What is shore power?

Shore power refers to the possibility for a ship to plug in to an onshore electricity grid when in port. With shore power, the vessel does not have to use its auxiliary engines to generate power. This decreases emissions and noise. Shore power can also be used to charge the energy storage system on board the ship. shore power connection.

What is a shore power facility?

The shore power facility will generally form part of a wider port energy network: fuel bunkering for vessels and electric power for port assets, as well as battery storage for optimizing use of on-site renewable generation (eg PV solar) and back-up power generators.

Is shore power a solution to shipping emissions reduction in ports?

This paper aims to conduct a state-of-the-art review of shore power by the Web of Science Core Collection and Scopus databases as a pivotal solution to shipping emissions reduction in ports and advancing the maritime sector towards carbon neutrality.

What are the strengths of shore power?

Another strength of shore power is that more and more countries, states, ports, and international organizations are legislating or promoting its use. California has laws that force some ship types such as cruise ships and reefers to use shore power or an equivalent technology in port .

Can battery storage maximise shore power capacity?

Battery storage can maximise shore power capacity from a fixed grid connection capacity, especially for serving vessels that impose a very intermittent load. However, longer term growth in shore power demand is very likely to exceed the limitations of existing grid connections for most ports.

How many ports have a shore power system?

Additionally, ports have seen an increase in the number of vessels that are equipped with shore power. There are currently ten ports using high voltage systems serving cruise, container and refrigerated (“reefer”) vessels, and many more ports that use low voltage systems, serving tugs, fishing, and offshore support vessels.