Shore power supply energy storage

What is shore power?

Shore power is an environmentally friendly alternative for providing ships with electricity. igus® offers customised products for ports and ships.

How do shore power solutions help ships save fuel and reduce emissions?

Shore power solutions from Wärtsilä help vessels save fuel and decrease their emissions because they can plug in to the onshore electricity grid when in port. Without shore power, the vessels would have to use auxiliary engines to generate power.

What is a shore power facility?

Shore power facilities will generally form part of a wider port energy network including electric power for port assets and back-up power generators. Ports that have a high-power grid connection (or could upgrade their connection at reasonable cost) do have the option of supplying shore power directly from the grid.

What is a shore power solution?

Shore power solutions that are integrated with the port’s (50Hz) electrical network are more complex. The optimization of energy storage in batteries, taking account of variable wholesale electricity pricing and serving highly variable shore power loads, is a complex and specialist role.

Why is shore power important?

As an environmentally friendly alternative to supplying power to ships in the port, shore power is a decisive factor in reducing the environmental impact on the port area. The regulation issued by the European Union, which requires shore power in most cases, makes the challenge for port operators even more important.

What is shore power supply & why is it important?

Shore power supply, also known as shore power or cold ironing, is becoming increasingly important. More and more harbours are confronted with increasing environmental awareness among the population. Stricter guidelines are forcing harbours to use more environmentally friendly technologies.