The Energy Port will be next in line in the expansion of the shoreside power network at Sweden’s Port of Gothenburg, the port authority confirmed.
What is more, it will be the first energy port in the world with this particular offer, according to Gothenburg Port Authority.
“We are about to take the next crucial step by connecting tankers to shoreside power points. Doing so in an explosive environment is more complicated, and the Port of Gothenburg looks as if it will become the first port in the world to offer this option,” Jörgen Wrennfors, production development engineer at Gothenburg Port Authority, said.
“The hope is that other ports will follow suit, creating a basis for a shoreside power standard in explosive environments.”
It is estimated that shoreside power at the Energy Port will reduce carbon emissions from vessels by 1,800 tonnes per year.
The port has set itself the ambitious target of reducing carbon emissions by 70% by 2030, including vessels. Shipping also generates local emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitric oxide, noise, and particulate matter.
Source: World Maritime News
