PROJECT ACRONYM

CENTAVROS

PROGRAMME

European Climate Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)

PROJECT TITLE

Upgrade of green energy potential and windward breakwater at the Port of Volos

DURATION

01/11/2022 – 31/12/2024

PROJECT TOTAL BUDGET

€ 1.900.000

FUNDING

85% EU funding

PROJECT SUMMARY

Overall, CENTAVROS Project is expected to transform Volos Port into a port of the future:

• through the adoption of modern technologies and practices ensuring quality of infrastructure and services
• through the upgrade and optimization of the port’s energy network, which will significantly improve its environmental performance.
• leading to energy efficiency of harbour activities, environmental viability, safety, and economic development

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

CENTAVROS Project aims to provide the necessary studies and final engineering designs for the port of Volos:

• For the development of the infrastructure and facilities that will enable shore-side electricity (SSE) for vessels berthed at the port
• For the installation of a wave-energy generation system that will contribute to the increased power SSE needs
• For the safety upgrade of the port’s windward breakwater to safeguard vessels from extreme wave and wind conditions in the basin and facilitate access to the port.

PROTASIS SCOPE

In the framework of the CENTAVROS project, PROTASIS S.A. covers the elaboration of the technical detailed studies for the electrification infrastructure at the Port of Volos. This includes the development of front-end engineering design (FEED) studies providing the engineering package as well as other technical studies necessary for the tender document preparation. These Studies will provide specifications for the OPS system. More specifically, it will cover the main primary and secondary electrical equipment, the specification for the most suitable Cable Management System (CMS) arrangements, cost estimation for procurement and erection of the future OPS, and the technical design studies providing planning design, final specifications for equipment and infrastructure (in line with the international standards IEC 80005-1/2/3) and ensuring the port-to-vessel interconnection compatibility.

PARTNERS

• Volos Port Authority S.A. (VPA)
• Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator S.A. (HEDNO)
• PROTASIS S.A. (PROTASIS)
• Hydrus Engineering S.A. (HYDRUS)
• National Technical University of Athens – Laboratory for Maritime Transport (NTUA)
• Global Transport and Engineering Systems Ltd (GATES)
• ROGAN Associates S.A. (ROGAN)