Siemens will build Europe's largest shore power connection system in the port of Kiel, Germany

SEEHAFEN KIEL GmbH & Co.
KG in the German port of Kiel has commissioned Siemens to build two additional SIHARBOR onshore power plants
in Ostuferhafen, Kiel.
The construction project, with a total investment of around €17 million, includes a 50/60 Hz shore power plant for cruise ships and ferries and a 50 Hz shore power plant
for ferries.
It makes it possible
for ships to use onshore renewable energy sources in port instead of the ship's diesel generators to generate the electricity they need.

The new shore power connection will be one of the largest of
its kind in Europe.
When the project is completed by the end of 2023, the Port of Kiel will be able to provide green power
to six vessels simultaneously at all its major passenger, cargo and ferry terminals.

"Connecting ships to shore power has huge economic and environmental impacts
.
Ships save expensive fuel, open up new business models for port operators, and port staff and residents benefit from significant reductions in noise and pollution," explains
Markus Mildner, Head of Competence at Siemens.

For Siemens, the contract includes all equipment and structural components required for the planning, delivery, assembly, wiring and commissioning of the operation of the onshore power plant, the necessary structural, civil and hydraulic engineering work and the overall commissioning
of the system.

The expansion of shore power infrastructure is one of the key projects of
the Port of Kiel.
It has long pursued a clear sustainability strategy that aims to achieve carbon neutrality
by 2030.
In addition to its own transition to sustainable energy and innovative solutions for climate protection, the port wants to use its shore power infrastructure to incentivize shipping companies to save carbon emissions
when their vessels are in port.