Viability Study of Sustainable Shore Side Electricity for Container Vessels in the Port of Rotterdam

Master thesis (2019)

Authors

A.M.A. van Lieshout Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Contributors

W. Ravesteijn Ethics & Philosophy of Technology - TPM (supervisor 1)
L.M. Kamp Energy and Industry (supervisor 1)
I.R. van de Poel Values Technology and Innovation (supervisor 1)
Faculty
Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
Copyright: © 2019 Anniek van Lieshout
Sustainability Rotterdam Public values
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Published Date

04-03-2019

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Abstract

Ship emissions, from diesel, will cause an estimated 60 thousand people to die prematurely per year from emission related diseases such as, respiratory problems, cancer, high blood pressure and heart failure (Corbett, et al. (2007) has estimated that globally 60 thousand people will die prematurely because of (container) vessel emissions each year, especially people near shipping routes. To reduce the impact of these container vessels on public health an alternative sustainable energy sources needs to be developed. Thus, the port of Rotterdam needs to innovate.
In the development of the port area not all relevant stakeholder’s values are included in the decision process, this may lead to public resistance which impedes the development process. An example is the development of the Maasvlakte II, where public resistance impeded the development.
The aim of this report is to determine which technology, and which options for these technologies, are suitable and promising for the port of Rotterdam, hereby including public values to prevent adverse effects.
To determine which technical variant of the two trends, Shore Side Electricity and LNG, an MCA and scenarios were performed. The two technical options were determined by a desk research and interviews. The decision criteria were deducted from relevant stakeholders, by a document analysis.
The technical options that were obtained and compared in this report are a grid connected SSE option with off-shore wind power, and a containerised LNG PowerPac®. The SSE option prevails because it meets the decision criteria the best in the current situation and prevails in half of the scenarios. However, the port may implement an other option, because of practical issues or scenarios which were not included in this report