Damen has already experience with developing and realizing charging systems for fully electric vessels. These shore-side charging solutions have been developed dedicated for each specific ship type. For the next step in the electrification of shipping, “charging as a service” has to be available in locations where these ships are operating. This requires standardized charging solutions for interoperability.

The (Megawatt) charging standards for automotive applications are a promising basis for such a maritime charging standard. However, implementing these standards comes with their own challenges which will be highlighted and discussed in this presentation.

Furthermore, the local power grid is not always sufficient to supply the required Megawatt-scale peak powers. A solution for this challenge can be Energy Hubs, that is shoreside microgrids with local storage, optional local power generation and a reduced power grid connection including communications. Damen is involved in several collaborative R&D projects on chargers and onshore microgrids and in the standardization of DC shore supply.

Experiences with such microgrids and a concept for floating energy hubs will be discussed as part of the presentation.

Date : Thursday October 17th

Time : 10:00 - 11:00 (CET)

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