A US-based company which is finalising a contract to demonstrate an emissions control system on ships visiting Port of Lon Beach says it believes the technology is as efficient as cold ironing and more cost-effective.<\/p>\n
The company, ACTI Engineering, says it plans to build-fit out a barge with its emissions control technology installed on board, and use the barge and its Advanced Emissions Control System (AMECS) technology to reduce emissions from ships using the port. Harbour Commissioners at the Port of Long Beach gave preliminary approval for the technology to be tested in June of last year, and preparations are now under way for the trials to begin.<\/p>\n
As company spokesperson Matt Stewart explains, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has issued stringent regulations requiring certain types of vessels to begin using cold ironing (that is, shore-based power) while in port, or commit themselves to using an alternative. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cShore Power is likely to cost ports hundreds of millions of Dollars,\u201d says Mr Stewart, \u201cbut we believe that there is a less expensive alternative in the form of AMECS, which is available now, much less expensive and can eliminate twice the emissions.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Mr Stewart explains that ACTI Engineering believes that AMECS can be made available to ports at less than a third of the cost of shore power, and that it does not require expensive upgrades or modifications to berths or the vessel that use it. \u201cIn the Port of Long Beach, the AMECS barge will operate around the clock, servicing one vessel after another, thus optimising the capital investment involved.” <\/p>\n
ACTI Engineering has calculated the overall cost effectiveness of the barge-based AMECS at $7,002\/ton of pollutant removed compared with around $37,200\/ton for shore power. \u201cAMECS is five times as cost effective as shore power,\u201d says Mr Stewart, noting that this figure is calculated on the basis of vessels using 0.1% sulphur fuel. \u201cFor the vessel types covered by the CARB regulations \u2013 that is, large container, reefer, and cruise ships – the cost of shore power still is $16,056\/ton, compared with AMECS applied to the same three vessel types at $6,031\/ton,\u201d Mr Stewart tells Port Strategy<\/i>. \u201cThis makes shore power nearly three times the cost of AMECS for these types of vessel.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
AMECS is applicable to all vessel types, and unlike shore-based power, is not limited in its application to vessels that call at a port on a regular basis. Another advantage is that AMECS can also treat the emissions from a vessel\u2019s boiler, whereras when a vessel is connected to shore power, the vessel\u2019s generators may be shut down, but the boilers continue to operate, releasing pollution to the environment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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