Imagine a giant, floating power bank that can be towed to ships waiting outside a port. Instead of ships burning dirty fuel to keep their lights and engines running while anchored, they just plug into this barge. It uses batteries and hydrogen to provide clean electricity, acting like a mobile charging station for the ocean.
Ships at anchor continue to burn fuel to maintain power, contributing to 3% of global GHG emissions and causing local pollution. There is currently a lack of flexible, mobile infrastructure to provide clean electricity to vessels outside of fixed port berths.
A modular power-barge system using containerised battery and hydrogen fuel cell modules. It includes an Energy Management System (EMS) and a scaled-down benchmark barge for real-life testing.
If you are a port authority dealing with high local pollution from idling ships — this project developed a modular power-barge that provides offshore power supply. This allows ships to turn off their engines, reducing the local polluting emissions footprint.
If you are an energy provider dealing with the challenge of delivering green power to offshore locations — this project developed containerised power supply modules. These can be scaled and adapted to supply power both to ships and back to the local grid.
If you are a fleet owner dealing with strict IMO decarbonization targets to halve emissions by 2050 — this project developed a 'power bunkering' solution. It enables ships to use renewable electricity while moored, lowering the global GHG footprint.
Based on available project data, specific pricing is not provided, but the project includes a dedicated objective to assess financial viability and all applicable costs to create a commercialisation plan.
Yes, the solution follows a modular, scalable, adaptable, and flexible design approach using containerised modules to ensure it can be adjusted to different needs.
Based on available project data, licensing details are not specified, but the project aims for commercialisation by 2030 through a consortium of 15 partners.
The project performs detailed safety assessments covering all technical and operational aspects and assesses regulatory compliance for the power-barge solution.
The project is designing the solution to facilitate commercialisation by 2030.
The project specifically addresses electrical integration issues and interfacing challenges between the barge, the ships, ports, and the local grid.
The consortium is heavily industry-driven, with 11 industrial partners representing 73% of the group. With 6 SMEs and partners across 10 countries, the project has a strong commercial bias, focusing on market entry rather than just academic research. The mix of 3 universities and 1 research center provides the necessary technical validation for the industrial scale-up.
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