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"The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has announced a “landmark”
investment to help decarbonise maritime ports in South Australia, focusing on
the electrification of vehicles and equipment.
The CEFC says is committing $70 million to Flinders Port Holdings (FPH), a
privately owned port and logistics services group based in Port Adelaide that
own and operate the Flinders Adelaide container terminal, the port of Port
Adelaide, and six key regional ports at Port Giles, Port Lincoln, Wallaroo,
Port Pirie, Klein Point, and Thevenard.
It will be the first CEFC direct finance in the Australian maritime sector, and
also the first green financing of local container stevedoring operations.
Shipping is a major polluter, with an estimated global emissions of 706 million
tonnes of CO2 each year, around 2 per cent of global energy related emissions.
Australia’s own domestic maritime sector emitted around two million tonnes of
greenhouse gas emissions in 2021-22, while heavy transport as a whole accounts
for around nine per cent of Australia’s total greenhouse gas emissions.
“The shipping sector powers the global economy and represents an enormous
opportunity to drive down transport emissions while ensuring it continues to
deliver in the future net zero economy,” said Ian Learmonth, CEFC CEO.
“Stevedoring operations are traditionally difficult to abate and as both an
owner and operator of multiple ports, FPH is in a unique position to catalyse
change. Our work with FPH will demonstrate the potential for a more sustainable
maritime sector, setting a precedent for decarbonisation across some 70
Australian ports.
The funds will be used for projects such as hybrid straddle carriers, and an
electric Automated Rubber Tyre Gantry at FPH’s Flinders Adelaide Container
Terminal – a potential Australian first and a significant modification to the
way containers are moved around such terminals.
Other initiatives include replacing internal combustion engine (ICE) light
vehicles and vessels with electric and hybrid alternatives, the installation of
onsite solar PV systems to reduce power consumption across energy intensive
sites, and investigating the potential of connecting berthed ships to the grid
to replace diesel bunker fuel.
Stewart Lammin, the CEO of FPH, said the company has committed to reaching net
zero for its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2040, and for its Scope 3 emissions by
2050."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
