Nidec ASI won the tender for implementing a “shore-to-ship” project for the Port of Sète, in the south of France.
Nidec ASI has signed a contract worth €2.5 million with Port Sud de France, aimed at setting up innovative electrical power systems that will allow ships moored in the port to draw the energy required to be fully operational from the quays, without the need to keep their diesel engines running.
The French port will house 3 turnkey power supply systems which will be developed to power 3 different quays, consisting of converters and transformers developed in the Milan and Montebello plants, which will allow adapting the voltage and frequency of the supply network to what is required by the ships.
The French plants of the Roche La Molière and Istres Group will instead act as system integrators, managing all the engineering and project management activities, as well as the commissioning, monitoring, control and maintenance of the plant.
These systems are characterized by their ease of installation and connection to the network and by their compactness, which allows reducing their environmental impact.
Delivery of the converters is scheduled for July 2023 and commissioning of the systems by November 2023.
We were among the first players to promote the electrification of port quays, a decisive solution for reducing the environmental impact of port activities, for greater safety and for energy savings, and today we are the point of reference for this type of projects.
said Dominique Llonch, CEO of Nidec ASI and Chairman of Nidec Industrial Solutions.
