Cold Ironing: Socio-Economic Analysis in the Port of Genoa
<i>Background:</i> The emissions of ships in ports are increasingly becoming an issue, and particularly those of NO<sub>x</sub>, SO<sub>x</sub>, and PM, rather than CO<sub>2</sub>. One realistic solution for reducing GHG emissions is cold ironing techn...
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| author | Monica Canepa Fabio Ballini Dimitrios Dalaklis Giampaolo Frugone Davide Sciutto |
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| description | <i>Background:</i> The emissions of ships in ports are increasingly becoming an issue, and particularly those of NO<sub>x</sub>, SO<sub>x</sub>, and PM, rather than CO<sub>2</sub>. One realistic solution for reducing GHG emissions is cold ironing technology. This paper highlights the socio-economic impact of increasing utilization of cold ironing in the port of Genoa, quantifying the achievable emissions reductions and estimating the effects over a defined time horizon. <i>Methods:</i> This research employs an interdisciplinary approach and uses quantitative data with a bottom-up approach for data collection. For the quantification of health costs, reference was made to the CAFE program, which defines a calculation method to estimate the external costs generated by polluting agents such as NH<sub>3</sub>, NOx, SO<sub>2</sub>, VOCs, and PM2.5. <i>Results</i>: Analysis of results shows the significant importance of relying on cold ironing and the importance of renewable port generation. Health cost savings using cold ironing and a different mix of generations are calculated, and these results strongly signal the importance of cold ironing. <i>Conclusions</i>: Cold ironing is indeed an effective anti-pollution measure. Its use to reduce polluting emissions is to be strongly recommended. Investments are cost-effective versus health costs and are sustainable by all parties. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9b561cfae8c7490f8d122a3530dceb472023-11-18T11:19:29ZengMDPI AGLogistics2305-62902023-05-01722810.3390/logistics7020028Cold Ironing: Socio-Economic Analysis in the Port of GenoaMonica Canepa0Fabio Ballini1Dimitrios Dalaklis2Giampaolo Frugone3Davide Sciutto4Maritime Energy Management Specialization, World Maritime University, 20124 Malmö, SwedenMaritime Energy Management Specialization, World Maritime University, 20124 Malmö, SwedenMaritime Energy Management Specialization, World Maritime University, 20124 Malmö, SwedenIndependent Researcher, 16100 Genoa, ItalyWestern Ligurian Sea Port Authority, 16124 Genoa, Italy<i>Background:</i> The emissions of ships in ports are increasingly becoming an issue, and particularly those of NO<sub>x</sub>, SO<sub>x</sub>, and PM, rather than CO<sub>2</sub>. One realistic solution for reducing GHG emissions is cold ironing technology. This paper highlights the socio-economic impact of increasing utilization of cold ironing in the port of Genoa, quantifying the achievable emissions reductions and estimating the effects over a defined time horizon. <i>Methods:</i> This research employs an interdisciplinary approach and uses quantitative data with a bottom-up approach for data collection. For the quantification of health costs, reference was made to the CAFE program, which defines a calculation method to estimate the external costs generated by polluting agents such as NH<sub>3</sub>, NOx, SO<sub>2</sub>, VOCs, and PM2.5. <i>Results</i>: Analysis of results shows the significant importance of relying on cold ironing and the importance of renewable port generation. Health cost savings using cold ironing and a different mix of generations are calculated, and these results strongly signal the importance of cold ironing. <i>Conclusions</i>: Cold ironing is indeed an effective anti-pollution measure. Its use to reduce polluting emissions is to be strongly recommended. Investments are cost-effective versus health costs and are sustainable by all parties.https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6290/7/2/28cold ironingGHG emissionssocial costs |
| spellingShingle | Monica Canepa Fabio Ballini Dimitrios Dalaklis Giampaolo Frugone Davide Sciutto Cold Ironing: Socio-Economic Analysis in the Port of Genoa Logistics cold ironing GHG emissions social costs |
| title | Cold Ironing: Socio-Economic Analysis in the Port of Genoa |
| title_full | Cold Ironing: Socio-Economic Analysis in the Port of Genoa |
| title_fullStr | Cold Ironing: Socio-Economic Analysis in the Port of Genoa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cold Ironing: Socio-Economic Analysis in the Port of Genoa |
| title_short | Cold Ironing: Socio-Economic Analysis in the Port of Genoa |
| title_sort | cold ironing socio economic analysis in the port of genoa |
| topic | cold ironing GHG emissions social costs |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6290/7/2/28 |
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