergen, Norway

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Trondheim, Norway

Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

Lyngby, Denmark

University of Leuven

Heverlee, Belgium

World Maritime University

Malmö, Sweden

Funding

European Commission (EC)

Project ID: HORIZON-MSCA-2023-DN-01-01
Funding Chalmers participation during 2025–2027

Related Areas of Advance and Infrastructure

Sustainable development

Driving Forces

Transport

Areas of Advance

Energy

Areas of Advance

Innovation and entrepreneurship

Driving Forces

More information

Project Web Page

https://potentmsca.eu/

Latest update

12/11/2025