Washington allocates $1 billion to cut emissions in Californian ports
The US administration has selected seven ports in California to receive over $1 billion in grants for upgrading CO2 emission-reduction infrastructure and technologies.
PHOTO: Aerial shot of a ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles at twilight. Getty Images
Los Angeles, San Diego and five other Californian ports have received a combined grant to carbon-cutting projects like shore power system upgrades and battery-electric cargo handling equipment.
The City of Los Angeles Harbor Department has secured funding of about $412 million to replace diesel-run equipment with battery-powered electric cargo handling systems, battery-electric drayage trucks and shore power equipment.
The Port of San Diego received about $59 million for its San Diego Clean Cargo project to electrify operations at two cargo terminals with an aim to cut total emissions from freight movement.
The Stockton Port District received about $110 million to purchase near-zero-emission technology at the Port of Stockton, including electric cargo handling equipment, shore power systems for tanker vessels, rooftop solar power and battery energy storage.
The other Californian ports that were selected include San Francisco, Oakland, Hueneme and Redwood City. The grants will be distributed through the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Ports Program.
And including these ports in California, the Biden administration has selected a total of 55 ports across 27 US states to receive $3 billion in grants for deploying net-zero infrastructure and technologies.
By Aparupa Mazumder
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