Port of Aberdeen Shore Power Infrastructure Leading the Way

That the Parliament welcomes the news that Port of Aberdeen’s shore power infrastructure is now live, having seen the first vessel, OSM Thome’s NS Iona, connecting to the new system; notes that this system, which allows vessels to plug directly into power from the port’s renewable energy tariff, instead of running on their own fossil fuel auxiliary engines while at berth, is Scotland’s largest marine decarbonisation project, and can provide power for eight vessels at the port’s north harbour; understands that this infrastructure, installed by PowerCon as part of the "Shore Power in Operation" demonstrator, is part of a £4 million investment in new clean energy infrastructure, and is hoped to cut up to 60,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent over the next 20 years, the same as removing 2,140 cars from the road every year; believes that this project shows Port of Aberdeen to be leading the rest of the UK by example in adopting this shore connection technology, displaying its commitment to renewable and sustainable solutions, and wishes the CEO, Bob Sanguinetti, and the rest of the Port of Aberdeen team well in their plans to expand this infrastructure at more berths throughout its 7,600m quayside.