From concept to application : ’Living Port’ model for decarbonised ports

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Melone, Joseph and Bhagavathy, Sivapriya M.; (2025) From concept to application : ’Living Port’ model for decarbonised ports. In: 2025 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT Europe). IEEE, MLT, pp. 1-5. ISBN 979-8-3315-2503-3 (https://doi.org/10.1109/isgteurope64741.2025.11305...)

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Abstract

Decarbonising ports require significant grid capacity to manage activities within the port boundary, such as electrified ship operations and port-side loads. Beyond the port boundary, activities within the port trigger related demand in surrounding infrastructure - termed the ’ripple effect’. This paper introduces the ’Living Port’ model, a data-driven tool that integrates real-world electrical demand data from multiple partially decarbonised ports with simulated ripple effects to assess the electricity network impact. The model is showcased through two extreme-case prototypes: Southampton and Orkney. This work established the Living Port as a practical tool for stress-testing decarbonisation pathways in ports of varying scales and electrification readiness, offering a scalable methodology for aligning port energy transitions with grid requirements.

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Melone, Joseph ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2920-9946 and Bhagavathy, Sivapriya M.;
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