Onshore Power Supply: An alternative for reducing pollutants during the berthing period Carolina Lucio de Souza, Jonathan Toupa Pasculli, Nathan Lamas Garcez, Renato Marcio dos Santos

Abstract

In the pursuit of competitiveness and compliance with an environmental sustainability agenda, major ports around the world have implemented the onshore power supply system, which works as a cleaner energy alternative so that ships at berth don't need to use the diesel for their activities. The aim of this study is to suggest this alternative to reduce the environmental impact of atmospheric pollution while the ship is at berth. The methodological procedures adopted were a literature review and the problem analysis and solution method, combined with the SWOT matrix, used to structure the research's guiding indicators. Reducing pollutants is decisive for increasing the quality of life of the workers involved in operations and the entire port environment. Although the onshore power supply system brings significant benefits and progress in the journey to reduce atmospheric pollutants, Brazil today is a long way from what is already a reality in certain international ports. The results obtained at the end of this article were the result of an analysis of the main international ports that have implemented onshore power supply technology in their port facilities. The results will be discussed later.