Energy consultancy AqualisBraemar LOC (ABL) has launched a new software allowing ports to track emissions.
The solution, which is called emiTr, has been developed in collaboration with Shoreham Port. The software uses its Port Emissions Toolkit to give ports a picture of the emissions being generated within their jurisdiction. In this way, the ports can take action in line with national and international reduction targets.
The first step to cutting emissions is understanding them – what they are and where they come from. emiTr provides a digital inventory of the complex web of a port’s emissions, mapping out both direct and indirect sources, as well as identifying the profile of individual emitters. Once a baseline of data is established, visual representations can assist to identify high emitters and inform capex expenditure accordingly.
said Paul Martin, ABL Maritime Director.
At the same time, Peel Ports announced that it will use greener alternative fuels for straddle carriers and plant equipment across the majority of its estate by 1 April. Peel Ports have set a target to become a net zero port operator by 2040, acting ahead of the UK government’s change in legislation aimed at restricting the use of red diesels and other rebated biofuels.
The port group has already replaced 50% of its diesel vans with a new electric fleet in 2021, and has a planned renewal programme to either electrify or convert the rest of the fleet to cleaner fuels by the end of this year.
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