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.

How effective is shore power?

Shore power can be most effective when applied at ports with a high percentage of frequently returning vessels. Barriers to shore power include infrastructure and electricity costs. Shore power can require significant investments in landside infrastructure and vessel modifications.

What are the strengths of shore power?

Another strength of shore power is that more and more countries, states, ports, and international organizations are legislating or promoting its use. California has laws that force some ship types such as cruise ships and reefers to use shore power or an equivalent technology in port .

Why is shore power not a priority?

However, the issue of shore power is not addressed in priority, because for most ship types, the energy use in port is a very small fraction of the overall energy used. Furthermore, the Federal Baltic already complies with CII 2026, which is not a motivation to invest in shore power.

Does shore power cost a major concern?

As a drawback, shore power financial cost is a major concern, especially for ports because of all the construction costs that shore power installations engage. This is a conclusion that has been confirmed in many studies [81, 83, , , ].

Does shore power reduce fuel consumption in CII?

For CII, fuel consumption can be significantly reduced by shore power connection. It is considered in this article that the energy consumed in port by the auxiliary engines is completely replaced with shore side electricity.