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Title: Electrifying ports to reduce diesel pollution from ships and trucks and benefit public health: Case studies of the Port of Seattle and the Port of New York and New Jersey
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Publication Year: 2023
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Abstract: The Port of Seattle and the Port of New York and New Jersey (NY/NJ) are key hubs serving international and domestic shipping in the United States. To reduce port emissions, both are investing in electrification, including by installing shore power and setting goals for 100% zero-emission harbor craft and trucks. By combining a series of simple, user-friendly tools, this study estimates how port electrification could reduce emissions and how that would benefit the surrounding regions in terms of air quality and public health. We combined ICCT's global Port Emissions Inventory Tool (goPEIT) with our Systematic Assessment of Vessel Emissions (SAVE) model to estimate the emissions from ocean-going vessels (OGVs), harbor craft, and drayage trucks in 2019. We used the area of each port's jurisdiction as the boundaries and together these were the baseline results. We then modeled the emissions in a "full electrification" scenario that assumed 100% shore power connection for OGVs while at berth in ports and 100% electrification of harbor craft and trucks. The baseline and full electrification scenario results were then put into the Intervention model for Air Pollution (InMAP), an open-source, reduced-complexity model that estimates the air quality and health impacts of emissions on nearby regions. We found that, at both ports, OGVs dominated total emissions and were more than 50% of carbon dioxide (CO 2), particulate matter (PM 2.5), and nitrogen oxides (NO x) emissions from OGVs, harbor craft, and drayage trucks in 2019. With full electrification, we estimated total PM 2.5 emissions reductions of 75% and 69% for Seattle and NY/NJ, for their critical reviews. Automatic Identification System data were provided by exactEarth and ship characteristics data were provided by IHS Markit.
Url: https://theicct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Ports-electrification-US_final.pdf
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Authors: Meng, Zhihang; Comer, Bryan; Meyer, Michelle; Callahan, Jennifer; Song, Angela; Lecompte, John; Kaltenstein, John; Rose, Madeline
Series Title: International Council on Clean Transportation Working Papers
Publication Number: 2023-05
Institution: International Council on Clean Transportation
Pages: 1-19
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Topics: Natural Resource Management
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