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Trends and Challenges in Maritime Energy Management pp 295–305Cite as

Energy Manager Role in Ports

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Recent years have witnessed the term ‘energy management’ increasingly being used within a wide spectrum of industrial sectors worldwide. Energy production and energy use account for two-thirds of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (IAE, 2017). Therefore, energy management or energy efficiency improvement is becoming a top priority for governments and for societies, especially after the entry into force of the Paris Agreement in 2016.

Ports are the main gateways between the sea and city-intensive activities related to high energy demand. In response, resource management is becoming crucial for the sustainable development of ports and to reduce pollution from air emissions. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA, 2017), the total world energy consumption will rise by 28% by 2040, and ports can play an important role in reducing local energy consumption through operational, technological and managerial solutions.

To mitigate the effect of Green Gas House (GHG) emissions and subsequent climate change, governments are stepping forward to introduce legislation, voluntary procedures and standard certification (ISO 50001, ISO 14001 as well as Eco-Management and Audit Schemes (EMAS)).

This paper seeks to describe the role of Energy Manager, specifically in ports. This role description includes the Energy Management system (EnMS) based on ISO 50001 as well as the responsibilities and activities of the Port Energy Manager (EnMr) in the process of implementing Port Energy Management Plans. The Municipality and Port of Genova as a case study are given to relating the proposed description to the real world. Findings from this paper can be used to develop future training and educational programmes for Energy Managers in ports.

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    Fabio Ballini & Aykut I. Ölçer

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    Aykut I. Ölçer

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    Momoko Kitada

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    Dimitrios Dalaklis

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    Fabio Ballini

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Ballini, F., Ölçer, A.I. (2018). Energy Manager Role in Ports. In: Ölçer, A., Kitada, M., Dalaklis, D., Ballini, F. (eds) Trends and Challenges in Maritime Energy Management. WMU Studies in Maritime Affairs, vol 6. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74576-3_21

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