Many Cruise ships spend up-to 40 percent of their operational life in a port. Connecting the Cruise ships to Shore Power is the only solution that completely eliminates the air pollution and acoustic noise or vibrations from the running engines
In LoCOPS, we have demonstrated our innovative technology in an operational environment at the port of Kristiansand in Norway, to prove that our technology will result in a positive business and environmental opportunity for ports and thereby create a successfully market launch for future Onshore Power products.
The project has completed 6 WP´s
WP 1, Project management
WP 2, Requirements and Specifications
WP 3, Engineering and design finalisation
WP 4, Assembly, factory tests and Installation
WP 5, Demonstration of the technology by the end-user
WP 6, Business model, Dissemination and Exploitation
The result is a very competitive system, both in terms of the technical performance but also the commercial achievements.
In parallel the project has identified possible partners, customers, relevant stakeholders etc. for commercialization of LoCOPS in other ports.
The achieved unique features:
• Low cost, very competitive prices
• High efficiency, means higher percentage of the electricity is delivered to the ship and less wasted (heat loss) in the system
• Very robust and state of the art solutions due to the severe usage of the same components in wind turbines.
• Modulated system for future upgrades
• Compact design for limited space requirements
• Built according to IEC 80005-1,2
The results and the project has several times been in both Danish and Norwegian national television, and several other media's, creating awareness for European ports and the people living in the nearby cities.
The future is fossil free and one of the most promising alternatives is the use of electricity produced in a eco-friendly manner using renewable sources.
Shore Power and the LoCOPS project is a important step in this direction and a promising solution to make the Cruise industry more environmentally sustainable.