Survey of the Nordic countries' positions of strength within the green transition of the transport sector
The environment sector of the Nordic Council of Ministers is seeking to survey the Nordic countries’ strengths in green transport. This can help public and private Nordic stakeholders to identify interesting opportunities for co-operation.
By working together on green transport, the Nordic countries can complement each other, improve in areas where we have comparative advantages, upscale good practices, and export these. Consequently Nordic co-operation can contribute to climate efforts as well as sharpen Nordic competitiveness. Such an overview can underpin the Nordic Region’s voice in the EU, and not least provide a basis for evaluating further co-operation on strengthened Nordic green competitiveness. The Nordic countries have different priorities and strengths in the development of new transport technologies and solutions. Some prominent examples (not exhaustive):
•Denmark – public-private co-operation in transport innovation
•Sweden – truck manufacturing, the e-highway, and a strong research environment
•Finland – investment in biofuels and trial areas for Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in Arctic conditions (Snowbox)
•Iceland – conversion of tourist ships to electric power
•Norway – infrastructure for more than 100,000 zero-emission vehicles, the world’s first electric car ferries, and trial areas for autonomous ships in Trondheim
•We would also like to have good examples of public transport and cycling
Based on the survey of the Nordic countries’ strengths, we would like the report to outline and evaluate areas where there is potential for Nordic co-operation that promotes the Nordic Region’s green competitive edge. Examples include the order placed by Asko in Norway for hydrogen trucks made by Scania in Sweden, or the supply of battery systems by ABB in Sweden (with Norwegian-Canadian PBES as a subcontractor) for the hybridisation of a Scandlines ferry between Sweden and Denmark.
It would be advantageous if the consultant described in their tender how they will access material that is exclusively in Icelandic and Finnish so that information in these languages is covered by the survey as widely as possible.
The report must be written in English.