WHO WE ARE
SOCIAL RESPONSABILITY
RULES, REGULATIONS AND REPORTS
AMBIENTE E SUSTENTABILIDADE
PORT OF FUNCHAL
PORT OF CANIÇAL
ACTIVE
WHO WE ARE
SOCIAL RESPONSABILITY
RULES, REGULATIONS AND REPORTS
AMBIENTE E SUSTENTABILIDADE
PORT OF FUNCHAL
PORT OF CANIÇAL
ACTIVE
The SHIFT to Direct Current (SHIFT2DC) Horizon Europe project has the goal of creating smarter, more efficient, and environmentally friendly energy infrastructures through direct current (DC) solutions.
The Project counts with the expertise of thirty-three partners, including affiliated and associated partners, from twelve countries, under the coordination of the Portuguese Research & Innovation Institute INESC-ID.
The SHIFT2DC project will implement a top-down, application-agnostic approach to design, simulate, test, validate, and apply DC solutions at both medium (MV) and low voltage (LV) levels. To guarantee the promotion of greener energy alternatives, the consortium will conduct thorough analyses – feasibility, cost-benefit, life cycle, and environmental impact assessments – to ensure that the proposed DC solutions are not only practical and cost-effective, but also sustainable.
The Port Demonstrator will be implemented in Funchal (Madeira Island, Portugal) with the help of APRAM and has two main objectives: to study the potential of DC in Ports by leveraging a Digital Twin of the Funchal Port and to analyse user perspectives.
One of the main challenges of the Port of Madeira is its complete electrification allowing the interconnection with ships, contributing to International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) goals and a reduction of 40% in carbon emissions by 2030. On a peak day, the port can have up to 4 tourism cruises docked.
Four Use Cases (UCs) will be tested on this demonstrator:
Port as a DC Energy Hub: showcase the Port as an energy hub.
