Furetank has been granted state and EU climate investment support to install shore power connection on a tanker currently under construction
Onboard shore power connection is being installed on a Furetank tanker under construction with funding provided by Klimatklivet, an initiative by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and NextGenerationEU. Klimatklivet is funding half of the cost.
Furetank has made large investments in developing the tankers to become environmentally efficient vessels of their size.
Furetank newbuilding inspector Jonatan Höglund said, “This grant is a very positive response to our environmental efforts, it confirms that we are doing the right thing. We have chosen to install a very powerful 6.6 kV high voltage shore power capability which even supports the cargo pumps during unloading. They consume a lot of energy which can now be provided through the electrical grid instead of ship generators. This eliminates all harmful emissions while in port close to densely populated areas.”
The shore power connection on the vessel will be designed to fit the land-based connection planned in the Port of Gothenburg, which has also received funding from Klimatklivet.
Even if there has been talk of ports offering shore power for a long time, many ports hesitate to make the investment.
“It is a classic ‘chicken-and-egg’ dilemma where we now choose to progress before the infrastructure is in place. We hope and believe that our move can contribute to the expansion of shore power connections gaining momentum in Sweden and beyond.” Said Mr Höglund.
Riviera Maritime Media has a comprehensive conference programme for the remainder of 2022 and will provide free technical and operational webinars in 2023.
