Cost-effective Pathways towards Ship Electrification with a Resilient and Stable Shore Microgrid and Charging Infra
About Our Research
We aim to develop methods to support shore-site planning for microgrids and charging infrastructure, providing a cost-effective pathway for harbour craft electrification.
The focus is on establishing planning and optimisation approaches and developing roadmaps that align harbour craft transition pathways with phased onshore microgrid development. We will also develop dynamic, power-flow-aware microgrid models to assess operational performance under normal and stressed operating conditions, and design security- and contingency-aware control strategies to enhance the reliability and resilience of onshore microgrids supporting high-power vessel charging. We aim to develop technical solutions for interoperable public chargers to meet specific site constraints.
View of Jurong Port in Singapore where shore microgrid and charging infrastructure can play a key role in electrification of cargo vesssels
View of Marina South Pier in Singapore where shore microgrid and charging infrastructure can play a key role in electrification of passenger vessels
Standardised public charging infrastructure such as those based on CCS2 are important enables for cost effective electrification pathways for ships