Port of Aberdeen to make major investment in shore power
Port of Aberdeen has been awarded £55 million from the UK Government for a multi-million pound project to design and deliver the first large-scale landside and vessel-side shore power system in Scotland.
According to the Port’s statement, the demonstrator project will cut vessel emissions at the berths by more than 80% compared with burning marine fuel and save in excess of 60,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent over the next 20 years.
The project, part of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Zero Emissions Vessels and Infrastructure (ZEVI) competition, will pave the way for the roll-out of green shore power across North Harbour, potentially slashing the port’s total emissions by 78%, equivalent to an annual reduction of 34,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
The project follows a successful Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC)-funded feasibility study completed in March 2022. The new funding will see the design and installation of shore power facilities at seven berths on Albert Quay and Mearns Quay in the port’s North Harbour, which will be operational by April 2025 or sooner.
Partnership between the public and private sectors is essential to decarbonise the maritime industry. Aberdeen has firmly established itself as a port of choice for innovation and collaboration in this area and the ZEVI funding further strengthens our position.
… said Bob Sanguinetti, Chief Executive, Port Of Aberdeen
In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, Bob Sanguinetti had highlighted that the Port’s net zero strategy includes a commitment to become the UK’s first net zero port by 2040, investing £55 million over the next decade to turn their vision into reality.
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