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Staff's Proposed Modified Text to the At-Berth Ocean-Going Vessels Regulation Now Available for Public Review
At its December 6,
2007, public hearing, the Board approved the adoption of staff's
proposed regulations for reducing emissions from diesel auxiliary
engines on
container ships, passenger ships, and refrigerated cargo ships while
at-berth at a California Port.
The regulation was approved with modifications that were suggested by
staff at the Board hearing. Staff's proposed modified language is now
available for public review which ends on September 8, 2008.
The notice and proposed modified language can be
found at the link below:
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requires operators of vessels meeting specified criteria to turn off
their auxiliary engines for most of their stay in port. We anticipate
that such vessels would then receive their electrical power from the
shore, or use an alternative, but equally effective, means of emission
reductions. The process of shutting off engines and connecting to power
on shore is sometimes referred to as "shore power" or "cold-ironing."
The term "cold-ironing" is derived from the metal aboard the ships
"going cold" when combustion equipment is shut down. |
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Background
Information
In March 2006, the ARB released a draft report, Evaluation of
Cold-Ironing Oceangoing Vessels at California Ports, which
presented an analysis of the feasibility and cost effectiveness of
cold-ironing ships at California ports. The report concluded that the
most attractive vessel candidates for cold-ironing are
container ships, refrigerated cargo (reefer) ships, and
passenger ships, and the most likely locations for
cold-ironing in California are the Ports of Los
Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland, San Diego, San
Francisco, and Hueneme. |
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April 2006, the Board approved the Goods Movement Emission Reduction
Plan, which identifies strategies for reducing emissions
created from the movement of goods throughout the State. Shore
power was a strategy identified for reducing hotelling emissions, with
a goal of 20 percent emission reductions from cold-ironing or an
equivalent reduction strategy by 2010, 60 percent reductions by 2015,
and 80 percent reductions by 2020. |
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Contact Information
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more information regarding the Shore Power Program, please contact:
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