Environmental sustainability in seaports through electrical power scheduling
Abstract
The increased rate of harmful greenhouse gas emissions due to conventional electrical power generation severely affects the whole globe atmosphere. Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emissions have a significant share in the global warming. Developing countries participate in this environmental distortion by a great percentage. This work focuses on decreasing the rate of growth of carbon oxides emission coming from fossil fuel electrical power generation in Egypt, targeting, sustainable green seaports. This paper presents a model for attaining a sustainable green port by the utilization of two mutual sequential clean renewable energies, which are Biomass and Photovoltaic (PV) energy. The impact of renewable electrical energies generation scheduling on carbon oxides emissions and consequently global warming is discussed. The suggested model is applied to Damietta seaport, which is located 10 km to the west of the Nile River (Damietta Branch), Egypt. The scheduling of PV and biomass energy generation during the different year months is illustrated. The saving in carbon oxides emissions is calculated and the efficient results of the suggested model are clarified.
Keywords: Biomass energy, carbon oxides emissions, Damietta seaport, energy scheduling, global warming, green energy, photovoltaic energy, sustainable development.Full Text:
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