Event Sponsorship & Exhibitor Opportunities 
The global push for climate neutrality through sustainable decarbonization in the maritime sector includes the large-scale electrification of ports to support shore-to-ship power connections (cold ironing). Implementing these systems requires advanced technical solutions to reliably deliver high power from the main grid to vessels. In this context, port distribution network configurations and their associated equipment demand careful consideration throughout design, implementation, operation, and maintenance.
Active Committees/Task Forces of Interest
- IEEE PES Marine Systems Coordinating Committee
- IEEE IAS Petroleum and Chemical Industry Committee (PCIC)
- Chair: Paul Sullivan ()
- Marine Industry Subcommittee
- Contact: Dwight Alexander (), Rudy Bright
(), Kevin Peterson ()
- Chair: Paul Sullivan ()
- IEEE Standards Association: Industry Connections – Sustainable Maritime
- IEC/ISO/IEEE Joint Working Group 28
Technical Reports & Applicable Papers or Presentations
- A. Manos, D. Spathis and J. Prousalidis, “Introducing the Port Electric Distribution Network Concept,” 2024 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC), Naples, Italy, 2024
- Q. -M. Bui, L. Tran, T. Vo-Duy, T. Vu and B. -H. Nguyễn, “Frequency Response of Grid-Forming and Following Inverters-Based Microgrid Supplied by Onshore Electrified Ships,” IECON 2023- 49th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Singapore, Singapore, 2023, pp. 1-6
Publications
- S. Badakhshan, J. Rahman and J. Zhang, “Black Start of Coastline Power Networks From Grid-Forming Ship-to-Grid Services,” in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 1670-1679, March 2024
- D. V. Lyridis, J. M. Prousalidis, A. -M. Lekka, V. Georgiou and L. Nakos, “Holistic Energy Transformation of Ports: The Proteus plan,” in IEEE Electrification Magazine, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 8-17, March 2023
Other Available Material
IEEE Standards:
- 80005-1-2019 – IEC/IEEE International Standard – Utility connections in port — Part 1: High voltage shore connection (HVSC) systems — General requirements
- 80005-2-2016 – IEC/IEEE International Standard – Utility connections in port — Part 2: High and low voltage shore connection systems — Data communication for monitoring and control
Upcoming Events:
- Upcoming Tutorial at the PES General Meeting 2026: The role of power systems in the sustainable decarbonization of the maritime sector
- Upcoming Workshop at the 2026 IEEE PES International Meeting: Alternative Energy and Storage at the IEEE PES International Meeting