Cammell Laird Green Shore Power project is an industrial research project aiming to provide a zero-carbon onshore power solution, eliminating the dependence of vessels undergoing repair, refit or build on fossil fuel-based power supply. This will significantly reduce the local and global impact of shipping emissions whilst at Cammell Laird, additionally providing social and economic benefit to the surrounding region and wider UK. In addition to CO2 emissions, shipping accounts for approximately 15% of NOx and 5-8% of SOx emissions worldwide which both cause serious harm to human and environmental health (Innes & Monios, 2019). Introducing a novel onshore power system sourced from the national grid eliminates the emissions of berthed vessels, leading to a more sustainable maritime industry. Using this technology also promotes its use and benefits throughout the UK, making it available for a variety of vessels and situations, from Ministry of Defence (MOD) vessels to environmental research vessels. The project is led by Cammell Laird, the largest commercial shipyard in the UK. Cammell Laird undertake repair, refit and conversion projects on up to 100 ships a year, including ferries, cruise ships, offshore support vessels, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and the Royal Navy. We also design and build ships such as the polar research vessel, RRS Sir David Attenborough. Additionally, we are part of the A&P Group, with four commercial shipyards around the United Kingdom. The project partners are Integrum, specialist contractors in electrical infrastructure. Our project has support from vessel operators including the MOD, Fred Olsen, Stena Line, as well as Wirral Council. As part of the Liverpool City Region (LCR), we are committed to working towards their ambition of attaining net zero by 2040, 10 years ahead of the national target. Approximately 6,000 ships visit Merseyside annually which gives Cammell Laird the opportunity to promote and trial the modular technology in associated maritime businesses along the Mersey. This furthers the ambition of the Northwest area of achieving accelerated net zero targets alongside other green projects such as Hynet and Mersey Tidal Power Project. Cammell Laird is proud to be part of Mersey Maritime, an award-winning regional cluster organisation for the maritime industry in LCR and the greater Northwest. Their mission is to continue to be a catalyst for growth, influencing policy and driving change for the good of the sector, which directly reflects the ambition of the Cammell Laird Green Shore Power Project.

"Globally 79% of electricity is generated by thermal processes, in which conventional power plants provide over 62% of global electricity supply and the remaining 17% is by nuclear fusion processes and this is expected to increase (IEA, 2015). Thermal power plants make use of a large number of thick section (\>20mm) components for many parts of the primary circuit; pump and valve bodies, ancillary systems and other safety critical components. Furthermore, off-shore wind demand in the UK requires \>1,000 structures (towers and foundations) or 1m tonnes of steel p.a. to be cost-effectively fabricated. **_The demand for 'thick section' steel structures in power generation is strong & growing._** The ability to fabricate these thick section structures cost-effectively is (in part) limited by the welding time and associated cost; to produce a typical 40m long monopile (60mm thick) takes ~6,000 hrs of 'arc-on' welding time. **_To reduce cost this manufacturing time needs to be significantly reduced._** Aquasium technology has developed the 'EBFlow' system, based on high productivity electron beam welding which can reduces this welding time to <200 hrs, equivalent to a reduction in cost of over 85%. **The EBManPower project will implement and validate the first EBFlow system within a large-scale fabrication facility to enable cost-effective manufacture of large scale power generation infrastructure.** Cammell Laird is one of the UKs last heavy fabrication ship yards and is the manufacturing partner for the U-Battery micro modular reactor (MMR) system. This project will focus on using the EBFlow system deployed at our site in Birkenhead to demonstrate the viability to fabricate MMRs in a cost-effective manner. Being able to achieve this will be critical to drive widespread deployment of new, cost-effective, nuclear fission solutions to meet low-carbon energy needs both within the UK and across the globe. Through this project our partnership believe we can increase revenues, grow exports and secure high value jobs in manufacturing and low-carbon energy sectors."