Tag: solar power

Ports of Stockholm will now include LED lighting, prefabricated construction units and surprisingly little noise pollution. Also, now all major Stockholm ports have photovoltaic systems.

 The Port of Los Angeles has entered a long-term agreement with Hecate Energy Harborside LLC to build, operate, and maintain photovoltaic (PV) solar power systems (PV Systems) that will generate electricity at multiple site locations within the Port. The PV Systems will feed clean energy to the utility grid operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)."This solar project is a perfect example of our city departments doing their part to adopt my Sustainable City plan," said Mayor Eric Garcetti. "Sustainability must be a value shared across departments, industries, and neighborhoods, and I'm very proud to see the Port of Los Angeles investing in the Harbor Area's sustained health with renewable power sources." The agreement supports the Port’s larger goals under the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) to expand the use of clean energy and related infrastructure while continuing to improve air quality throughout Southern California. Key initiatives to date include a 1 megawatt (MW) PV System atop the Port’s World Cruise Center.“To truly eliminate air pollution, the process for generating energy must be as clean as the energy itself,” said Port Executive Director Gene Seroka. “These new solar projects represent the kind of ...

 Eco Marine Power (EMP) has been granted a patent in Japan related to its Aquarius Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) System – an innovative wind & solar power solution for ships. The Aquarius MRE System or Aquarius MRE is an advanced integrated system of rigid sails, solar panels, energy storage modules and marine computer platforms that will enable ships to tap into renewable energy by harnessing the power provided by the wind and sun.The rigid sails that will be used by the Aquarius MRE System are based on EMP’s EnergySail technology (Patent Pending).EMP’s EnergySail technology has already passed feasibility & function testing at the Aquarius Innovation Lab in Osaka, Japan, and earlier this year it was announced that Teramoto Iron Works in Onomichi, Japan, would be the production center for the EnergySail.In addition the marine solar power component of the Aquarius MRE System was successfully evaluated this year on-board the high speed car and passenger ferry Blue Star Delos.Commenting on the approval of the patent, Greg Atkinson, Chief Technology Officer of Eco Marine Power said;“The granting of this patent, which covers much of the core technology behind the Aquarius MRE System, is another major milestone for Eco Marine Power. It will ...

Collaboration for renewable energy projects for the shipping industry

A capacity of 3,000 watts DP World has launched a pilot solar power system at Nhava Sheva port in Mumbai.The solar power system has a capacity of 3,000 watts and has been set up at the engineering workshop within the DP World Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port.With the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, including carbon dioxide, the pilot solar power system will reduce the terminal's annual power consumption by around 14,000 kWh."This solar power system will actively reduce greenhouse gas emissions at our marine terminal and help in cutting operational costs and contribute towards maintaining a cleaner environment," said Alpesh Sharma, ceo of DP World Nhava Sheva.Source: DP World

Aiming to cut CO2 emissions NYK Line's solar-power-assisted car carrier Auriga Leader (60,213 gross tons) will in June be used for shipboard tests of a newly developed hybrid power supply. The car carrier will also be fitted with a ballast-water management system and adapted to use low-sulfur fuel.The power generation and endurance of the photovoltaic panels on Auriga Leader have been undergoing shipboard tests since the completion of the vessel on December 19, 2008. The tests have shown that providing a stable power supply from the photovoltaic panels is difficult because even a slight change in the weather has a significant influence on the amount of power generated.It was also found that attempting to make the solar power system bigger to gain more output and to increase its dependibilty could present problems with regard to stable operations because of fluctuations in the power supply.The hybrid power supply system which is mow being installed has been studied since fiscal 2009. It has been jointly developed by NYK Line, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., the Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI) and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) and was was selected as a subsidized project by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) under ...