Journal of Natural Environment

Environmental benefits of using shore power in Shahid Bahonar port

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Department of Environment, Islamic Azad Universsity, Bandar Abbas Branch, Bandar Abbas, Iran.

10.22059/jne.2023.355667.2532

Abstract

Despite the many years of implementation of the shore power solution in advanced ports of the world, the benefits of this strategy in developing countries such as Iran have not been studied yet. This research seeks to answer the question that if shore power is used in Shahid Bahonar port, what environmental benefits will be given to the beneficiaries of this port (port employees, operating companies inside the port, people who live in the vicinity of the port) . This research has been used as a developmental goal and a descriptive-survey method. The research questionnaire consisted of 5 environmental questions and 8 questions in the stakeholders' section, which were answered by 83 experts of port and maritime affairs of Shahid Bahonar Port Complex. Binomial test and Spearman's correlation were used in the data analysis section. The findings of the research showed that the use of coastal electricity for ships in Shahid Rajaei port has environmental benefits such as reducing greenhouse gas production, making life more pleasant on the coast and off the coast, reducing noise and odor pollution, developing green ports and reducing disease. respiratory, cardiovascular and cancer; And in the research stakeholders' section, benefits such as port income generation, saving maintenance and generator life, preventing inefficient electricity production through the ship's diesel generator, saving on the ship's energy bill, reducing costs by eliminating the cost of setting up the generator, Reducing the working hours of the ship's generator will bring job creation in the port and reduce electricity production costs. The result of the research proved the significant relationship between the use of coastal electricity and the reduction of air pollution by ships and the increase in the satisfaction of the stakeholders' of Shahid Bahonar Port.

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Journal of Natural Environment
Volume 76, Issue 3
September 2023
Pages 463-478