The project, named ReCharge, will review the practicalities of expanding the availability of shore power at Norway\u2019s ports and research different power systems.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe supported research and development into electric cars in Norway, now we need to establish an innovation platform for the electrification of ships,\u201d Sofus Gedde Dahl, managing director of Cavotec Norway.<\/p>\n
Cavotec will partner the Port of Oslo for the project alongside technology and data analytics company, Envoa, which is contributing almost half of the project\u2019s \u20ac1.45m budget.<\/p>\n
\u201cCharging options are critically important for battery-powered ships and plug-in hybrid vessels. Shore power will therefore play an increasingly important role in port infrastructure of the future,\u201d said project leader Hans Anton Tvete of DNV GL.<\/p>\n
According to DNV GL, some 40 hybrid ships are on order for Norwegian shipping lines, with a similar number of plug-in hybrid vessels also due to enter service in the coming years.<\/p>\n
Bj\u00f8rn Vartdal, programme leader for Maritime Research, also stressed the role of government support in expanding the availability of shore power.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cTo establish shore power and associated infrastructure, we need the support of central government. The development of infrastructure is critical. Shipping lines want to see a return on their investment within a relatively short time scale.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shore power is the process of connecting ships in port to the electrical grid and switching off their engines. This reduces emissions of NOx, SOx, and particulate matter.<\/p>\n
ReCharge conveners say that they want to see Norway become the world leader in environmentally friendly ships.<\/p>\n
By Alice Mason<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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