Port energy demand model for implementing onshore power supply and alternative fuels
ORCID
- Stavros Karamperidis: 0000-0003-0971-5187
Abstract
A feasibility study was conducted on the energy and peak power demand of ships for utilising the Onshore Power Supply (OPS) and transitioning to using alternative fuels. The port of Plymouth was adopted as a case study. Four types of ships, Ro-Pax, Tanker, Bulk Carrier and General Cargo, were in operation at the port. A representative vessel was selected for each ship type to simulate the average ship's cargo capacity and engine power. One year of real port operations, including material handling equipment and trucks, were simulated. The peak power and annual energy demand for the OPS system were calculated to be 5.95 MW and 7.1 GWh, respectively. Implementing an OPS system saved 83.6 % of total CO2. Fuel volumes were calculated for conventional and alternative fuels, the volume of liquid hydrogen was around 3.5 times that of the conventional fuel, whereas methanol required less mass and volume than ammonia and hydrogen.
DOI
10.1016/j.trd.2024.104432
Publication Date
2024-09-17
Publication Title
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
Volume
136
ISSN
1361-9209
Embargo Period
2026-09-26
Keywords
Alternative fuels, ARENA simulation, Greenhouse emissions, Maritime decarbonisation, Onshore Power Supply, Real port and ship data
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Canbulat, O., Uzun, D., Okumus, D., Anil Gunbeyaz, S., Karamperidis, S., Hudson, D., Turan, O., & Allan, R. (2024) 'Port energy demand model for implementing onshore power supply and alternative fuels', Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 136. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2024.104432
