Port of Aberdeen goes live with green shore power

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Port of Aberdeen cuts emissions with shore power
The Port of Aberdeen has officially launched green shore power for vessels at eight berths in the port’s North Harbour.

Shore power allows vessels to plug directly into power from the port’s renewable energy tariff, instead of running on their fossil fuel auxiliary engines while at berth, saving on fuel and cutting CO2 emissions, pollution, and noise.

The new infrastructure, installed by PowerCon, the market leader in shore power technology, could cut up to 60,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent over the next 20 years.

This would remove the emissions equivalent of around 2,140 cars from the road every year.

The first vessel to be connected to the new system was OSM Thome’s NS Iona, one of five vessels retrofitted to accept shore power as part of the project.

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“This is a major achievement for Port of Aberdeen and I am proud to have supported it through the UK SHORE programme – it shows what can be achieved when we put our full energy behind decarbonisation,” said Mike Kane, Maritime Minister.

The newly electrified berths are part of the ‘Shore Power in Operation’ demonstrator, supported by the Department for Transport’s Zero Emissions, Vessels and Infrastructure (ZEVI) competition, funded by the UK Government and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK.

This joint public-private partnership at Port of Aberdeen represents a combined investment of £4 million ($5.4 million) in new clean energy infrastructure.

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The port has also installed shore power infrastructure to service vessels on two berths at Regent Quay as part of Bibby Marine’s electric Service Operation Vessel ZEVI project.

Additionally, work is almost complete to install shore power infrastructure for Serco NorthLink’s passenger ferries, funded by Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited. This adds to the port’s existing shore power facilities, which support operational activities for its renewable energy customers and towage providers.

Longer-term, Port of Aberdeen has ambitions to expand its shore power infrastructure to supply green electricity at more berths throughout its 7,600 metres quayside.

New Tyndall research also sets out how UK Government policy changes could support faster deployment of shore power at other ports.

This time last year, the Port of Aberdeen invested £1 million ($1.27 million) in new technology to improve safety, connectivity, and sustainability in partnership with North.

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