Real-time monitoring of regulated and unregulated emissions from ships and port activities to enforce emission limits in port cities – planning a case study for the Port of Gothenburg
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| Coordinator | IVL Svenska Miljöinstitutet AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 300 000 |
| Project duration | October 2025 - January 2026 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Global cooperation 2025 |
| Call | Planning grant for international proposal 2025 |
Important results from the project
Goals were met: the planning project delivered a very strong Horizon Europe proposal with 38 partners from 12 EU countries (+Canada) and support from regional authorities. It also designed a Gothenburg Port monitoring campaign and strengthened/created collaborations among Swedish and international actors.
Expected long term effects
Long term, the main project is expected to enable a world-class approach for efficient monitoring of vessel emissions (including future pollutants), improving environment and health and ensuring fair conditions in shipping. It also aims to accelerate measurement technology, operational emissions-data services and user platforms that support air-quality and emissions plans.
Approach and implementation
The project was executed through continuous dialogue between IVL, Port of Gothenburg, the City of Gothenburg and the consortium: existing systems and data were reviewed, needs for further development in the main project were defined, and Swedish contributions to tools, implementation and policy work were planned. A key element was co-design of port campaigns by authorities and researchers, incl. demos with Stena and DFDS vessels.