Barcelona invests heavily in decarbonisation
The use of electricity plays a key role in the Port of Barcelona’s efforts to decarbonise port activity and improve air quality. To this end, the port will invest a total of EUR 110 million in its Nexigen project.
Firstly, EUR 90 million will be invested in OPS (onshore power supply) systems to connect ships to the general electricity grid while they are berthed. Secondly, EUR 20 million will be required to roll out the network that includes the port substation, the high-voltage connection to Red Eléctrica's Ronda litoral substation and roll-out of the medium voltage network throughout the port precinct.
The objective is for the Port of Barcelona to have electrified all the cruise berths, the Prat wharf, and the ferry terminals of the Sant Bertran dock and the Costa wharf by 2030, thereby removing 66,000 t of carbon and 1,234 t of NOx from port activity emissions.
"This means "cutting by 38% the tonnes of NOx and CO2 emitted by ships during their stay at the wharf and eliminating 22% of NOx and CO2 emissions from all port activity," said Port of Barcelona president Damià Calvet at the presentation of the Nexigen project. The port plans to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. (sh)
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