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The photovoltaic power generation modules installed on the STX Dove, each 25 m wide and 11 m long, can generate a maximum of 24 kW from a total of 240 heat collection plates. The modules provide 5% of the electric power required for the operation of the ship including that for the engine control system, the air handling unit, lighting system, etc. Photo credit STX Group
STX Pan Ocean recently installed a photo-voltaic power generation system on its ocean-going 60,396 gt car carrier STX Dove, the first such system to be fitted to a Korean vessel.
Through the modification of the module, STX plans to increase the output up to 60 kW this year and 120 kW in 2013. The company expects that it can ultimately provide approximately 30% of the power necessary for the operation of the ship by making use of solar energy, and in so doing decrease CO2 emissions as well as make a discernible saving in the bunker fuel bill.
Of all ships, the specialised car carrier, with its high freeboard and relatively uncluttered ‘garage roof’ weather deck allows for substantial arrays of solar panels to be easily installed out of harm’s way, and is best suited to capitalise on the sun’s...
When news first leaked last year that the Port of St. Helens might be working on deals to export coal, Gov. John Kitzhaber called for “an open, vigorous public debate” before any projects moved forward.
But the port’s first major step on coal didn’t follow that blueprint. By the time the port went public in January, option agreements with two coal exporters had already been hammered out, records show.
The companies must still get state and federal permits, with public comment required along the way.
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The Los Angeles Harbor Commission certified the final environmental impact report and approved the proposed expansion of the port’s APL terminal operated by long-time tenant Eagle Marine Services.
Due to begin in late 2012, the $196 million redevelopment project at the facility, commonly known as Pier 300, will add a further 1,250 feet of new wharf and 41 acres of backlands on existing fill.
The expansion will enable APL to handle nearly 58 percent more ship calls and accommodate more than 65 percent more cargo, increasing annual capacity to more than 3.2 million TEU at the 347-acre site.
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