INVESTIGATION AND FEASIBILITY STUDY OF ONSHORE POWER SUPPLY IN PORTS (CASE STUDY: AMIRABAD PORT)

The increasing use of fossil fuels in recent decades and creating a variety of hazardous and toxic pollutants and its distribution in human environment, are serious concerns for humanity now and in the future. The use of fossil fuels for diesel engines providing power and energy requirements of ships in ports of the world to meet domestic requirements with the highest and most dangerous level of pollution among other factors will change the environment into the dustbin in which there will be no room for the human being which requires global consensus to reduce the use of fossil fuels. The scientific and practical suggestion tailored specifically for this application with the maximum proficiency, Power Supply of vessels in ports using the local electricity network according to international law and standards (IEEE, IMO, IAPH ...) to supply power supply requirements of ships docked at ports [1]. In this article the investigation and feasibility study of onshore power supply in ports of Iran with the case study of Amirabad port (one of the largest ports in the north of the country) is evaluated. Amirabad port is a multipurpose port located in the north of the country bordering Caspian Sea as one of the three major ports in the north along with Anzali and Noshahr (Figure 1).