Wednesday 16th June - 14:00-15:00 BST
Green port initiatives are being launched in an increasing number of countries with the aim of reducing energy consumption, optimizing the use of energy resources, minimizing emissions and driving decarbonization of port operations in order to make a sustainable contribution to environmental and climate protection.
Currently, container handling equipment with high energy consumption is the main source of carbon dioxide emissions in container terminals, accounting for approximately 75%. One of the measures to reduce emissions is the electrification of diesel-powered RTG cranes. Power supply via motor-driven cable reels or conductor rails brings significant performance improvement compared to conventional RTG cranes with diesel engines.
In addition to full electrification, another method is hybridization, i.e., using lithium-ion batteries as the power source for all crane movements. The batteries are charged as needed using a small diesel genset and regenerative energy from the gravity potential of the loads and deceleration. Such a hybrid RTG crane provides cleaner operation with greatly reduced CO2 emissions without requiring major changes to the terminal's operations or infrastructure.
Marc Demons, Founder & Owner, MarCane Port Equipment Consultant
Neal Liu, Business Development Manager Heavy Industries & Container Handling, Conductix-Wampfler GmbH
Joona Merimaa, Chief Electrical Engineer, RTG Cranes
Trae Camble, Director Environmental Affairs, Port of Houston Authority
Paulo Soares, Senior Director Maintenance, Port of Houston Authority
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