Environmental Analysis of the Use of Liquefied Natural Gas in Maritime Transport within the Port Environment

Sustainable transport is gaining increasing importance in the political agenda. All modes of transport are obliged to reduce their emissions by both national and international governmental bodies, this requirement being even more necessary in the case of ports due to their traffic density and proxim...

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Autores principales:	Tomas Gil-Lopez, Amparo Verdu-Vazquez
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	energy efficiency emission reduction environmental impact liquefied natural gas environmental policy Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/6ac5d8bc133a4410ad4992a06a3a0723
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6ac5d8bc133a4410ad4992a06a3a07232021-11-11T19:39:23ZEnvironmental Analysis of the Use of Liquefied Natural Gas in Maritime Transport within the Port Environment10.3390/su1321119892071-1050https://doaj.org/article/6ac5d8bc133a4410ad4992a06a3a07232021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/11989https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Sustainable transport is gaining increasing importance in the political agenda. All modes of transport are obliged to reduce their emissions by both national and international governmental bodies, this requirement being even more necessary in the case of ports due to their traffic density and proximity to the city. The objective of this research is to estimate the atmospheric emissions generated during the operational phases, which are carried out close to Spanish ports. Due to its geographical position, Spain benefits from the routes of the Atlantic corridor and Mediterranean corridor belonging to the principal European transport network. The method uses detailed information about ship movements and ship categories (ship type, engine type, fuel type, etc.). From an environmental point of view, the results show that engines powered by Liquefied Natural Gas, compared to traditional fuels, save between 28% in the case of freight ships and 31% for passenger ships in the emission of CO<sub>2</sub> into the atmosphere (52 tons per journey). On the other hand, the saving in NO<sub>x</sub> emissions is reduced by 87%. In addition, SO<sub>x</sub> emissions are completely eliminated and PM emissions are reduced to negligible values.Tomas Gil-LopezAmparo Verdu-VazquezMDPI AGarticleenergy efficiencyemission reductionenvironmental impactliquefied natural gasenvironmental policyEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 11989, p 11989 (2021)
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topic	energy efficiency emission reduction environmental impact liquefied natural gas environmental policy Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
spellingShingle	energy efficiency emission reduction environmental impact liquefied natural gas environmental policy Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Tomas Gil-Lopez Amparo Verdu-Vazquez Environmental Analysis of the Use of Liquefied Natural Gas in Maritime Transport within the Port Environment
description	Sustainable transport is gaining increasing importance in the political agenda. All modes of transport are obliged to reduce their emissions by both national and international governmental bodies, this requirement being even more necessary in the case of ports due to their traffic density and proximity to the city. The objective of this research is to estimate the atmospheric emissions generated during the operational phases, which are carried out close to Spanish ports. Due to its geographical position, Spain benefits from the routes of the Atlantic corridor and Mediterranean corridor belonging to the principal European transport network. The method uses detailed information about ship movements and ship categories (ship type, engine type, fuel type, etc.). From an environmental point of view, the results show that engines powered by Liquefied Natural Gas, compared to traditional fuels, save between 28% in the case of freight ships and 31% for passenger ships in the emission of CO<sub>2</sub> into the atmosphere (52 tons per journey). On the other hand, the saving in NO<sub>x</sub> emissions is reduced by 87%. In addition, SO<sub>x</sub> emissions are completely eliminated and PM emissions are reduced to negligible values.
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title	Environmental Analysis of the Use of Liquefied Natural Gas in Maritime Transport within the Port Environment
title_short	Environmental Analysis of the Use of Liquefied Natural Gas in Maritime Transport within the Port Environment
title_full	Environmental Analysis of the Use of Liquefied Natural Gas in Maritime Transport within the Port Environment
title_fullStr	Environmental Analysis of the Use of Liquefied Natural Gas in Maritime Transport within the Port Environment
title_full_unstemmed	Environmental Analysis of the Use of Liquefied Natural Gas in Maritime Transport within the Port Environment
title_sort	environmental analysis of the use of liquefied natural gas in maritime transport within the port environment
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Environmental Analysis of the Use of Liquefied Natural Gas in Maritime Transport within the Port Environment

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