ASSESSMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLY FOR SHORE SIDE ELECTRICITY IN GREEN PORTS

Miral Michel, Akram Soliman, Ahmed S. Shehata

Abstract


Nations’ economies have become considerably dependent on ports. Because of the concentration of harmful levels of pollution in and around ports, many countries started to take on the green port approach worldwide, which lowers the impact of ports and their operation on the environment given the wide interest in adapting renewable energy sources in ports for their electricity demands. Because the port is located inside the city borders of Alexandria, Egypt, there is noise, traffic, and air pollution. Based on the proposed "Green Port" development project, this study offers a plan to convert seaports into ecologically friendly ports. To determine how effective shoreside electricity is at reducing emissions, this paper estimates the percentage of pollution emitted by ships in the form of particulate matter and CO2. This pollution could be reduced by using a hybrid renewable energy system that connects to the grid and has wind turbines and photovoltaic cells to power berthed ships. The process will be simulated using the energy management system and an experimental model of a solar-wind hybrid power system to demonstrate that wind turbines and photovoltaic solar energy can be sufficient to meet all the ships' energy needs in the port of Alexandria. The simulation's results, combined with data from an experimental prototype, demonstrate the economic viability of the integrated renewable energy system in the port of Alexandria. The simulation's small- scale components sufficiently provided a continuous power rating of roughly 51% of each one-megawatt load.

Keywords


Green Port, Renewable Energy, Experimental Prototype, Energy Management, Wind Energy, Solar Energy.

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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21622/MARLOG.2024.13.1.72

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