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Shore power: a critical investment for the shipping industry

Sustainability Matters

While shore power was first introduced to the maritime industry more than two decades ago when cruise line Princess Cruises began operations of its shore power program in 2001, widespread adoption of the technology never quite took off.

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Mixing it up with energy savings

Envirotec Magazine

In this case they were available with United Illuminating (UI), a subsidiary of electric services firm Avangrid, which owns and operates a portfolio of renewable energy generation facilities. The mixers’ annual electricity savings of over $22,000 equates to a reduction in energy usage of 182,383 kilowatt hours (kWh)”, said John Bodie.