||ROG INVESTS IN SHOREPOWER
Clean air is essential for everyone’s health. Despite all the measures taken so far, air pollution remains a major health risk. In 2020, the Dutch government, in partnership with provinces and municipalities, signed the Clean Air Agreement (www.schoneluchtakkoord.nl) to work toward permanently improving air quality in the Netherlands.
||Eco ship services at ROG Rotterdam: cutting emissions with shore power
At ROG, located in Waalhaven Rotterdam, we provide maintenance, repair, refit, and (de)mobilization services for seagoing vessels such as tankers, container ships, general cargo ships, and offshore vessels. Our ambition is to minimize the harmful emissions (nitrogen, particulate matter, and CO₂) from docked ships as much as possible. Utilizing shore power capabilities offers a solution. A shore power installation with a total capacity of 1.25 MW, capable of connecting two berths (expandable to three), will allow nearly all moored ships and vessel combinations to switch off their onboard engines. With the solar panels installed on our two roofs, part of the locally generated green energy can be supplied directly to the ships. Realizing this project could potentially reduce nitrogen emissions by 24 tons per year, CO₂ emissions by 2154 tons per year, and also lessen noise and particulate pollution for nearby homes, businesses, and staff.
||Shore power Initiative for a greener Port of Rotterdam
Our project aligns with the shore power program initiated by the Port of Rotterdam Authority and the Gemeente Rotterdam in 2020. This program aims to implement 8 to 10 shore power projects over a period of five years, serving as a catalyst for the accelerated deployment of shore power throughout the port area. The program is strategically designed to cover all shipping segments, supporting the #GreenDeal on #MaritimeShipping, #InlandShipping, and #Ports.
This project is co-financed by the European Union through the EFRO Kansen voor West program and by the Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat under the temporary subsidy scheme for shore power for seagoing vessels.
