Power from the water
Mobile Power
Electricity where the grid falls short.
Building a power plant takes years. Our floating power barges bring electricity to ports, islands and coastal cities in months, from the water and without existing grid infrastructure.
The challenge
When power is missing
Islands and coastal towns
Many coastal regions are undersupplied with electricity or depend on a single, weak connection.
Growing ports
New or extended harbours need more electricity than the local grid can deliver.
Time to bridge
While a power plant is built or repaired, or after a natural disaster, power is needed right away.
Our approach
A power plant on the water
A power barge is a floating power plant. It is towed to your coast and feeds electricity from the waterside into your grid, for ports, villages, towns and islands. Proven medium-speed engines run on diesel, HFO or LNG, the fuels available at your site. No new land, no long construction and no existing power infrastructure is needed.
Proven medium-speed engines generate the electricity on board.
Our model
You buy electricity, not a power plant
We build, own and operate the barge with our own team of project managers, naval architects and crew. You agree on a guaranteed amount of electricity in a power purchase agreement. The fuel comes from you, by land or sea, or we organise it.
up to 100 MW
power for your site
750 GWh
electricity per year from one 40 MW barge
6 to 9 months
from order to delivery
No grid needed
feed in from the waterside
Planned output
How much electricity a barge delivers
The yearly output depends on the size of the barge and on how many hours the engines run. The amount agreed in the power purchase agreement is guaranteed.
30 MW barge: about 225 GWh per year at 7,500 running hours.
40 MW barge: about 300 GWh per year at 7,500 running hours.
Today and tomorrow
From grey to green power
Our barges run on proven engines today and are prepared for cleaner fuels as they become available.
Today. Reliable engines running on diesel, HFO or LNG.
Tomorrow. Hydrogen, synthetic fuels and fuel cells for green electricity, as soon as you need it.
Barges with diesel engines deliver grey power. Barges with hydrogen, synthetic fuels or fuel cells deliver green power.
The product
Our solution: BMES
Blue Mobile Energy Sources: floating power barges for ports, islands and coastal cities. Barge types, references and the full presentation are on the product page.
How we work
From first visit to running power
1 · Pre-study
AES Engineering & Consulting visits your site and sends you up to three technical and commercial proposals.
2 · Agreement
We agree on power, amount of electricity and fuel supply.
3 · Build
Your barge is built and towed to your coast.
4 · Operate
Our crew runs the barge and delivers the power.
Questions we hear
Your questions, answered
Do we need existing infrastructure?
No. The barge supplies power from the waterside. We agree with you where the power is fed into your grid.
Who operates the barge?
We do. Our own team of project managers, naval architects, superintendents and crew runs the barge.
Who supplies the fuel?
You can supply it by land or sea, or we organise it for you.
How fast can we have power?
Each barge is built for your project. From order to delivery it takes about six to nine months.
What is the first step?
A pre-study: we visit your site and send you up to three technical and commercial proposals.
Contact
Tell us about your Electrical needs
Send us the location, the power you need and your timeline. We check how we can supply you and suggest the next step.
Every site is different. Figures on this page are design values and are confirmed for each project.
Our solutions
Explore our solutions
From the first pre-study to cleaner, more efficient engines and power from the water: find the solution that fits your project.