Led by ABB, in collaboration with Eiffage Construction and Fauch\u00e9, the project enables the port to simultaneously supply energy to three ferries or one cruise vessel. This groundbreaking installation integrates energy storage, renewable sources like solar power and a smart grid to ensure efficient, low-emission operations.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe delivery of this project is an important milestone for Toulon Provence M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e Metropolis as a leading Mediterranean port to provide shore power across all of its docks,\u201d said Jean-Pierre Giran, President of Toulon Provence M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e Metropolis.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are eliminating over 80% of polluting emissions, saving 9,000 hours of diesel operation per year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Energy efficiency<\/strong><\/p>\n The advanced infrastructure offers 11kV and 6.6kV connections with 50Hz or 60Hz frequencies, supporting both cruise and ferries operations. A 1MW hydrogen fuel cell system is also integrated. <\/p>\n To date, this is the only operational solution in France capable of simultaneously supplying multiple vessels \u2013 ferries and cruise ships alike \u2013 from a single conversion station, thanks to a digitalised smart grid network architecture.<\/p>\n \u201cTechnically innovative, this project introduces a new smart grid network architecture using digital technology to manage energy flows from multiple interconnected sources,\u201d said Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Mestivier, designer and technical director of the electrification project for the M\u00e9tropole Toulon Provence M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e.<\/p>\n \u201cThe infrastructure maximises overall energy efficiency while minimising the carbon footprint.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to the carbon emission savings, the new shore power provision will also cut sulphur emissions equivalent to those produced by 50,000 cars annually.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Port of Toulon has successfully launched France\u2019s largest port electrification project, delivering shore power for cruise ships and ferries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5345,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,8],"tags":[522,517,37,2116,637,539,523,181,48],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-5344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy-technology-greenport","category-projects-initiatives-greenport","tag-abb","tag-carbon-emissions","tag-decarbonisation","tag-grid-networks","tag-port-electrification","tag-port-infrastructure","tag-port-of-toulon","tag-renewable-energy","tag-shorepower-electrification"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5344"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5346,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5344\/revisions\/5346"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5344"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=5344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}