Implementation
of Cold Ironing
in Ports
Why
are Port
implementing
Cold Ironing
Ports are
implementing cold
ironing
because it is
one of the
fastest ways to
cut emission
from
diesel-fueled
engines and is a
significant
toxic air
contaminant.
Communities
adjacent to
ports have
higher cancer
risk and more
susceptible to
respiratory
infection and
lung
inflammation and
other health
impacts.
Exposure to
these toxic air
contaminant,
like
diesel PM, can
also be linked
to premature
death and a
number of heart
and lung
diseases. Ports
contribute 34
percent of the
total population
health risks due
to diesel PM.
When vessels
come into ports
they use diesel
propulsion
engines and
auxiliary diesel
generators to
power
refrigeration,
pumps, lights
and other
functions. This
diesel fuel is
what pollutes
the air. Cold
Ironing is a
process where
ship plugged
into shore side
electrical
power. The term
"Cold Ironing"
comes from
when ships turn
off their
engines and let
the iron get
cold. A example
of how cold
ironing could
help with the
pollution, the
ports of Los
Angeles and Long
Beach generate
more than 4,000
tons of
smog-forming
nitrogen oxide.
The
Cold Ironing
system in
California, just
at the China
Shipping Line
Terminal
eliminates more
than 3 tons of
nitrogen oxides
and 350 pounds
of diesel
particulate
matter for each
ship that plugs
in.
The Reason why
Ports Are Not
Implement More
Cold Ironing
Implementation
of cold ironing
in ports
requires capital
investment both
to run power
lines and
construct the
shore power
facilities at
docks, plus
adapt marine
vessels to
receive the
shore power.
The first large
scale cold
ironing
installation was
the Princess
Cruise vessels
in Juneau,
Alaska. Princess
spend around
$5.5 million to
construct the
shore side
facilities and
to retrofit the
vessels to
accept shore
power.
The cost of
implementing
cold ironing
in ports
will vary
greatly
depending on the
cost of
upgrading
transmission and
distribution
infrastructure,
constructing
in-port and
in-terminal
facilities,
retrofitting the
vessels, and
operating and
maintaining the
facilities.
At the present
time Federal and
States agencies
have few
regulations on
these ports and
vessels to clean
up the pollution
they cause. This
will change too,
and many states
(California in
the forefront)
are working to
clean up their
ports..
With the
increase price of
diesel fuel it
also makes
cold-ironing
more cost
effective and
helps off set
some of the cost
to the shipping
companies. Another
factor is
helping the
implementation
of Cold Ironing
is global
warming and the
effect of diesel
fuel has on our
world.
Implementing
Cold Iron in
Ports with
different
Voltages and
Frequencies
A
Cold
Ironing
Electrical Power
Converter
can offer a
economical
solution for the
different
voltages and
frequencies that
can incur while
vessels are at
port. A Cold
Ironing
Electrical Power
Converter
converts
frequency,
voltage and
phase.
A quality
Cold Ironing
Electrical Power
Converter
should not only
provide the
ability to
change
frequencies,
voltage and
phases but
provide line
isolation,
harmonic
cancellation and
other power
factor
correction.
TEMCo, a top
manufacturer of
Cold Ironing
Electrical Power
Converters
has been in
business for
over 25 years.
They manufacture
all their
products using
only quality
materials backed
by a highly
trained
technical and
engineering
staff.
TEMCo with its
helpful,
knowledgeable
staff can answer
any questions
you may have
regarding
Cold Ironing
Electrical Power
Converter.
TEMCo stands
behind its
products with
the best
warranty in the
industry and
provides service
before, during
and after the
sale.
TEMCo - A
Brand You Can
Trust For
Quality
Industrial Power
Solutions
TEMCo Industrial
Power Solutions
and Cold
Ironing
Electrical Power
Converters
are chosen for
the most
demanding
applications by
some of the best
companies in the
world. Some of
TEMCo's
customers
include NASA,
General Motors,
American Family
Radio, Kaiser
Permanente,
Nordstrom, BAE
Systems, UC
Berkeley, Navy
Public Works
Center, US Army
Executive
Service, FORD,
MIT, Stanford
Linear
Accelerator (SLAC),
Lawrence
Livermore
National Labs (LLNL),
and many
thousands more.
From development
to distribution,
TEMCo offers the
best pricing
with fast
shipping, always
at the most
affordable rates
TEMCo has
had
extensive
experience
manufacturing
electrical power
products since
1968.
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