AAPA supports energy projects seminar

AAPA’s Maritime Economic Development Energy Projects Seminar, being held at the Port of Pensacola in Florida, on 24 and 25 February, will review new and emerging energy technologies, and reveal opportunities for collaboration and cooperation for various energy-handling systems.

“From handling components for producing electricity from wind, water, solar and other renewable energy types, to handling non-renewable energy exports like coal, propane and natural gas, to developing export facilities for emerging fuels such as LNG, butane and methane, ports are front and centre in the energy equation,” said Kurt Nagle, CEO, AAPA.

Presenters at the conference will overview the energy industry and feature case studies on renewable and non-renewable energy projects at ports.

The benefits of strategic alliances, and how coordination and collaboration between ports, communities and regions may help energy-handling projects succeed, will also be looked at.

In addition, industry experts will discuss current energy projects and some of the tools port officials can use to assess the bottom line financial and environmental impacts of investing in different energy modes and export facilities.

In addition to the business portion of the energy projects seminar, the Port of Pensacola will provide a tour of two of its energy-related tenant’s facilities: GE Wind Energy’s assembly plant and DeepFlex, a new facility that manufactures and tests flexible, deep sea piping for use in the global oil and gas industry.