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the market.“ It doesn’ t really exist anywhere else in the world. It’ s exciting to be involved with this technology and see the benefits that it could bring to ports. We know that shore power is another potentially viable technology, but we’ re championing this barge approach due to the quick time to market and flexibility it provides.”
Sustainable fuels support
While continuing to fully implement the barge technology is a high priority for Vopak’ s operations in the West Coast, the company remains focused on servicing its customers, done by supporting local distribution of the critical fuels that it stores in its tanks.“ There are three major ways that we’ re participating in the fuel economy,” explains Brandon.“ One way is with marine fuels, where we provide a bunkering hub. The second way is for road transport fuels with renewable diesel, and the
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR SAFETY & SAVINGS third way is by supplying sustainable aviation fuel( SAF) and conventional jet fuel to local airports. Ensuring these three elements are maintained and supported is key.
“ SAF and renewable diesel can be called transitional fuels, as they can drop into the current supply chain and be used while the future infrastructure for fully renewable energy is established. We can handle those fuels straight away and blend them to the right requirements and immediately start reducing the carbon footprint of aviation or road transport. We have a positive outlook on these types of sustainable fuels, and we see opportunities to continue supporting the energy transition.”
Its dedication to both transitional fuels and the diesel exhaust capture barge reflects Vopak’ s commitment to sustainability and innovation in the energy infrastructure sector. This also highlights California’ s leading position on sustainability, and Brandon believes that where the state leads, others will follow.“ We’ re eager to see how that’ ll play out,” he confirms.“ There’ s certainly viability in the barge solution and it’ s proved to be quite practical in its application, so we expect to see it rolling out into other ports as well.
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Community engagement
“ California’ s environmentally focused culture fits well with our own company culture,” he continues.“ Vopak has an Environmental, Social, and Governance strategy with multiple pillars and there is strong synergy with what California is doing in terms of improving air quality and enhancing the lives of people living close by these port areas. We are happy to be involved with this project, and it is exciting to be able to reduce the impact of our operations.”
Having introduced the importance that Vopak places on the local community, Brandon notes that new technologies, such as the diesel exhaust capture barge, have the potential to generate jobs for the
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