Battery storage: the missing link in shorepower’s grid problem - Study

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Three UK ports have piloted a UK government-backed shorepower project aiming to circumvent grid limitations and high connection costs.

The upshot – battery storage paired with smart energy management could be feasible, scalable and affordable and essential if shorepower for berthed vessels is to become a reality in a scenario where the power grid is simply not up to it.

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