Green technologies need the right incentives in place to be adopted on a wider scale making the case easier for operators to switch.

Siemens’ Chris Pretorius explained how to use hydrogen as an energy integrator to generate additional revenue streams. Credit: Siemens

That was the key message of the Clean Technologies segment of TECH TOC at TOC Europe 2018 where talk of environmental regulations underpinned discussion.

Satu Kaivonen, environmental specialist at Konecranes, opened the segment by highlighting the benefits of the circular economy, which promotes selling value instead of material and functions on recycling, remanufacture, rental and leasing, reusing and maintenance and repair.

Speaking about how ports can support the circular economy, she said: “Working together as an industry, we can enable the more efficient use of raw materials, increase energy efficiency and create value for our customers.”

However, she stressed any model used has to have the right incentives in place to make both economic and financial sense.

Electrification efficiency

Chris Pretorius, head of BD energy management at Siemens talked about the cost savings and energy efficiency that can be achieved with electrification.

He noted that a solution to the high cost of implementing and utilising shore power could be to use a self-contained mobile unit, using Siemens’ SIHARBOR solution as an example.

He explained how to use hydrogen as an energy integrator to generate additional revenue streams based on refuelling stations, conversion of excess energy from Wind & PV parks, onsite local industry production and injection into local natural gas networks.

Balance is important

Looking at the power infrastructure of ports, Roberto Bernacchi, global product manager – shore-to-ship power & smart ports at ABB reinforced the message that “sustainable development in ports relies on achieving the optimum balance of costs and benefits,” adding that each project must be individually assessed to ensure CAPEX/OPEX optimisation.

Other companies participating in the segment included CVS Ferrari, CRESS Systems, Hyster, Volvo Penta and Liebherr.

Source: Greenport

The 2018 GreenPort Congress conference invites industry experts to discuss the reduction of emissions in depth, offering insight into how ports and shipping terminals can tackle their rising emissions.

The IMO’s International Marine Environment Protection Committee met in London, UK last week to agree on a global plan for reducing emissions levels within the shipping sector. With container ships fuel reportedly having  3,500 times more sulphur than car diesel, there have been recent calls for the global shipping industry to reduce emissions, proposing a 50% cut by 2050. International shipping carries about 90% of world trade, but so far there has been no official regulation of carbon emission.

One conference session, ‘Collaboration between ports and shipping’, will cover what ship operators are doing to embrace sustainability, meet regulations and prepare for the future. Moderated by David Thomas, Deputy Executive Director, Maryland Port Administration the session will welcome speakers from Royal Caribbean Cruises, Maersk Line/Maersk Agency the USA, The Ocean Exchange and the Port and Harbour Bureau, Yokohama- Japan, offering an international perspective on how ports can implement new, innovative and greener strategies.

A further session on ‘Measuring environmental performance, monitoring and reporting of environmental practices’, will cover the challenges and opportunities for improving environmental performance and sustainability within ports, terminals and shipping lines. Moderated by Chris Wooldridge, Cardiff University, the session will conclude with an emphasis on monitoring and reporting, highlighting the need to track and record the emissions each port is producing, and supervise its deflation.

The 2018 hosts of the inaugural GreenPort Congress America, the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore, the Maryland Department of Transportation, and the Maryland Department of the Environment, have previously been recognized for their environmental efforts, successfully balanced moving the state’s economy forward while protecting the environment and public health.

The 2018 theme is Green Ports are Smart Ports, highlighting that without an emissions clean-up there are warnings that shipping could account for almost a fifth of carbon emissions by 2050.

Source:  Greenport