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How can ports reduce energy costs?

ESSOP has explored two ways in which ports can minimize their energy costs by using energy storage: • Optimising how to use PV solar generation to offset grid electricity. The wholesale price of energy varies every half-hour, and on a time-of-day tariff this variation is passed onto users.

How much energy does a port use per year?

We then applied these adoption rates to the annual energy consumption calculated for the top-25 U.S. ports. In a 100% electrification scenario in 2035, the annual energy consumption for all top-25 ports ranges from 1.61 to 2.03 TWh.

How many foldable containers are needed for the Inland network?

Out of a total of about 5000 containers, an estimated fleet and critical mass of just 695 foldable containers are required for the inland network under study (and the rest of the containers being conventional ones), with a 71% load factor on the back haul.

Can foldable Containers save money?

One study suggests that foldable containers could result in a 50% reduction (25 million TEUs) of total volume of empty containers shipped globally per annum in 2010, equating to over US$1000 savings per empty container ( Boile et al., 2004).

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