PowerCon installs the modular shore power system on the power grid and creates connection points on the quay using mobile cable drums. The project was financed as part of the “Zero Emissions Vessels and Infrastructure” (ZEVI) competition of the Ministry of Transport.
Bob Sanguinetti, Harbor from Aberdeen CEO, said: “We are delighted to break ground on this project, which is critical in our journey to net zero by 2040. This is a great example of a public-private partnership to drive progress in delivering green infrastructure for ports.”
Vessels receive electricity from the grid under the port’s renewable energy tariff while berthed at Albert Quay and Means Quay in the port’s North Harbour. The system allows vessels to switch off their main and auxiliary engines while at berth, reducing their carbon emissions by more than 80 percent compared to using marine gas oil (MGO), and emitting less particulate matter, nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur oxides (SOx) and noise.
The Port of Aberdeen is investing up to £55 million (US$70.3 million) over ten years to become a net-zero energy port by 2040. Two areas of the port’s North Quay, Albert Quay West and Commercial Quay West, currently use shore power facilities and support operational activities.
In April, the planned South Harbour modernisation project reached the second phase of the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council’s (SOWEC) Strategic Investment Model (SIM).
