Port of Aberdeen has firmly established itself as leading hub for collaboration and innovation on maritime decarbonisation. The projects and learnings from the port will help accelerate work in this area across the UK.
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Duration: Q3 2024 - Q1 2025
Type: Demonstrator
Partners: Port of Aberdeen (Lead), Connected Places Catapult, Tidewater Marine UK Ltd, OSM Offshore and The University of Manchester’s Tyndall Centre, with support from Energy Systems Catapult and Buro Happold.
Overview: ZEVI partnership working to design and deliver the first large-scale landside and vessel-side shore power system in Scotland. The demonstrator project, located at Albert Quay and Mearns Quay in the port's North Harbour, will cut vessel emissions at the berths by more than 80% compared with burning marine fuel and save in excess of 60,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent over the next 20 years.
As with all ZEVI funded projects, there will be a three-year unfunded demonstration phase.
Duration: Q3 2024 - ongoing
Type: Demonstrator
Partners: Port of Aberdeen (Lead), and North.
Overview: Port of Aberdeen is set to become the smartest port in the UK with a significant £1 million investment in new technology to improve the safety, connectivity, and sustainability of the port. The project includes the upgrade and expansion of the port’s CCTV and security systems and the deployment of a private 5G, public Wi-Fi and IoT networks to support a range of solutions to improve operations and customer experience.
Duration: Q3 2023 - Q1 2025
Type: Demonstrator
Partners: Ocean Infinity (Lead), Port of Aberdeen and Proman.
Overview: ZEVI partnership involving the design and installation of a methanol conversion kit, crafted in the United Kingdom, specifically for a high horsepower marine internal combustion engine. This engine will be fitted onto a state-of-the-art, 78-meter battery-hybrid offshore services vessel operating within the North Sea.
As with all ZEVI funded projects, there will be a three-year unfunded demonstration phase.
Duration: Q3 2023 - Q1 2025
Type: Demonstrator
Partners: Bibby Marine (Lead), Kongsberg Maritime, Shell, DNV GL, Liverpool John Moores University, Port of Aberdeen and Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult.
Overview: ZEVI partnership to build the first electric SOV (eSOV) in the UK. Port of Aberdeen is installing shore power facilities within the port's North Harbour for the 90m electric vessel. The shore power installation will be operational by end of Q1 2025.
As with all ZEVI funded projects, there will be a three-year unfunded demonstration phase.
Duration: Q3 2023 - Q1 2025
Type: Demonstrator
Partners: Serco NorthLink, Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited, with support from Port of Aberdeen.
Overview: Port of Aberdeen is installing shore power facilities for Serco NorthLink’s MV Hrossey and MV Hjaltland passenger ferries at Jamieson's Quay within the port’s North Harbour. The ferries will ‘plug-in’ to a clean electrical power source, through the port’s renewable energy tariff, while berthed in Aberdeen from Q1 2025. The new infrastructure will mitigate 1,300 tonnes of CO2, the equivalent of almost 24 tankers of marine gas oil.
Duration: Q2 2023 - Q1 2025
Type: Demonstrator
Partners: ACUA Ocean (Lead), Unitrove, Port of Aberdeen, the University of Southampton, Zero Emissions Maritime Technology, Composite Manufacturing and Design, Trident Marine Electrical, and NASH Maritime.
Overview: The project will demonstrate the technical, operational, and commercial viability of shoreside renewable energy generation at ports to supply vessels. The Hydrogen Innovation – Future Infrastructure & Vessel Evaluation and Demonstration (HI-FIVED) consortium will build and showcase an innovative autonomous vessel and bunkering infrastructure technologies for liquid hydrogen within the port's South Harbour. The project is part of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 3 (CMDC3), funded by the Department for Transport and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK.
Duration: Q2 2023 - Q1 2025
Type: Feasibility
Partners: Port of Aberdeen (Lead) and Subsea7, with support from Zodus.
Overview: Project to investigate the feasibility of storing hydrogen underwater at South Harbour. The 'H2Shore - Hydrogen coastal storage and distribution' project will conduct thorough engineering analyses to determine the most effective technological approach and identify an appropriate offshore location. Additionally, the project will develop an outline business case.
Duration: Q3 2022 - ongoing
Type: Feasibility
Partners: Stillstrom by Maersk (Lead) and Port of Aberdeen.
Overview: Project to conduct a joint feasibility study into an innovative offshore renewable charging hub to create a Green Anchorage Zone outside Aberdeen. The ocean cleantech concept will provide a platform for vessels to utilise electricity from either offshore wind or grid energy, thereby eliminating the need for vessels to consume fossil fuels while idling. The product will also allow for the charging of battery packs on applicable vessels.
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Type: Demonstrator
Partners: ZOEX (Lead) and Sealand, with support from Port of Aberdeen.
Overview: Sealand Projects' active fender wave energy concept, ZOEX Power, is an innovative clean energy system for attaching to marine platforms, vessels, and other marine structures. The first 100kW ZOEX Power prototype was wet-tested at Port of Aberdeen's South Harbour in June 2024.
Type: Feasibility
Partners: Port of Aberdeen (Lead), Connected Places Catapult, OSM Offshore and The University of Manchester’s Tyndall Centre, with support from Energy Systems Catapult and Buro Happold.
Overview: The project analysed future port power demands, assessed low carbon energy sources for equipment (e.g. cranes, tugs, pilot boats) and quayside infrastructure, and developed a roadmap to decarbonise port operations at the port's South Harbour. The ‘Port Zero’ feasibility study was part of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 2 (CMDC2).
Type: Feasibility
Partners: Acua Ocean (Lead), Port of Aberdeen, Lloyd's Register and the MCA.
Overview: The shipping study developed a detailed project plan for the world's first hydrogen-powered zero-emission crossing demonstration from Port of Aberdeen to Norway, which is an economically important potential green shipping corridor route. The zero-emission small-waterplane-area twin hull (SWATH) vessel, powered by liquid hydrogen is capable of ocean transits and transportation of a 4.5 tonne payload.
Type: Demonstrator
Partners: Port of Aberdeen (Lead), Recycl8, with support from Inverurie Precast and Breedon Group.
Overview: The project involved the manufacture of concrete blocks for the port's North Harbour South Breakwater defences in addition to carrying out essential slipway repairs across the port's North Harbour.
Type: Feasibility
Partners: Port of Aberdeen (Lead) and Connected Places Catapult.
Overview: The project undertook a feasibility study for a next-phase demonstration project for a green shore power scheme in the port's North Harbour. Key outputs included an Outline Business Case for the scheme and plans for the demonstration project. The project built on a completed study commissioned by Port of Aberdeen which produced an initial system design for shore power within North Harbour and completed initial emissions and business modelling. This demonstrated substantial reductions in green house gas emissions and a viable business model.
“Innovation is at the heart of everything we do at Port of Aberdeen. From pioneering clean energy solutions like Scotland’s largest commercial shore power system to embracing cutting-edge technology in maritime operations, we are committed to driving progress for our industry, our customers and the environment.”
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