The port of Palma to use a green hydrogen fuel cell for energy supply before the end of the year
The APB presents its energy transition projects at the Mallorca International Blue Marine Talks 2025
Palma
08/09/2025
The institutional headquarters of the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) in the port of Palma hosted the Mallorca International Blue Marine Talks 2025 on Monday, organised jointly with the Spanish National Association of Electric Boats (ANBE). The event, dedicated to marine decarbonisation and sustainable nautical tourism, brought together international experts, institutional representatives and pioneering companies in blue innovation.
As part of the meeting, APB director Toni Ginard announced that a green hydrogen fuel cell will be opened in the port of Palma before the end of the year. This facility, which is part of the European Green Hysland project, will supply clean energy to Maritime Station No. 4.
Ginard also highlighted the drive towards onshore power supply (OPS) for docks, which already has its first operational point in Palma for ferries and fast ferries at the Poniente docks. The APB is working to extend this system to more docks in Palma and to the ports of general interest in Ibiza, Mahon, Alcudia and La Savina. This system allows ships to connect to the electricity grid in port and switch off their auxiliary engines, drastically reducing CO₂, particulate and noise emissions. "This is a real paradigm shift towards the decarbonisation of port operations," Ginard emphasised.
The celebration of the Mallorca International Blue Marine Talks 2025 has turned Mallorca into the international epicentre of sustainable sailing, with the participation of leading institutions, associations and companies that debated the challenges and opportunities of the energy transition in the marine field. Speakers included representatives from Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Spain, who shared experiences on port electrification, electric marine mobility and fleet remotorisation.
Sustainable mobility within ports
During the event, the APB also reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable mobility, consolidating the nautical bus service in Ibiza, which was put out to public tender last June for a period of 15 years. As well as the tender for another public tender to manage the new nautical bus in Palma, which will have at least three lines to improve mobility and reduce road traffic in the port area.
The director of the APB recalled the renewal of agreements on good environmental practices with concessionaires of sports marinas such as Alcudiamar, Club de Mar and Marina La Savina.
He also highlighted the projects to promote marine biodiversity in the Portitxol and Molinar breakwaters, where construction techniques are applied to regenerate marine habitats, and the recent ban on open circuit systems on moored vessels, a key measure to improve water quality.
A comprehensive commitment to the future
"We are not talking about isolated actions, but about a comprehensive strategy that combines innovation, public-private collaboration and environmental sensitivity," Ginard concluded.
With this set of projects, the APB reinforces its leadership in the energy transition and its role as an international benchmark in the construction of a cleaner, more competitive and sustainable port model.
