Funchal Port as an Energy Hub: Optimal Resources Management

Afonso Teixeira Diniz Antunes Barradas

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Authors:

Afonso Teixeira Diniz Antunes Barradas (Afonso Teixeira Diniz Antunes Barradas)

Supervisors:

Cindy Paola Guzman Lascano (Cindy Paola Guzman Lascano); Hugo Gabriel Valente Morais (Hugo Gabriel Valente Morais)

Published in

November 19, 2024

Abstract

Maritime ports represent a vital role in the economic and international trading across the world, considering shipping is the most efficient and common method for transportation of any cargo. Given such importance, it is facing challenges due to targets being defined by countries related with decarbonization of the sector. The main one being OnShore Power Supply, the connection of the ship to the port during the periods where the ship is docked, completely changing the role of seaports and how its power and control infrastructure should be developed and installed. This thesis proposes a top-level methodology with four sequential Use-Cases. It will allow the energy management of a Port considering the \ac{OPS} as well as the management of internal distributed energy resources, such as solar production, electric vehicle to grid charging station, battery storage system and the seaport demand itself, for the Funchal Port case in particular. The Use Case 3 will propose bidirectional batteries to electric vessels. All that so in the final Use Case 4, the model can include a Hydrogen network, with onsite generation and storage of Hydrogen, turning the whole system into a Energy Hub, with this final network working as additional power backup and storage. Simultaneously, services to the grid operator are being considered. The results obtained were that Funchal Port meets the goals defined in every Use Case, enabling the path towards decarbonization, as well as considerable financial gains attainment, from the possiblity to safely reduce the contracted power.