The Port of Barcelona is studying the feasibility of building a biomethane plant, generated from organic waste collected from ships and other sources, to supply this clean fuel to vessels. This was announced by Xavier Sabaté, Head of Environmental Projects at the Port of Barcelona, during his speech at the 1st Sustainability Conference, an initiative that aims to promote the projects that the Port Community of Barcelona develops in the field of sustainability.
“We have to enter fully into the production of clean fuels to be able to supply the new ships that will arrive at the Port,” explained Sabaté.
According to forecasts by the Port of Barcelona, this plant will be able to produce some 15,900 cubic meters of bio-LNG, which represents 25% of the fuel that is supplied annually to the ships that bunker in Barcelona. The production of biomethane will be possible thanks to the transformation of between 50,000 and 60,000 tons of organic waste per year, which will come from Marpol waste from ships, of Mercabarna, of the restaurants located in the port and of the gardening work carried out in the port area.
The production of clean fuels, the generation of photovoltaic energy and the electrification of docks are the three major projects on which the Port of Barcelona focuses its strategy to decarbonize port operations, as explained at the 1st Sustainability Conference. “At the Port we refer to sustainability with a broad perspective and always taking into account the environmental, social and economic aspects,” said Damià Calvet, President of the Port of Barcelona.
Calvet also recalled the need “to accelerate climate action, creating conditions that boost the economy and create jobs. This is the basis from which to promote compliance with the SDGs to improve people’s lives.”
Source: Port of Barcelona
