28/11/2019.When ships sail, they burn fossil fuel like heavy fuel oil or natural gas, thus contributing to the emissions of greenhouse gas effect, whereas at berth they can plug-in to the electric grid. Port of Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Las Palmas and Tenerife will be offering electric connections in 2020…
20/11/2019. Managers of Port Authorities confirmed main barrier for supplying on-shore power at berth to be -indeed- lack of ships adapted for being connected to the grid; other two relevant difficulties are, power availability from the distribution grid necessary to satisfy demand from big ships as cruisers, containerships and ferries,…
21/10/2019. Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy services informed OPS Master Plan leader that on October the 10th in Kiel, various German States Government representatives signed a memorandum intended to realize -in brief- the following measures, limit EEG surcharge supporting renewables to only 20 % for OPS – mid 2020 new possibility…
14/10/2019. Las Palmas Port Authority calls for tenders to build a new OPS facility at fishing dock where repair and laid-up vessels are currently being supply with energy with electrogen groups. The new facility paves the way for fishing vessels to plug-in so that polulation living close to the Port…
