Investigation of business models for the provision of vessel battery charging facilities at ports

博士项目将首先分析电池电动船舶的现有技术，并利用这些数据为此类船舶开发一个商业案例，以作为未来减少温室气体排放的工具。从这项研究中，将产生可用于向行业利益相关者提供指导建议的模型。这项工作很重要，因为尽管有一次性电池电动船舶配备定制充电站的例子，但港口和港口的通用船舶充电设施尚未得到发展，例如此类设施可用于电动汽车。在建立此类设施开发的商业案例时，存在许多挑战，包括监管和安全方面，以及车辆（在这种情况下是船舶）到电网选择的潜力。此外，需要确定释放和调动投资的激励机制和途径（包括确定哪些利益相关者）。

The PhD project will first analyse existing technologies in battery-electric vessels and use this data to develop a business case for such vessels to act as tool for GHG emission reductions in the future. From this research, models will then be produced that can be used to guide recommendations to stakeholders in the industry.This work is important due the fact that, while there are instances of one-off battery-electric vessels with bespoke charging stations, there are yet to be developments of generic vessel charging in ports and harbours in the manner that such facilities are available for electric cars for example. There are many challenges in establishing a business case for the development of such facilities including regulatory and safety aspects as well as the potential for vehicle, or in this case vessel, to grid options. In addition, the incentives and pathway (including the identification of which stakeholders) for unlocking and mobilising investment need to be identified.