Consolidating Port Decarbonisation Implementation: Concept, Pathways, Barriers, Solutions, and Opportunities

AS Alamoush, D Dalaklis, F Ballini, AI Ölcer - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Industries worldwide are facing the urgent need to decarbonise in alignment with the goal of
the Paris Agreement (PA), which aims to limit global warming. However, progress towards …

Digital twins in the context of seaports and terminal facilities

J Neugebauer, L Heilig, S Voß - Flexible Services and Manufacturing …, 2024 - Springer
Increasing freight volumes and challenging environments in seaports and container
terminals worldwide require streamlined and reliable operations. Digital twins are seen as …

The Port Sector in Italy: Its Keystones for Energy-Efficient Growth

M Nigro, M De Domenico, T Murgia, A Stimilli - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Italy has been defined as the “logistics platform” of the Mediterranean Sea. The Italian port
system, with 11.6 million TEUs handled and 61.4 million passengers in 2022 (Assoporti data …

[HTML][HTML] Empowering sea ports with renewable energy under the enabling framework of the energy communities

A Buonomano, GF Giuzio, R Maka, A Palombo… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Port operations, essential for global trade, are energy-intensive and heavily reliant on fossil
fuels. Transitioning to renewable energy can reduce their carbon footprint and enhance …

Decarbonising maritime ports: A systematic review of the literature and insights for new research opportunities

A Fadiga, LMDF Ferreira, JF Bigotte - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Maritime ports have become pivotal players in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. While
most of the existing literature has investigated specific decarbonisation measures, a …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal dynamics and extreme events in solar, wind, and wave energy complementarity: Insights from the Polish Exclusive Economic Zone

FA Canales, P Sapiega, E Kasiulis, E Jonasson… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Polish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the Baltic Sea is an area of
increasing strategic importance for Poland's pursuit of renewable energy, especially offshore …

Digital twins in seaports: current and future applications

J Neugebauer, L Heilig, S Voß - International Conference on …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Information systems in major seaports have evolved to digital hubs where state-of-
the-art technologies are used to gather and analyze (near) real-time data from infrastructure …

Optimization analysis of different distributed energy configurations for data centers

W He, Q Xu, R Guo, S Liu, Y Wang, H Guo, X Wu… - Sustainable Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Owing to the explosive growth in servers, data centers require more electricity, leading to
power shortages and significant carbon emissions. To reduce carbon emissions, improve …

A New Tailored Approach to Calculate the Optimal Number of Outdoor Air Changes in School Building HVAC Systems in the Post-COVID-19 Era

D D'Agostino, M Di Mascolo, F Minelli, F Minichiello - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Air conditioning systems can play a positive or negative role in the spread of COVID-19
infection. The importance of sufficient outdoor air changes in buildings was highlighted by …

[HTML][HTML] Mega Ports' Mitigation Response and Adaptation to Climate Change

M Puig, A Cirera, C Wooldridge… - Journal of Marine …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Mega ports, defined in this study as those handling over 5 million TEUs annually, are major
hubs within the dynamic framework of global trade, influencing both economic and …