Accurately accounting for carbon emissions is another critical aspect of becoming a green port. Developing Net Zero roadmaps and baselining Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, is now at the front of mind for operators. To effectively reduce their carbon footprint, ports need to audit their energy consumption and identify areas for improvement. However, this process can be challenging and time-consuming with efforts and latency in data capture. Collecting and analyzing data on energy usage across various port operations and facilities require sophisticated monitoring systems and data management processes. Ports must invest in robust carbon accounting tools and establish streamlined processes for data collection enabling them to track their progress, set emission reduction targets, and implement effective carbon reduction strategies.
Any new buildings and port infrastructure should also be sustainable, and there are specialist tools to account for embedded carbon in any construction materials. Operational insights generated from data can also help inform the planning, design, and delivery of new capital programs, and ensure they deliver improved efficiency in operation.
Short-term steps to lower carbon emissions:
1. Carbon audit design
- Data capture identification
- Accurate modelling
- Benchmarking of data findings against capital data sets
2. Strategy design and implementation
- Capital operators’ solutions for carbon predictions (PAS 2080 and similar)
3. Near the time energy consumption data
- Comprehensive monitoring of energy portfolio
- View load curve and 7-day consumption split to highlight inefficient events and assets
- Automatically switch off unused assets and receive alerts of above-average consumption
4. Carbon emissions monitoring and management
- Carbon tracing and abatement tracking
- Monitor total emissions year to date and view a 10-year forecast
- View reductions and emissions by type as well as top emitters per location
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Mark Crouch - Global Decarbonisation Lead at Mott MacDonald
Mark Crouch is Global Decarbonisation Lead at Mott MacDonald, the engineering, management, and development consultancy. He has extensive experience decarbonising infrastructure for a broad range of public and private sector organisations in the UK and internationally, with a focus on energy and transport infrastructure.
Stephen Kearney - GTM Ports & Airports Europe at Univers
Stephen is responsible for GTM Ports and Airports and Strategic Partnership in Europe. His focus is to help customers optimize energy systems and reduce carbon emissions with accurate, reliable, and actionable decarbonization data.
