Cleaner maritime shipping onboard

Container ships depend on highly polluting marine fuels, not only when travelling but also while moored at port.

Transport and Mobility

Climate Change and Environment

Energy

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Onshore power supply solutions, such as those being developed by the PowerFLEX project, could change this. By delivering shoreside electrical power to a ship when its auxiliary engines are switched off, these power supplies are already reducing carbon emissions, air pollution and noise. The PowerFLEX solution aims to take this one step further. The project is designing a market-ready system capable of powering a ship’s auxiliary systems and charging its on-board batteries, offering significant reductions in CO₂ emissions.

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