Summary
OPS Master Plan for Spanish Ports project aimed at drafting a Master Plan for the supply of electric power to ships at berth in Spanish Ports.
OPS Master Plan for Spanish Ports project is part of the National Action Framework for the development of infrastructures for the use of alternative fuels in the transport sector, in compliance with Article 13 of Directive 2014/94 EU.
The project had a budget of 4,399,564 Euros and has been co-financed with 1,280,413 Euros by the Connecting Europe Facility - CEF program for the construction of the Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T).
The Project finished on the 31/12/2021 and achieved with successfully the following objectives,
- befinits of OPS were identified, the same as main barries hampering the full development of this tecnological solution, finally various measures have been taken to overcome these barries; benefits, barriers and measures are essential elements of OPS MASTERPLAN and can be foud here under section Activity 4. Master Plan.
- three new OPS facilities were built in the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Palma de Mallorca y Las Palmas (see here under section Activity 3. Pilot projects)
- a list with 20 new OPS facilities integrating OPS MASTERPLAN has been elaborated which will be executed in 2022-2024 in addition to already existing; the list was elaborated taken into account corresponding viability, environmental and técnical studies
This MASTERPLAN will be updated in 2024 according with obligations as included in the future Regulation on alternative fuel infrastructure that is being discussed, which bassically requires ports to have OPS facilities to provide OPS to 90 % of call as for 2030 to following fleets,
- ferris
- container-ships
- cruisers
PUERTOS DEL ESTADO participates and assists tests on hydrogen fuel cell for power supply at berth in Tenerife to PUNTA SALINAS, owned by SASEMAR
17/06/2021. With OPS MASTERPLAN project Coordinator participation and assistance, tests started off today on an H2 fuel cell generator. This generator will power PUNTA SALINAS at berth in Santa Cruz de Tenerife where she is based. The vessel is onwed by national, search and rescue company SASEMAR. Tests will begin…
Quality critera applicable on components of an OPS infrastructure
14/06/2020. National Agency for State Ports, PUERTOS DEL ESTADO, publises today quality criteria applicable on components of an OPS infrastructure under chapter Activity 2.1: Cross-sectional studies (Nb. Spanish only). These criteria are made available for both port authorities and any OPS promoter interested in building the electric infrastructure necessary to…
Meeting on 29th April 2021 of stake-holders’ Project: ‘Gathering with Public Administration to promote on-shore power for ships at berth’
29/04/2021 Almost a hundred participants attended the call organized by Spanish Maritime Cluster together with National Ports Agency PUERTOS DEL ESTADO, and where Guillermo Aman – Grupo VELATIA Holding, chairing WG COLDI on OPS also moderate the discussions during the meeting. Panelists, María Luz Pelaez, SDG Políticas Sectoriales Industriales. MINCOTUR…
‘Encuentro’ at Spanish Maritime Cluster on OPS, perspectives and MASTERPLAN project results 29th April 2021
9/03/2021. The ‘Encuentro’ (meeting) on OPS will be organized on the 29th April 2021 online. OPS MASTERPLAN project Coordinator Spanish National Port Agency together with Spanish Maritime Cluster will gather main policy makers influencing future on OPS, Ministry of Environment, responsible for industrial air quality an energy competences. Carlos REDONDO…