The new installation will be jointly owned by Stena Line and the port of Gothenburg. ABB will be responsible for the design, engineering, supply, and commissioning of the shore-side substation, which will supply vessels with 3MVA, 11kV power. It will be capable of providing power at both 50Hz and 60Hz.
Equipment to be supplied includes power transformers, frequency converters, medium-voltage switchgear and monitoring and safety equipment. The project is scheduled for completion in 2010.
During a 10-hour stay in port, the diesel generators of a single cruise ship can burn 20 metric tons of fuel and produce 60 tons of carbon dioxide. This is equivalent to the total annual emissions of 25 average-sized European cars. These emissions can be mitigated by supplying the ship’s infrastructure with onshore power, the company said.
In addition to reducing local carbon dioxide emissions, the use of shore-to-ship power in preference to on-board diesel generators also helps to mitigate sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and particulate emissions. It also facilitates the reduction of low-frequency noise and vibrations and allows maintenance of diesel engines while the ship is at berth.
Oleg Aleinikov, head of ABB’s substations business, said: “ABB is uniquely positioned to offer customers turnkey shore-to-ship power solutions by combining its shore-side power offering with onboard products and systems.”
