Energy & Technology – Page 25
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NewsSEaB Energy targets port waste
UK-based SEaB Energy is encouraging sustainable operations with its patented technology that turns waste into energy, and is looking to target the ports sector next.
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NewsManufacturers’ perspectives on energy efficiency and pollution reduction
What role do equipment manufacturers have in making ports emissions-free? Lorène Grandidier, vice chair of the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) Environmental Committee and Strategic Marketing Manager at Schneider Electric, investigates.
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NewsIt's time to start scrubbing
Like it or not, shippers are coming under even more pressure to be cleaner both at sea and in port. In this article, Sigurd Jenssen, Director, Exhaust Gas Cleaning, Wärtsilä Environmental Solutions, takes a look at the environmental benefits of scrubbers.
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NewsBright light for Seattle
Seattle’s Terminals 90 and 91 are now equipped for safer night work on cruise ships, commercial workboats and fishing vessels after being retrofitted with Bright Light Systems’ Light Emitting Plasma (LEP) lighting.
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DNV GL helps industry prepare for sulphur switch
DNV GL has published a guide to the upcoming strict sulphur regulations for ships operating in Emission Control Areas (ECAs) in a bid to help shipowners avoid potential difficulties with the fuel change-over needed.
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NewsShore side power seminar
Schneider Electric is keeping the focus firmly on the benefits of shore side power with a free seminar for both ship operators and ports being held this week in London, UK.
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NewsLEPs light up ports sector
US-based lighting specialist, Resilient, is seeing an increase in demand from the ports sector as it looks for more ways to be ‘green’.
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NewsBergen adopts shore side power
The Port of Bergen will be entering into the first phase of implementing shore side power for offshore supply ships in January 2015.
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NewsGreen Port Hull construction makes progress
Construction at the UK’s Green Port Hull site on Alexandra Dock has been contracted to a joint venture between GRAHAM and Lagan Construction Group for a value of £100m.
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NewsNew engine boosts Hyster LPG forklifts
Hyster has updated its Fortens range of LPG forklifts with a new engine, which it says offers higher performance, maximum fuel efficiency, low noise and low vibration.
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New solution set to ‘turbocharge’ gas market
American Power Group (APG) is working with Scotland-based Marine Fuel Conversions (MFC) to find potential applications and opportunities for its dual-fuel gas solution.
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NewsHueneme power goes ‘green’
The US Port of Hueneme is taking a step in towards ‘green’ operations with the introduction of its recently installed grid-based shore power system.
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NewsBreaking boundaries in shore side power
Schneider Electric is well known for its energy management systems and its new ShoreBoX™ system aims to revolutionise the market thanks to its portability and modularity.
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NewsAmsterdam lights up Rietlanden Terminals
Rietlanden Terminals BV at the Port of Amsterdam has become the ‘world’s first’ terminal to be illuminated entirely by high-power LEDs.
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NewsImproved Lighting Technology Supports Port Sustainability
LED lighting on port container cranes greatly reduces energy consumption and costs. Each seaport has a unique set of geographic, political, operational, and financial circumstances that define its environmental initiatives. In the U.S., there are numerous regulations and initiatives aimed to reduce the impact of port activities, thus increasing the ...
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NewsMarine R&D enters a new era
Operations have started at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre in Aalborg, Denmark, which the company says is the beginning of a new era for marine R&D.
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NewsPEMA advice on electrification of RTG cranes
The Port Equipment and Manufacturers Association (PEMA) has released a paper on the electrification of RTG cranes which will help to provide operators with information on technological alternatives.
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NewsThe value of a partnership approach to exhaust gas cleaning
“You may delay, but time will not”, Benjamin Franklin was once quoted as saying and this rings particularly true of the fast-approaching Emissions Control Area (ECA), 2015 0.1% sulphur limit deadline. The realisation that now less than 18 months remain until the revised limit will be applied has provided impetus ...
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NewsOysters: an engineer’s best friend
It seems oysters might become part of coastal defence engineers’ resources as they create three dimensional reefs which influence the current, erosion and sedimentation of coastal areas. Additionally, the oysters are a sustainable source of food and income for the local population, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsPhoenix LED fixtures for Long Beach
US based lighting manufacturer, Phoenix Products Company Inc, has been chosen by the Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT) to outfit new cranes with its ModCom LED floodlights.
