Follow-up of the Regulation / Safety standards and rules
Ship OPS-ready statistics
Map of ports and terminals with OPS facilities in Spain
Network capacity: possible solutions
Objectives
Platform for information exchange, promotion of supportive opinion, analysis of the legislative framework, source of statistics and updated information
Onshore Power Supply, commonly known as OPS, is the connection of ships berthed in port to the local electricity grid. OPS allows the shutdown of onboard generators which reduces the impacts caused by their use, such as the emission of pollutants, noise or vibrations.
The main objective of OPS has traditionally been to improve air quality in the port environment by reducing pollution from ships, such as NOx, SOx, PM or other substances associated with onboard combustion processes. The technology also allows a reduction of greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted by ships during their stay, which requires that the electricity supplied from the grid comes mostly from low-carbon electricity production sources (e.g. renewables, biomass or hydroelectric). It is therefore a technology with great potential for a more sustainable maritime-port sector and will be significantly deployed in the coming years.
Electricity price in port
Exemptions or incentive mechanisms
Business model
Meetings with legislators
Workshops on existing technological solutions by type of vessel
Seminars on regulatory framework
Seminars on financing mechanisms for OPS projects in port and ship retrofits
Debate on supply to ferries: low vs. medium voltage, pros and cons for shipping lines and terminals
Guillermo Amann
Chair
Industrial Engineer and Doctor in Electrical Power Systems.
He has spent practically his entire professional career at Ormazabal, a company belonging to the Spanish family-owned industrial group Velatia. He currently holds the position of Deputy to the CEO, being responsible for institutional and sectorial relations and collaborating in the strategic development of the business.
He is Chairman of AFBEL (Asociación Nacional de Fabricantes de Bienes de Equipo Eléctrico) and Vice-Chairman of its European counterpart T&D EUROPE. He is also Vice-Chairman of AEDIVE (Spanish Association for the Development and Promotion of Electric Mobility).
He currently acts as spokesperson for the Spanish Forum for Electrification and is a member of the High Level Clean Energy Industrial Forum, a consultative body of the European Commission.
Raúl Gil Cazorla
Vice-Chair
My professional life has been linked to ABB almost from the very beginning. Always linked to the commercial-technical area. For several years I worked in the Marketing department as product manager, unifying the needs of the market with the possibilities of the products we manufacture. After this technical experience, I developed commercial functions at national level. In the last 4 years I have been focused on the Marine and Ports market within ABB, providing electrification and automation solutions to the national market.