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Summarization: Ports are situated in susceptible, to climate change, areas. The continuous technological advances on the global market and the growth of the trade activities are forcing ports to find new ways to be both competitive and harmonize with sustainable development's "legislation". Specifically, this actually means to practically evaluate all the possible actions and the mean which can be utilized in order to achieve their optimization and greenification. The main objective of this paper is to investigate, analyse and evaluate, through the proposed methodology, various energy-related data of the port of Rethymno and propose a hypothetic model to achieve the near Zero Energy Port (nZEP) concept and the criteria that have to be fulfilled in order to accomplish such an innovative purpose. The methodology to assess a port into the nZEP's concept is presented, including various crucial guidelines and criteria to define a port as nZEP. Last but not least, the research outcomes specify that there are some curtain gaps and opportunities. Thus, this paper establishes an educational and innovative handbook about an initial attempt to greenify a Mediterranean port and adapt it to nZEP's concept, utilizing good and essential practices and interventions/implementations in order to achieve this intention. ; Παρουσιάστηκε στο: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science

In the sugar industry, operating costs can be permanently reduced without making high investments. Calculations have shown that investments in upgrades of existing plants will pay themselves off after only 95 days in case of DynFAS FS upgrades, or 240 days for drive upgrades. With its retrofit concept, BMA Automation located in Braunschweig is aiming at three targets: a better utilisation of the centrifugal capacity, increased energy efficiency, and the use of innovative operating modes. Moreover, current standards with regard to plant safety are implemented by an upgrade, and a higher product quality is achieved thanks to innovative sensor technology.

The reduction of buildings energy consumptions is a key factor towards sustainable development. The current legislation promotes and incentives upgrade interventions that involve only single constructive elements A holistic approach must play again a key role in improving buildings stock sustainability. In the paper different research experiences aimed at improving such an approach to assess energy performance and upgrade it are described and their results summarized.

This study formulates and evaluates policy options to identify the most economically viable means to accomplish the thermal upgrade of the existing residential buildings stock in Malta. In a first step, policies adopted in various EU countries have been reviewed to determine their benefits, success, and adaptability to Maltese settings. The UK and Germany were found to have progressed significantly in this area, and their policies were consequently reviewed in greater detail. While climatic differences are less important in the policy context, it is imperative to understand the processes that allowed such countries to arrive at their present state of policy adoption. Sudden introduction of hefty measures and policies that took years to be implemented and accepted in other countries may be counterproductive. In a second step, it was surveyed how Maltese stakeholders are viewing different policy options in terms of technological, social, environmental, and economic impact. In a third step, a detailed techno-economic analysis was performed to compare the energy saving effect of various energy efficiency measures with their cost in relation to heating/cooling expenditures of Maltese households. Based on this analysis, investment into roof insulation is the prime measure to be recommended. ; Bajada New Energy, General Membrane, EcoGroup, Econetique, Energy Investment, JMV Vibro Blocks, Solar Engineering, Solar Solutions. ; peer-reviewed

South Carolina law (48-52-640) requires state agencies to submit a disclaimer statement to the State Energy Office with its annual report stating that it did not purchase an energy conservation product that had not been certified by the State Energy Office. This is a list of preapproved products, retrofits and upgrades.

Substantial increase of the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix -- International cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology -- Promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology -- Expanded infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services in developing countries

Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by CPS Energy (CLIENT) to conduct cultural resources monitoring investigations for the CPS Energy (CPSE) Leal Road & Martinez Losoya Road Gas Regulator Station Upgrade Project (Leal-Martinez Gas Project) in southern San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The project was conducted under CPSE Work Order Number 40243475, and consisted of the installation of 113 feet (34 meter [m]) of new gas main and regulator system. Given that the project took place within a publicly owned right-of-way (ROW) and because CPSE is a political subdivision of the State of Texas, the project was subject to review under the jurisdiction of Chapter 35 of the Unified Development Code (UDC) of the City of San Antonio (COSA) (Article VI, Historic Preservation and Urban Design, COSA UDC), as well as the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT) (Texas Natural Resources Code, Title 9, Chapter 191). For archaeological purposes, the Area of Potential Effects (APE) encompassed 49.7 cubic yards of soil, or 0.006 acre of disturbance. An archaeological desktop review submitted on November 6, 2018, determined that the project was located within the potential boundaries of the 1813 Battle of Medina battleground, and cultural resources monitoring was recommended. RKEI conducted monitoring investigations on November 15-17 and 18-20, 2018. Rhiana D. Ward served as Project Manager and Principal Investigator, and field work was conducted by Kirsten Atwood, Kathleen Jenkins, Lindy Martinez, and Rhiana Ward. Monitored excavations included one bore entrance pit, one bore exit pit, three location pits that exposed the existing gas main to be tied into, and approximately 52 feet (16 m) of linear trenching. Excavations uncovered heavily disturbed soil deposits in areas of existing underground utilities, but a majority of the excavations encountered intact stratigraphic deposits. A single, heavily patented, brown container glass fragment and a few fragments of red brick were observed within the upper levels of linear trench excavations, none of which were associated with an intact deposits. As a result, no significant cultural materials, cultural deposits, or cultural features were documented during the Leal-Martinez Gas Project. RKEI made a reasonable and good faith effort to identify cultural resources within the given APE. RKEI recommends no further archaeological investigations for the current APE. However, should additions be made to the Project Area, additional cultural resources investigations may be required. All photographs and records produced during field investigations will be curated at the Center for archaeological Research at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

The UK and Scottish Governments have set ambitious targets for the roll out of electric vehicles (EVs). The predicted rapid expansion in EV ownership over the next couple of decades will see a shift in demand away from petrol and diesel fuels and towards electricity. The mass roll out of EVs is likely to require upgrades to the electricity network itself, which will carry significant costs. The Centre for Energy Policy is partnering with SP Energy Networks in a National Centre for Energy Systems Integration (CESI) project that integrates energy and economic system modelling approaches to investigate the crucial question of who ultimately pays for the costs of upgrading the power network to facilitate the intended roll out of EVs.