US EditionRenewable Energy in the Port of Barcelona Avoids 2310 Tons of Co2 in Its First Year
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Green energy has come to sea transport to stay. More and more ships and ferries run on electricity and PAHO (Onshore Power Supply) installations feed their engines while boats remain docked. According to the Oceana Foundation, more than 90% of world trade is by sea. It groups together some 90,000 vessels, responsible for more than 3% of carbon dioxide emissions, so any way to avoid such emissions, as is the case with ONP systems that supply rene…
The Port of Barcelona has managed to reduce more than 2,300 tons of polluting emissions in the first year of operation of the electrical connection system PAHO ('Onshore Power Supply') of the terminal Hutchison Ports BEST, the first operating in a port of the Mediterranean for container carriers. The technology, which is in pilot phase, has supplied energy of 100% renewable origin to 30 ships, who were able to shut down their auxiliary engines d…
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