The onshore power supply (OPS) facility, delivered in a 40-foot container by Actemium at DFDS' terminal on Dampfærgevej, was inaugurated by the shipping line's Pearl Seaways on 26 October.
According to the project's technical advisor, COWI, DFDS ferries using cold ironing will result in an annual emission reduction of approx. 912t of CO2, 18t of NOX (1.6% of Copenhagen's overall vehicle traffic), and 400kg of particulates. In a typical year, DFDS sails its ferries between Oslo and Copenhagen with around 700 sailings.
During the trial, from end-August to 25 October, CO2 emissions had been reduced by about 69t and diesel consumption by 154 m3.
The 10 kV system, certified with IEC/ISO/IEEE 80005, can deliver 3.0 MVA, corresponding to approx. 2.7 MW.
The DKK15m investment (€2m) was co-financed (20%) by the EU's Connecting Europe Facility.
Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) has already plans to provide additional shore power at its cruise facilities in the Danish seaport: at Ydre Nordhavn and Langelinie in Østerbro in 2024.
"With the new shore power facility, we are taking an important step towards a Copenhagen with less air pollution. It is good for both the climate and the neighbours of the port that the ferries can now turn off the diesel engine and connect to climate-friendly electricity when they dock," Lars Weiss, Lord Mayor of Copenhagen, commented.
Barbara Scheel Agersnap, CMP's CEO, also said, "Today's inauguration of the shore power facility for the DFDS ferries marks a very important step in our efforts to make the port activities in Copenhagen greener. I would like to thank DFDS, our technical advisor COWI and our general contractor Actemium for their efforts in working together to realise the project, which will have a significant great climate and environmental benefit."
Peder Gellert Pedersen, DFDS' EVP and Head of Ferry Division, also underlined, "We are facing the green transition, which is enormously complex, and it is precisely partnerships and joint efforts such as this that are essential when we need to develop green, innovative solutions and move in the right direction."
Photo: CMP