Green Ports - Shore Power Supply State of the Art

In a world that is in constant changing and where carbon neutrality becomes a common objective, it is necessary to implement European policies and targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The maritime sector is one of the most polluting in the world, becoming mandatory to implement technologies in port area to reduce their footprint. Most of the good’s transportation are made by sea, the maritime industry is growing, and the biggest chair of greenhouse gas emission comes from shipping. The seaport has the role to implement solutions to reduce the emissions in port area, allowing the ships to shutdown their engines while they are moored in port. Renewable energy production alongside with shore power supply systems are becoming a common solution in ports as some of the technologies that allows to reduce ships emissions in port area. This paper presents the state of the art of onshore power supply in ports and standards related to shore power supply and data requirements for load model built and emissions calculations.