Does powerCON provide shore power solutions for container terminals?

Over the recent years, PowerCon has started to supply shore power solutions for container terminals. Creating a new project named “PowerFlex”, PowerCon set out to design and implement low-cost and flexible shore power supply for containerships and include onboard battery charging into the system design.

Can you put solar power in a shipping container?

There are many ways to skin a cat, and even more ways to add solar power to a shipping container. To be fair, I cheated a bit. Well, not really cheated, but I just went with a retail solar generator system instead of DIYing that part myself from à la carte components.

What is a containership power supply (Ops)?

Containerships rely on the highly pollutant marine fuel to operate, contributing to 50-60% of all ship emissions. Onshore power supply (OPS) is the delivery of shore side electrical power to a ship at berth so its main and auxiliary engines can be turned off.

What are the benefits of a containerized shore power system?

The benefits of a containerized shore power system are many. Most importantly, the containers allow us to pre-manufacture, pre-assemble, and pre-test our solutions in our factory, instead of onsite. Here, the containerized design also ensures easy and fast installation.

Does powerCON charge onboard batteries?

PowerCon has in recent years been a part of the successful implementation of various OPS systems for the cruise ships, adding significant savings to cruise ports. This made it obvious to offer the same savings to the containership segment and expand the system capabilities to charge onboard batteries too – named OPS-Charger.

What types of vessels does powerCON cover?

PowerCon supplies both high and low voltage shore power solutions and covers all vessel types, from the largest cruise ships to container ships to smaller fishing vessels and ferries as seen from some of our main references below.