Incheon Port Authority Obtains Green Technology Certification for Domestic Ship Shore Power Equipment

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon Port Authority (IPA) announced on the 15th that it has obtained green technology certification from the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology for the 'Localization Development of Ship Shore Power Supply Equipment (Smart-AMP)'.

Green technology certification is a system that certifies technologies that minimize greenhouse gas and pollutant emissions through energy and resource savings and efficiency improvements throughout all social and economic activities, including renewable energy and carbon reduction.

As part of a joint public-private investment technology development project with the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, IPA has been developing the localization of core components of shore power supply equipment (AMP) applied to large 6.6kV-class ships since November 2018.

Existing AMPs are dominated by overseas products in the market, relying on imports of expensive equipment and incurring enormous time and costs for maintenance.

Accordingly, IPA signed a technology development agreement with the electric equipment manufacturer Ihwa Electric Industry in November 2018 and conducted functional and environmental tests on key AMP components such as high-voltage cable reels and connection connectors, while managing, operating, and diagnosing AMPs installed at Incheon Port using information and communication technology.

Additionally, in October this year, IPA developed an integrated monitoring management system that allows real-time checking of the reduction status of atmospheric environmental pollutants from ships.

Through this localization project of ship shore power supply equipment, IPA completed accredited testing of major localized AMP components according to international standard specifications, filed patents, and obtained Grade 1 software quality certification (GS), verifying both technical excellence and eco-friendliness.

Hong Seongso, Vice President of IPA's Construction Division, stated, "We will respond to environmental regulations and strengthen national technological competitiveness through AMP localization," adding, "Furthermore, we will prepare various measures to enhance Incheon Port's competitiveness through co-growth with small and medium enterprises."

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