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Are smart seaports sustainable?

Incorporating renewable energy components is critical for smart port sustainability. Smart seaports may decrease dependency on fossil fuels, cut emissions, and contribute to a sustainable energy transition by utilizing all available renewable energy sources.

What technologies are used in ports?

Technologies such as electrification of equipment, cold-ironing, energy storage systems, smart grid, microgrid are reviewed. Renewable energy and clean fuel use in ports are presented. Methods regarding energy consumption and emission measuring/assessment are detailed for ports.

Can smart energy infrastructure be optimized in smart ports?

This analysis was conducted as a scoping review of optimizing smart energy infrastructure at smart ports. In other words, it analyzes the efficiency of deploying smart energy infrastructure in smart ports using literature evaluations and certain pertinent cases.

Why do ports need smart grids?

Increasingly, ports invest in harvesting renewable energy. The power generated by clean energy can be used in the port or it can be injected to the utility grid. Still, there are not many ports which have installed smart grids for better energy management. This will certainly catch the attention of the next generation ports.

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