French port of Brest’s shore power system is “up and running”

The shore power system, which is equipped with GE Power Conversion’s converter, has been installed by the Brest Defence Infrastructure Service Establishment (ESID).

PHOTO: Shore power infrastructure at Port of Brest. GE Power

The shore power converter can accept a wide range of commonly accepted voltages and frequencies to provide the vessel with the same dedicated steady voltage and frequency.

The system “is particularly adaptive” and can be “reconfigured automatically according to the needs of different ships berthed in port, without interruption to electrical power supply,” GE Power Conversion says.

The shore power system “can help to reduce ports’ carbon and noise emissions.”

Shore power or “cold ironing” has been gaining traction across port operators and ship operators globally to reduce emissions while a ship is berthed.

According to classification society DNV, there are currently 118 facilities across ports globally offering shore power to vessels, with 47 more planned and four under discussion.

Last month, Spanish container maker TEC Container installed a shore power system at the Port of Palma in Mallorca.

By Tuhin Roy

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