Denmark installs electric charging stations for ships offshore

The Danish company plans to install offshore charging stations for ships to use instead of oil, helping to reduce carbon emissions.

Stillstrom, a new company owned by the Danish shipping group Maersk, has developed technology that allows boats to charge when they are anchored to a buoy connected to the mainland via transmission lines. /1 news. Stillstrom has received funding from the Danish Maritime Foundation and the Energy Technology Development and Proving Program.

Stillstrom's offshore charging station illustration.

Maersk aspires to reduce "idle emissions" by installing hundreds of offshore charging stations for ships in port. As a result, they will use electricity from the charging station instead of consuming oil. Container ships can consume 3-5 tons of fuel a day even when not running, according to Maersk.

"Our vision at Stillstrom is to reduce the carbon footprint of the marine industry by providing the infrastructure for ships to charge up with clean energy at idle. The goal is to remove 5.5 million tonnes of CO2 within five years of the ship's charge. since commercial launch, while removing fine dust, NOx and SOx," said Sebastian Klasterer Toft, manager at Stillstrom.

Stillstrom plans to build a charging station later this year on an offshore wind farm operated by Orsted. The electric buoys will power Orsted's Service Operations Vessel (SOV) overnight, thereby supporting the company's carbon reduction goal. Orsted will be responsible for connecting the charging float to the grid.

Stillstrom aims to install pontoons in 50-100 ports by 2028, according to Toft. This company is in the process of negotiating with a number of ports around the world.