Power@berth – Page 2 – Ops Spanish Ports

Summary

The OPS Master Plan for Spanish Ports projects aims at drafting a Master Plan for the supply of electric power to ships at berth in Spanish Ports. The 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 has a budget of 6 million Euros and is co-financed with 1.5 million Euros by the Connecting Europe Facility - CEF program for the construction of the European Union's TEN-T. During the three years execution of this Project, pilot cases will be carried out, by including the provision of electrical equipment in piers and ports of general interest, as well as the adaptation of the ships that dock there. In addition, the Project will allow the realization of a series of technical studies to identify the barriers that exist today for the implementation of this new and environmentally green technology.

Funding opportunities

Deadlines of the 2017 CEF Transport Blending call and 2017 CEF SESAR call have been extended to 12 April 2018, to give applicants more time to prepare high quality proposals.

Revolutionary Wärtsilä’s wireless charging system

Wärtsilä's wireless charging system

According with information issued by MF FOLGEFONN, Wärtsilä’s wireless charging system has been successfully tested. Its automatic wireless induction charging system was tested on a hybrid powered coastal ferry. The ferry is owned by Norled, one of Norway’s largest ferry operators.

This revolutionary system would eliminate the cable connection between vessel and shore, and secure and facilitate operations for connection/disconnection. More than 1 MW is said the system to be capable to transfer based on induction.

Port of Trelleborg providing power supply to Stena vessels M/S Skåne and M/S Mecklenburg-Vorpommern already!

MARINELOG digital médium echoes good news as Stena Line plugs in to shoreside power at another Swedish port. Port of Trelleborg CEO Jörgen Nilsson wellcomes EU giant ferry operator decission to connect two of its vessels to the onshore power supply at the Port. Also Stena announced plans to rise up to…

VAT exemption for onshore power supply (OPS)

On 13th October, Europe’s environmental port experts gathered at the 2017 Greenport Conference Amsterdam for the 12th edition of the GreenPort Conference and 5th edition of the GreenPort Cruise Conference. European ports ask for a VAT exemption for onshore power supply (OPS) used by ships at berth. This would bring…

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Funding opportunities

Revolutionary Wärtsilä’s wireless charging system

Port of Trelleborg providing power supply to Stena vessels M/S Skåne and M/S Mecklenburg-Vorpommern already!

VAT exemption for onshore power supply (OPS)

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