A new shore power facility in Kiel was inaugurated in early December 2020 means that Stena Line now have the possibility to connect 14 vessels at seven terminals with onshore electricity during port stays.
The new connection in Kiel will reduce the CO2 emissions from two vessels, Stena Scandinavica and Stena Germanica, with 2,700 tonnes per year. In total Stena Line reduce its CO2 emissions with shore power with 13,000 tonnes per year.
The new shore power facility in Kiel provides 100 per cent green electricity, thus also avoiding NOX-, SOX- and particle emissions during the port stay of Stena Germanica and Stena Scandinavica.
Aside from Kiel, Stena Line have the possibility to connect to shore power supply at its two terminals in Göteborg, as well as in Karlskrona, Norvik, Trelleborg and Hoek van Holland, thus saving 13,000 tons of CO2 per year in its network.
Of the 36 vessels in the Stena Line fleet, 14 are now equipped with High Voltage Shore Connection systems (HVSC).
“Shore power supply is important for us for two reasons: First, we want to have an immediate positive impact on the air quality in the ports we use. Secondly, we expect an even higher share of electrification in ports in the future – at cars, trucks, port vehicles and not the least at ships.
“With our battery and power bank projects, we develop our ferry services further in that direction constantly and we learn something new each day. In 2030 we expect to launch a 100 % battery powered and fossil free vessel”, say Niclas Mårtensson, CEO Stena Line and member of the Swedish Government Elelctrification Commission.
Kiels mayor Dr Ulf Kämpfer today inaugurated the new façade of the shore power facility, which has been specially designed and illuminated.
The inauguration marks the official start of the on-shore power supply for Stena Line in Kiel.
The facility was co-funded by the state government of Schleswig-Holstein (8.9 m Euro) and the EU (1.26 m Euro). In addition, Germany´s federal government recently agreed on a political package to decrease the user prices for on-shore electricity significantly.
“We are very grateful for the political support on various levels. The planned decrease of user prices for shore side electricity is an important step for the competitiveness of environmentally- and climate-friendly technologies in Northern Europe.
“At the same time, we are very happy about the continuous positive dialogue with our partners at Port of Kiel and the city of Kiel”, says Ron Gerlach, Managing Director, Stena Line Germany.
