The Port Infrastructure using Novel Energy Storage (PINS) project has successfully demonstrated how innovative energy storage solutions can help UK ports and harbours overcome grid limitations and high electricity connection costs, paving the way for wider vessel electrification

Focusing on pilot sites in Cowes, Portsmouth and Falmouth, the government-funded project examined differing operational requirements and infrastructure challenges across the maritime sector.

The study concluded that combining battery energy storage with smart energy management systems can make shore power and vessel charging more feasible, scalable and cost-effective.