The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is testing various low and zero-emission fuels at the port of Vancouver. This move is a part of the efforts to completely phase out port emissions by 2050.
This testing is being conducted under the Low-Emission Technology Initiative, which is a joint initiative between the Vancouver Port Authority and the government of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The port authority and the government each have committed a sum of $1.5 million in funding to this project.
The ambit of the project also includes the testing of battery powered terminal tractors, utilization of 100% biodiesel in ferries and the community’s transition to low-emission energy. Also, there will be tests for using 100% renewable diesel in a terminal locomotive and in one of the port authority’s patrol boats.
The patrol boat, “Takaya” is the boat chosen for the renewable diesel test. The trial is supposed to last 6 months and is a part of a larger suite of tests to implement low-emission fuels on vessels. This test would make the Vancouver port authority the first federal agency in Canada to run a vessel on 100% renewable diesel.
Renewable diesel is an energy source that is derived from organic sources such as vegetable oils, food waste, and animal fats. From a lifecycle point of view, renewable diesel results in 80% less emission than conventional diesel.
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