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Lusa - Business News - Portugal: ‘Bluetech’ programme reduces 13K t of CO2 emissions at Leixões, Douro, Viana seaports

Lisbon, Mar.1,2021 (Lusa) – The 'Bluetech Accelerator' programme has contributed to the reduction of 13,000 tonnes of carbon emissions in the businesses of the ports of Leixões, Douro and Viana do Castelo, the Ministry of the Sea announced on Monday.
"The impact report of this program, managed by the collaborative innovation consultancy Beta-i, is now released and clearly reveals positive impacts on the reduction of the carbon footprint (for example, reduction of 13,000 tons of carbon emissions in the business of APDL - Portos de Leixões, Douro and Viana do Castelo or up to 40% for clients of the 'startup' Bizcargo)," indicated the executive.
At the port of Sines, the estimated carbon reduction is around 7,900 tons.
In addition, 18 pilot projects have been established and five business agreements have been signed between start-ups and the leading organisations.
Four more agreements remain under negotiation.
In the document, the Ministry of the Sea also highlighted the 'Bound4Blue' technology, "a sailing solution based on an aeronautical design", which has enabled a reduction of 640 tonnes of fuel per year in the set of the two ships analysed from the ETE group, equivalent to "eliminating more than 2,000 tonnes of CO2 [carbon dioxide] emissions and an economic impact of approximately €400,000 per year". The group's projections in the pilot with 'Bound4Blue' point to an economic impact of €210,000 per ship per year.
As part of this programme, the port of Sines and i4Sea have also developed a pilot project to optimise quay availability in the ports.
"In addition to the potential increase in revenue for the port, a cost reduction of around 144,000 euros per ship has been demonstrated by avoiding waits due to unavailability of quays".
The ETE group, in partnership with Surclean, which is dedicated to cleaning ships and vessels, for its part, "proved to reduce associated operating costs of around 29 million euros," using laser technology methods.
Another example pointed out by the Government is the pilot developed by MariOne, which consists of an alert system for perishable goods in containerised cargo.
According to the data made available, the technology has the capacity to generate an annual economic growth of about 500,000 euros for a fleet.
"The 'Bluetech Accelerator' programme is a pioneering initiative that has helped generate the necessary conditions to boost innovative businesses in the scope of the Economy of the Sea in Portugal, namely in the areas of research, development and innovation," explained the Minister of the Sea, Ricardo Serrão Santos.
This initiative is part of the 'Ocean Portugal' programme, developed by the Ministry of the Sea and coordinated by the Directorate-General for Sea Policy and implemented by Beta-i.
This program aims to develop innovation and entrepreneurship in the economy of the Sea.
The 'Bluetech Accelerator' invited startups and organizations to develop projects to "solve current challenges" that have an impact on the activity of these entities.
In total, 87 candidates from all over the world responded, and 11 startups were selected.
The leading organisations developed 18 projects focused on reducing the carbon footprint and operational costs, as well as improving safety conditions.
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Date : 2021-03-02 10:30:00

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