Port energy demand model for implementing onshore power supply and alternative fuels

Dogancan Uzun, Dogancan Okumus, Onder Canbulat*, Sefer Anil Gunbeyaz, Stavros Karamperidis, Dominic Hudson, Osman Turan, Richard Allan

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Article number104432
JournalTransportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
Volume136
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2024

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Transportation
  • General Environmental Science

Keywords

  • Alternative fuels
  • ARENA simulation
  • Greenhouse emissions
  • Maritime decarbonisation
  • Onshore Power Supply
  • Real port and ship data

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