Offshore Energy - Study/ European Ports Far Behind Installation. Deadline 2030
Most European ports are far behind in installing the offshore electrical infrastructure needed for ships to switch from highly polluting marine fuel to cleaner electricity while at anchor, a new study has shown.
European Union environmental rules have set a 2030 deadline for seaports to install infrastructure that ensures offshore energy supply (OPS). To assess their performance, Brussels-based NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) conducted a study covering 31 European ports.
The findings show that only one in five of the required electricity supply connections have been installed or contracted so far across most ports. Of the ports analyzed, only four have installed or contracted more than half of the necessary connections before the 2030 deadline.
Residents living near ports hope that plug-in infrastructure can alleviate some of the pain of sharing their cities with cruise ships, which often leave their engines running in ports to power onboard amenities, including lighting and air conditioning. Pollution from marine fuels includes sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and harmful particulate matter, as well as carbon emissions.
The study also highlights significant disparities between ship types. While 38% of the required OPS connections for cruises and passenger ships are in place, container ships are particularly lagging behind, with only 11% of the 294 required connections installed or contracted.
“Given their regular and predictable routes and the proximity of cruise passenger terminals to city centres, cruise ships should prioritise the deployment and operation of OPS,” the study said. The ports of Antwerp, Dublin, Gdansk and Lisbon are among those that have yet to make an investment in plug-in electric infrastructure, according to the study. In Lisbon, one of the busiest cruise ports in Europe, a multi-million euro project to lay cables to connect the port to a power station is set to be ready by 2029, according to the Portuguese government.
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