The Port of Copenhagen inaugurated on 2 June the largest onshore power supply (OPS) facility in Europe.
As announced, co-financed by the European Union (EU), the new facility will be able to supply electricity to cruise ships docking at the Danish port’s Oceankaj and Langelinie terminals as well as to ferries docking at Sondre Frihavn.
According to the European Commission, the port of Copenhagen is expected to cut nearly 18,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions each year, with 17,000 tonnes saved from cruise ships at the Oceankaj and Langelinie terminals, and 1,000 tonnes at the Søndre Frihavn site.
In total, the project across the three Baltic ports will save about 29,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually.
Furthermore, the project was implemented with 20% co-financing from the CEF Transport programme. The total EU grant amounts to €11 million and the total project is €52 million.
