Net Zero Ports of the Future: Demonstrating the Integration of Green Hydrogen Shore Power with Water Reuse

未来的净零港口：展示绿色氢岸电与水回用的集成

• 批准号: 10098442
• 金额: $ 68.53万
• 依托单位: WATERWHELM LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10098442
• 关键词: Net; Zero; Ports; Future; Demonstrating

Ports are a significant component of the UK economy, contributing £7.5 billion annually and supporting around 119,000 jobs across the country. Despite anticipated deployment of alternative fuels at ports, their total electricity demand is to increase significantly by 2050\. The UK's Department for Transport estimates that total annual electricity demand at UK ports will rise from 20GWh in 2016 to around 250GWh by 2050, with shore power contributing to 200GWh of demand. Further, emissions at birth represent ~16% of ships' carbon emissions, 13% of NOx and 11% of PM10\. The vision of Forth Ports is to create Scotland's largest renewable hub, reducing carbon footprint and the footprint of ship owners. The port aims to re-industrialise central Scotland and bring up to 50,000 high-quality green jobs. The port is expected to see an increase in vessels, including a 50% rise in cruise ships, with significant economic benefits to the UK. Thus, power demand and need for decarbonisation at ports represents a major challenge and opportunity to the maritime sector.Following on from a successfully delivered Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 2 feasibility study, HyBunk, Targe Towing (Forth Ports subsidiary) will partner with Waterwhelm, Logan Energy and PlusZero to deliver a state-of-the-art demonstrator system at the Port of Leith for the production of hydrogen for shore power. Seafield wastewater treatment works (WWTW) is situated immediately next to Port of Leith and is where Waterwhelm has its low carbon footprint, waste heat powered forward osmosis technology for water re-use and desalination. Waterwhelm will use treated wastewater from Seafield WWTW, that is ordinarily ejected into the sea, combined with waste heat from PlusZero's zero emissions hydrogen internal combustion engine (HICE) generator to produce freshwater for Logan Energy's electrolyser for hydrogen production. The produced hydrogen will be used in PlusZero's HICE generator to produce on-demand electricity for shore power at peak times as an alternative to the fossil fuel (diesel) powered generators. This will re-establish the Port of Leith as a renewable hub for new innovative technologies for the maritime sector. The use of waste heat from PlusZero's HICE and treated wastewater from WWTW for the process is a circular economy, zero waste approach that shows how technologies and adjacent industries can support each other to efficiently produce hydrogen for decarbonisation of ports and contribute to the UK net-zero goals.

港口是英国经济的重要组成部分，每年贡献 75 亿英镑，为全国提供约 119,000 个就业岗位。尽管预计将在港口部署替代燃料，但到 2050 年，港口的总电力需求将大幅增加。英国交通部估计，到2050年，英国港口的年度电力需求总量将从2016年的20GWh增加到250GWh左右，其中岸电将贡献200GWh的需求。此外，出生时排放量约占船舶碳排放量的 16%、NOx 排放量的 13% 和 PM10 排放量的 11%。 Forth Ports 的愿景是创建苏格兰最大的可再生能源中心，减少碳足迹和船东的足迹。该港口旨在实现苏格兰中部的再工业化，并带来多达5万个高质量的绿色就业岗位。该港口预计船舶数量将增加，其中游轮数量将增加 50%，这将为英国带来显着的经济效益。因此，港口的电力需求和脱碳需求对海事部门来说是一项重大挑战和机遇。继成功交付清洁海事示范竞赛第二轮可行性研究之后，HyBunk、Targe Towing（Forth Ports 子公司）将与 Waterwhelm、Logan Energy 和 PlusZero 合作，在利斯港提供最先进的演示系统，用于生产岸电用氢气。 Seafield 废水处理厂 (WWTW) 紧邻利斯港，Waterwhelm 正是在这里采用低碳足迹、废热驱动的正向渗透技术进行水再利用和海水淡化。 Waterwhelm 将利用 Seafield WWTW 处理后的废水（通常排入大海），结合 PlusZero 零排放氢内燃机 (HICE) 发电机的废热，为 Logan Energy 的电解槽生产淡水，用于制氢。产生的氢气将用于 PlusZero 的 HICE 发电机，在高峰时段为岸电提供按需电力，作为化石燃料（柴油）发电机的替代品。这将重新建立利斯港作为海事部门创新技术的可再生中心。在该过程中使用 PlusZero 的 HICE 废热和 WWTW 处理后的废水是一种循环经济、零废物方法，展示了技术和相邻行业如何相互支持，有效生产氢气以实现港口脱碳，并为英国净零排放目标做出贡献。