Bernat Adriá Mora, R&D&I Project Technician at Fundación Valenciaport gave this presentation at the port electrification strategies and programs webinar on April 27, 2021.

1. Bernat Adrià
ELECTRIFICATION AS A
SOLUTION FOR PORT
DECARBONISATION
27/April/2021
Sustainability and Energy Transition

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CONTENTS:
1. Brief overview of European regulation
2. Environmental challenges of the port-maritime
sector
3. Successful electrification projects carried out
and ongoing initiatives
4. The path ahead: future actions

3. European Green Deal:
§ Climate neutrality in the EU by 2050, including maritime transport
§ Instructions from President Von der Leyen to Commissioner Valean (DG MOVE) to include maritime transport in the
Emissions trading system (ETS)
§ Carbon tax for maritime transport is also being considered although it will be complicated for jurisdictional reasons
(ETS would be easier to implement)
§ Skepticism about IMO's effectiveness in environmental regulation: IMO is perceived as dominated by industry and
interested in moving very slowly in this field. The 2023 deadline agreed by the previous high-level experts in the
Commission is considered irrelevant by the new policy-makers
EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL
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4. VISION: THE EU SHOULD BY 2050 BE AMONG
THE FIRST TO ACHIEVE NET-ZERO GHG
EMISSIONS AND LEAD THE WAY
WORLDWIDE
A CLEAN PLANET FOR ALL:
EUROPEAN STRATEGIC LONG-TERM VISION
MID-TERM GOAL: REDUCTION OF GHG
EMISSIONS BY 55% BY 2030
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1. Brief overview of European regulation
2. Environmental challenges of the port-maritime
sector
3. Successful electrification projects carried out
and ongoing initiatives
4. The path ahead: future actions
CONTENTS:

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GRAND CHALLENGES
CLEAN ENERGY
CITIZEN HEALTH
ZERO WASTE
CLEAN OCEANS
BIODIVERSITY
PRESERVATION
CLIMATE CHANGE
INCREASE COMPETITIVENESS
INCREASE RESILIENCE:
EMPOWERING PORT
COMMUNITY PERSONNEL

7. Plan Estratégico Cero Emisiones
Netas en 2030 en el Puerto de
Valencia
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Working Groups
Shipping
Road transport
Rail transport
Terminals
Society
Technical-nautical services
Buildings and infrastructure
Production, storage and
distribution of clean energy
Analysed sub-
sector / Working
Group defining
Action Plan
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Strategic Plan Net-Zero
Emissions in
Valenciaport by 2030

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1. Brief overview of European regulation
2. Environmental challenges of the port-maritime
sector
3. Successful electrification projects carried out
and ongoing initiatives
4. The path ahead: future actions
CONTENTS:

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RETROFITTING OF
PORT EQUIPMENT
AND VESSELS TO
CLEANER FUELS
AND ENERGIES
SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS CARRIED OUT SO FAR…

10. Green Technologies and Eco-efficient Alternatives for Cranes and Operations at Port Container Terminals Page 10
11,006,280 kWh (37%)
4,801,013 kWh (15%)
12,522,629 kWh (43%)
1,815,477 kWh (5%)
30,145,399 kWh (30.1 GWh)
4,049,138 L (58%)
2,245,147 L (32%)
611,460 L (9%)
80,819 L (1%)
6,986,564 L
90%
80%
Carbon Footprint (Fuel): 11.7 Kg CO2eq / TEU
RETROFITTING OF PORT EQUIPMENT
Electricity consumption Diesel consumption
Container terminal

11. SEA TERMINALS
RETROFITTING OF PORT EQUIPMENT
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12. RETROFITTING OF PORT EQUIPMENT
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13. Smart Energy-efficient and Adaptive
Terminal Dynamic Illumination (SEA-TDI)
Prototype
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RETROFITTING OF PORT EQUIPMENT

14. Pilot Results
80% kWh saved
Payback less than 2years
IRR over 35%
NPV 3times the investment
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RETROFITTING OF PORT EQUIPMENT
(SEA-TDI) Prototype

15. SEA TERMINALS’s prototypes machines
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16. Driveline
Power/torque 160/180 hp @ 1800-2800
RPM 633/712 Nm @0-1800 RPM
Autonomy
6 hours (1 operational shift)
Recharging Time
Between 3-5 hours (depending on plug
type)
Electrical Tractor
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RETROFITTING OF PORT EQUIPMENT
Batteries
Traction battery capacity 206[kWh]
Traction battery type Lithium Iron Phosphate
Nominal voltage 299 [V] (260-380 Volt)
Current 700Ah

17. Green Technologies and Eco-efficient Alternatives for Cranes and Operations at Port Container Terminals Page 17
LNG vs Electrification
LNG Terminal Truck Full Electric Terminal Truck
Refuelling time similar to Diesel
Equipment cost similar to Diesel
LNG availability
Less Autonomy than Diesel
Not Zero-Emission solution
Zero-Emission solution
Electricity price lower than Diesel
Charging time higher than Diesel
refuelling
Low autonomy (less than 6 hours)
Equipment cost much higher than Diesel

18. Conversion of existing RTG to
Hybrid-RTG
Adaptive Hybrid-RTG
Supercapacitors equipped
Visco-fan equipped
Fuel consumption saving
Eco-Rubber Tyred Gantry Crane (e-RTG)
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RETROFITTING OF PORT EQUIPMENT
MSCTV has transformed 15 existing diesel RTG cranes into full
E-RTG equipment, becoming the first European container
terminal in migrating from diesel powered yard cranes towards a
low carbon operative model.
Main Benefits
ü Elimination of particulate matter from exhaust gases
ü Elimination of local GHG and pollution emissions
ü Significant noise reduction
ü 3,500 CO2 tonnes saved per year (100,000 € per year)
for a fleet of 20 RTG cranes
Characteristics of the Container Yard Electrification Project
ü Retrofitting of 15 existing diesel
powered RTG cranes
ü Acquisition of 3 hybrid RTG cranes
ü Electrification of 18 container
stacking areas using bus-bar
technology
ü First phase of the project finished in
June 2017: electrification of 12
container stacking areas and
retrofitting of 9 RTG cranes
Second phase of the project finished by
June 2018
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20. Green Technologies and Eco-efficient Alternatives for Cranes and Operations at Port Container Terminals Page 20
Towards Zero-Emission Port Operations
RETROFITTING OF PORT EQUIPMENT
Towards Zero-Emission Port Operations
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RETROFITTING OF PORT EQUIPMENT
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CONCLUSIONS

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o Ensuring that a common harmonised and interoperable framework is brought forward,
in line with the EU technical, legal and regulatory framework, in order to facilitate the
implementation phase of OPS infrastructure in the ports of the consortium;
o Ensuring the port to vessel compatibility in the TEN-T Maritime Network, for vessels
calling at the ports of the consortium;
o Leading all the necessary technical, financial, legal and environmental studies to
prepare and accelerate the effective launch of cold ironing and electric infrastructure
and equipment in the ports.
To implement the first phase of the Global Project.
Specific objectives:
EALING Action (2019-EU-TM-0234-S) – Objectives
Accelerating the effective deployment of
OPS solutions in EU maritime ports

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Accelerating the effective deployment of
OPS solutions in EU maritime ports
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o 12 TEN-T Port Authorities (Valencia, Barcelona, Huelva, Gijón, Venice&Chioggia, Trieste&Monfalcone,
Ancona, Piraeus, Koper, Rafina, Leixoes, Açores)
o 3 Port & Maritime Public Institutions (Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company, National Company
Maritime Ports Administration SA Constanta; Marine Institute (Ireland))
o 7 Port & Shipping Technical and Consulting Companies (Fundación Valenciaport, Circle, Ocean Finance,
Symbios Funding & Consuting, Protasis, Hydrus Engineering, Fincantieri SI)
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Consortium
+ Close cooperation with all the relevant stakeholders of the EU maritime sector, in
particular:
- EU Coordinator for Motorways of the Sea
- DG MOVE
- Port & Maritime associations:

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CLEAN AND SAFE
MOBILITY

26. February 2017- July 2019
Priority axe 2: Fostering low-carbon strategies
and energy efficiency in specific MED
territories: cities, islands and remote areas
Specific objective 2.3 : To increase capacity to
use existing low carbon transport systems and
multimodal connections among them
2,358,759€
Leader: Central Europe Initiative
Its main objective is the improvement of sustainable
mobility in MED port cities, by fostering the uptake of
Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans in the MED area, with a
specific focus on integrating city- and port-related traffic
flows in the sustainable public transport planning.
SUMP
Updated version of the
Sustainable Urban Plan of the
Authority Port of Valencia
Carpooling for port workers
E-bikes for cruise passengers
Initiatives
in
Valencia
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CONTENTS:
1. Brief overview of European regulation
2. Environmental challenges of the port-maritime
sector
3. Successful electrification projects carried out
and ongoing initiatives
4. The path ahead: future actions

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RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS
WIND ENERGY
PHOTOVOLTAIC
ENERGY
FUTURE ELECTROLYSER à
GREEN H2
Which renewable energies will produce the best cost-benefit
results?
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29. Heterojunction bifacial PV cells
First demonstration: Dynamic road integration and signalling of PV cells
Third demonstration: Heterojunction bifacial PV cells acting as acoustic panels
Second demonstration: Heterojunction bifacial PV cells on port breakwaters
Planned renewable energy projects in the Port of Valencia
Pre-existing assets
Digital meters 98PM, 28MV, 24LV
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6 MW Photovoltaic conventional panels
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b 1.5 MW Photovoltaic conventional panels
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Electrical sub-station
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15 MW Wind farm
Wave and solar hybrid system
Clean energy storage on batteries
Mobile HRS
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First demonstration: Clean energy storage on batteries on a liquid bulk terminal
Second demonstration: Clean energy storage on batteries on a H2-fuelled boat
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Green H2 production with electrolyser
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RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS
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30. NET-ZERO EMISSIONS IN VALENCIAPORT
BY 2030
LOOKING AT THE FUTURE
CITIZEN HEALTH
§ H2-fuelled port equipment
§ Electrification of
terminal yards
§ Optimisation of operations à
reduced consumption and
emissions
§ Circular economy practices
applied to waste and residues
§ Production of clean energy
§ Integration into port energy
community
Grand challenge
Mission
Areas of interest
Future projects
Clean energy
Construction
Environment
Behavioural
economics
Terminals
Engineering
Corporate
responsibility
Waste
management
Human health
§ H2-fuelled, biofuels,
electric, hybrid trucks
§ Optimisation of operations à
reduced consumption and
emissions
§ Circular economy practices
applied to waste and residues
Road
transport
§ OPS (direct
connection to the grid,
H2 gensets, methanol
gensets)
§ Alternative fuels and clean
energy for vessels
§ Optimisation of operations à
reduced consumption and
emissions
Shipping
&
much
more
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