The largest installation vessels, ships and rigs are assured of green electricity at the Port of Grenaa well into the future. The port has just invested in 18 megawatts of shore power and kick-started the establishment of a comprehensive electricity infrastructure that ensures flexible connection options for mobile shore power plants.
Denmark is facing the establishment of several new offshore wind farms, including the Hesselø Offshore Wind Farm, which will be the Port of Grenaa's future neighbor in the Kattegat. Grenaa Port would obviously like to become an installation port for the upcoming offshore wind farm.
- That is why it is important for us to be able to offer shore power to installation vessels in connection with the establishment of these large offshore wind turbine projects, says Theis Gisselbæk, CCO at Grenaa Havn A/S, adding:
- When installation vessels, drilling rigs and other vessels are connected to shore power, CO2 emissions are reduced, but so are maintenance costs on board. Energy production is one of the most costly parts of operating offshore vessels, so it is a gain to be able to turn off the engine and connect that power instead, he says.
The 18 MW will be available at the port in the summer of 2021. Next, the establishment of a supply system will begin, where ships, rigs and the port's own electric machines will be connected via mobile shore power plants.
- We will install shore power at our new port expansion. It is quite obvious, as it will be suitable for servicing offshore installations, stacking and testing Power-to-X technology. Afterwards, our other quays will be upgraded with shore power. We are looking into investing in a second shore power plant, and we are ready to invest in more plants as soon as the need arises, concludes Theis Gisselbæk.
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