In order to shape climate policies of tomorrow, we need to draw from recent success cases and ideas to implement, demonstrate and replicate best practices, models and technologies in SMP all across EU and beyond, thus driving the desired transition towards net-zero journey.
The Port of Aveiro, together with its partners engaged in the low carbon towards net zero journey, and in association with the European Commission, are delighted to invite you to a webinar on decarbonising small and medium ports, to discuss best practices and assess challenges towards effective implementation.
This webinar will bring together communities from waterborne transport and alternative energy to exchange best practices, identify opportunities to learn by doing, particularly with regards to transferable solutions across SMPs. Existing gaps will be identified, and barriers to implement innovations with great potential to low carbon economy will be challenged, meeting the European Green Deal goals and beyond.
Assess the best-available knowledge on decarbonisation of SMP
Explore best practices and pathways to implementation
Gaining an understanding of transferrable solutions, based on success-stories
Provide cost-effective examples across SMPs community
Discuss the opportunities for a SMP network and its attributes
The European Green Deal has set a new growth strategy for European Union to achieve in 2050 net zero emissions of GHG (greenhouse gases) and an economic growth decoupled from intensive use of resources. Ports can play a pivotal role in the world’s decarbonisation challenges and most of the European ports fit within the concept of small and medium sized ports (SMPs), representing a big share of the waterborne supply chain. A clear strategy should be established to support them in gradually becoming Green Ports and Green Hubs while implementing local based solutions.
The current reality, impacted by COVID-19, suggests a change in the role SMPs will have in the areas they serve, indicating an increased interest in port cities and regional tourism.
Additionally, this community of ports is facing more challenges than the large sea ports, considering the technological and financial constraints, which are illustrated in a higher GHG emission factors per ton of cargo handled and/or passengers. However, SMPs tend to be more flexible, faster and easier to validate innovative solutions, making them more attractive towards investment of green technologies.
The Port of Aveiro case-study | Local based solutions on waste to energy, digitalisation, energy efficiency in operations and buildings, mobility and connectivity | Engagement with local communities and stakeholders
Port of Aveiro case study
Maria Manuel Cruz, Port of Aveiro
The importance of advanced biofuels in the decarbonisation of ports
Cristina Correia, PRIO
Energy transition for a smart and sustainable mobility in Port cities
Margarida Coelho, UA
Energy Hubs for Ports – Integrated Energy Management in Green Ports
Hugo Campelo, EFACEC
The project “H2Enable - The Hydrogen Way for Our Chemical Future”. Hydrogen as an energy source of the future
Teresa Marques, BONDALTI
Digitalisation in logistics – Digital Gate in Port of Aveiro
Caroline Vodrazka, MARLO
Q&A
Alternative energy solutions | Digital answers towards a port net-zero GHG emissions | Circular & Blue economy role | Inland waterways port cities
H2Ports project: Implementing Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technologies in Ports
Josep Sanz Argent, Port of Valencia
Environmental sustainability at the Port of Piraeus
Dimitris Spyrou, Port of Piraeus
Building digital & green environment for intermodal at Gdynia Port, Poland – COMODALCE Project
Piotr Frąckowiak, Baltic Container Terminal Gdynia Port
Port of the Future: Innovation ICT services in the 5G era
Paolo Pagano, Port of Livorno/CNIT
Q&A
Low Carbon and Circular Economy within a Port Context
Delia Dimitriu, GEOSTUD
Decarbonising Shipping
Josu Goiogana, Wärtsillä
H2SHIPS – helping hydrogen become a widespread solution for shipping
Paul Haering, Steinbeis 2i GmbH
Bulgarian-Romanian Cooperation: Decarbonising Danube and Danube Delta
Maria Tzancova, Association of Danube River Municipalities
Florin Nemtanu, University Politehnica Of Bucharest
The network of Sicilian small ports
Tiziana Campisi, University Enna KORE
The ONBOARD project
Hugo Faria, Inova+
A panel discussion will challenge the implementation of Green Deal, underlining the links between Blue Economy and Green Ports.
Lucas Bosser, CPMR
Valter Selén, ESPO
Bogdan Oldakowski, BPO
Laura Hetel, European Commission, DG RTD
Jorgen Bjerre, European Commission, DG MOVE
Andreea Strachinescu, European Commission, DG MARE
Q&A and open painel discussion
Prof. Margarida Coelho is Assistant Professor with Habilitation of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Aveiro, Portugal, and Vice-Diretor of the Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation of the same institution.
Margarida Coelho finished her PhD at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) - Technical University of Lisbon in 2005, within a partnership between IST and the Institute for Transportation Research and Education, of North Carolina State University, USA.
She is the Scientific Coordinator of the research team on Smart mobility at the Department of Mechanical Engineering. She completed her Habilitation on Mechanical Engineering in September 2020. Her research interests are: impacts of transportation systems (namely, traffic congestion, energy consumption, pollutant emissions and road safety), smart mobility, life cycle assessment and active mobility.
Margarida Coelho has more than 80 scientific papers published in international journals (such as the Science for Total Environment, Sustainable Cities and Society, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, International Journal on Sustainable Transportation, Accident Analysis and Prevention, Applied Energy, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Atmospheric Environment, Transportation Research Record, etc), besides more than 130 papers in book chapters and proceedings of scientific conferences.
Margarida Coelho has had extensive participation in transport related projects. She is the PI of R&D Projects funded by the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation (FCT) and the Luso-American Foundation / United States National Science Foundation (which involved partnerships with the Institute for Transportation Research and Education of North Carolina State University, the Old Dominion University and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory). She is also a participating member in several projects funded by FCT, SUDOE and INTERREG Europe Programmes. She already supervised 5 PhD students and more than 50 Master students.
She is a Expert on Energy and Transportation recognized by the Portuguese Association of Engineering. She is the Chairwoman of EWGT2021 - EURO Working Group on Transportation Annual Meeting.
University of Aveiro – Department of Mechanical Engineering / Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation
Cristina Correia holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering with over 14 years experience in the oil & biofuels industry. She worked within the Research and Development Department, LPG operations and currently she is the R&D and Innovation Director at PRIO. She is skilled in Innovation Management, Biofuels, Polyurethanes, Polymers and Energy Transition with also a strong experience in Startup Engagement.
Prio Energy, S.A
Hugo Campelo has graduated in Chemical Engineering from University of Porto in 2006 having concluded his phD from the same University in 2016.
He has joined Efacec in 2010 as a researcher in the field on thermal management of power transformers. He published more than 30 papers in this particular research field.
He is currently the Technology Director for Systems business units in Efacec where he leads R&D and Engineering teams dedicated to the conception, implementation and testing of electrical substations, renewable power plants, waste treatment plants and light rail systems.
Efacec Power Solutions, SGPS, SA
Caroline Vodrazka has a BA Sc degree in Biotechnology Engineering and post-graduate degree in Sanitary Engineering, has developed all her career coordinating and managing strategic plans, mostly in water resources, but last years have been more focus on innovative projects and sustainable solutions in Maritime Transport and Logistics.
Main actual activity as a senior consultant in the Project Coordination and Management, namely in the technical aspects, gathering multidisciplinary teams, ensuring the interconnexion between several matters and the coherence of the results. Responsible to assure that the projects outputs align with the client's needs, ensuring a constructive validation and critical assessment of the projects, with subsequent approval and implementation. Besides the engagement in the concept part of the projects, has been part of lead to innovative solutions and managing projects for technological implementations. Presently involved in the application processes for projects of smart cities, green logistics and interoperacionality sectors, namely CEF and EEA Grants applications, and in the management and coordination of international projects with national and international partners in the port and transport sectors.
Marloconsult, Lda
Electrotechnical and Computer Engineer and Master in Operations Research, Teresa is currently Deputy Director for Integrated Production Planning and Energy at Bondalti Chemicals, SA, a Portuguese energy intensive consumer company and hydrogen producer.
Her work at Bondalti, regarding energy, comprises procurement, follow-up on legal and regulatory issues, monitoring of energy markets and energy efficiency.
She actively participates in European Business Associations on energy and climate issues at CEFIC, IFIEC, Eurochlor, AEGE, CIP-CENE, APQuímica and APIGCEE, and represents industrial consumers on the Portuguese Regulator Natural Gas Tariff Counsel.
Bondalti Chemicals, S.A
Maria Manuel Cruz has a degree in Environmental Engineering, by the University of Aveiro, and also a Post-Graduation in Safety and Health Management at Workplace.
She has been working for Port of Aveiro Authority (APA S.A.) for about 29 years, as responsible for the Sustainability and the Environmental Management of Port of Aveiro and Port of Figueira da Foz, concerning waste, water quality, wastewater, air quality and noise management, as well as environmental monitoring (aquatic and seawater quality, dredging sediments quality, benthos among others) of port infrastructure works.
As a representative of APA, she participates in research and development projects and partnerships related to the port and the surrounding environment (Ria de Aveiro), in particular with the University of Aveiro, being an example the Horizont2020 projects such as EMERGE (ship emissions), ECLIPSE (climate changes) and CLAIRCITY (urban air quality) or the Interreg Projects such as SPRES: Oil Spill Prevention and Response (spills into water) and Atlantic Blue Ports (ballast water).
In parallel, she has been teaching in Higher Institute of Information Sciences and Administration (ISCIA) the Port Environment Management and the Safety and Environment in Transport and Logistics subjects, is also a reviewer of scientific papers and has carried out several consultancy actions, participated in work teams that developed environmental impact studies and municipal master plans.
APA – Administração do Porto de Aveiro, S.A.
Isabel Moura Ramos has a degree in Economics, a postgraduate degree in Marketing Management, a postgraduate degree in Information Management (2007), from the University of Aveiro. She attended the Doctoral Program in Strategy and Marketing at the University of Aveiro, U.Minho and U.Beira Interior.
Since 2001, Isabel Moura Ramos has developed her activity in the Portuguese port and maritime sector, performing advisory and coordination functions as Senior Manager in the Business Development Unit at Aveiro Port Authority (2000-2014) and in Figueira da Foz Port Authority (2009-2013).
In 2014, she took on the role of Senior Manager in the Direction of Port Terminals and Logistics at Lisbon Port Authority and in 2015 she was elected Executive Director of Shortsea Portugal – Portuguese Association for the Promotion of Short Sea Shipping.
In 2017 she joined the Cabinet of the Minister of the Sea, as Senior Advisor for the port and maritime sector of Minister Ana Paula Vitorino.
In April 2019 she was nominated to join the Executive Board of Aveiro Port Authority and Figueira da Foz Port Authority, where she is working until today.
Administration of the Port of Aveiro and the Port of Figueira da Foz
Experienced Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the logistics and supply chain industry. Strong professional skilled in Negotiation, Import, Operations Management, Freight, and Microsoft Word. (also linkedin)
BCT - Baltic Container Terminal
Dr. Paolo Pagano received his M.S. degree in Physics in 1999 from Trieste University (I). In 2003 he received his Ph.D. degree in High Energy Physics from Trieste University having worked for the COMPASS collaboration at CERN (Geneva, CH). In 2004 he was affiliated at the Institute of Particle Physics – HISKP – at Bonn University (D). In 2006 he received a Master in IT from Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa (I). In the same year he joined the Institute of Communication, Information and Perception Technologies of the Scuola (http://www.santannapisa.it). From 2009 he is with the National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications (CNIT, http://www.cnit.it). From the same year, he is leading the Networks of Embedded Systems area at the CNIT National Laboratory of Photonic Networks and Technologies in Pisa.
From 2013 he is the CNIT representative at the Livorno Port Authority and from October 2015 he is the director of the CNIT / Port of Livorno Joint Laboratory (http://jlab-ports.cnit.it) on advanced sensing and networking in sea ports. His research activities have a specific focus on IoT and Vehicular Networks. He is responsible of public and private research grants in the domain of Intelligent Transport Systems. He is participating (on behalf of CNIT) to the standardization committees in ISO and ETSI. From September 2018 he is member of the Working Group “Smart Roads”, Technical Committee on Autonomous Driving at the World Road Association. He co-authored about 100 peer reviewed papers to international journals and conferences.
Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Telecomunicazioni (CNIT)
o 1989 - 1992 GURIA SCRL INDUSTRIES
§ Type of business:
• Company dedicated to shipbuilding and belonging to MCC Group (Grupo Mondragón Corporación Cooperativa).
§ Position in the company:
• Head of Planning and Production Department
o 1993 - Present WÄRTSILÄ IBÉRICA SA
§ Type of business:
• Wärtsilä Ibérica SA belongs to Wärtsilä Corporation, an international leader in providing solutions for marine propulsion and power generation.
§ Position in the company:
• 1993 - 1997 Field Service Co-Ordinator (Service Coordinator) After Sales Department
• 1997 - 2001 Technical Service Manager (Head of Service) After Sales Department
• 2001 - present Marine Power. Sales Manager
Wärtsilä Ibérica SA
Consultant in the Strategic Planning and Marketing department of the Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) while from 2012 to 2017 he was the head of the Administration Directorate of the PPA. From 2010 to 2015 he was member of the Board of NAFSOLP S.A. (PPA ship repair subsidiary). An educated Physicist (AUTh) with an MSc degree in e-Commerce he has been employed at PPA for more than 30 years, most of them in its IT Directorate as System Analyst and Systems Admin. He is specialized in Integrated Information Systems, Project Management in IT systems, BPR and IT Training. He has been also involved as PM in many co-funded EU projects [TERCONMED (MED), MEMO, PROteuS (MED), MOS4MOS (TEN-T), B2MoS (TEN-T), CUSTOMMED (ENPI-MED), PORTA (MED), TRESSPASS, D4Fly (H2020), SUPAIR, SUPER-LNG, NEORION, MultiAPPRO (ADRION), EALING (CEF), POSEIDONMED II (CEF)].
Piraeus Port Authority S.A.
Josep Sanz started his professional career at the University of Castilla-La Mancha as researcher and lecturer in the Fuel and Engines Group. From May 2014 he is part of the R&D team in the Fundación Valenciaport working on initiatives to improve the sustainability of port operations in topics such as energy efficiency, renewable sources of energy and alternative fuels. He is Industrial Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, has a PhD from the University of Castilla-La Mancha
Fundación Valenciaport
Paul Haering (male) joined the Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum in 2019 as a project manager. He works in the fields of energy management, IP rights management and hydrogen as alternative fuel for transport. He oversees the communication and exploitation activities of energy-related projects and helps SMEs develop exploitation routes for their innovations and find suitable funding opportunities. Mr Haering holds an M.Sc. in renewable energy and energy efficiency from the University of Kassel, Germany. Before joining Steinbeis, he worked as a researcher and project manager in the fields of smart energy grids and sector coupling technologies.
Steinbeis 2i GmbH
Hugo is principal researcher and senior consultant at INOVA+, and invited lecturer at University of Aveiro, who has been directly involved in more than 40 R&D projects (public and private funding/contracts), national and international, from idealization to real implementation, from fundamental R&D to applied research projects and engineering services. Overall, he participated in 40+ projects worth ~4.8M€ (own budget) granting 18 research assistants/contracted investigators, delivering 5 new companies/industrial facilities with 30+ new jobs associated, publishing 11 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals (h-index=8) and 42 communications in international conferences, 2 books/chapters, 100+ technical documents/reports and co-supervising 6 MSc thesis, 1 PhD thesis and evaluating 7 MSc thesis. He was awarded with distinction for his PhD degree in 2013 at the University of Porto from which he received his MSc in 2005 and his Degree in 2003. He is also post-graduated in Entrepreneurship (Porto Business School), Project Management and Team Leadership.
INOVA+
Maria Tzankova is Executive Director of the Association of Danube River Municipalities since 2014. She holds a PhD in Political Science from University of Limerick.
At her current position, Maria Tzankova manages partnerships with various stakeholders at local, regional, national and European level in areas of policy research, strategic planning, design and implementation of projects with regional scope; engages in development and implementation of policy and governance models in key sectors. She has extensive experience as project manager.
Her previous experience is as a lecturer in Political Science, International Relations and European Studies.
Association of Danube River Municipalities
He is vice-dean for research and international cooperation and he has received a PhD degree in Transport Engineering with the thesis ITS Architecture and he is managing the Master Programme in ITS. Mr. Nemtanu coordinated Romanian national research project to implement Intelligent Transport Systems architecture NARITS and was external consultant for the European Project FRAME (European Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Framework Architecture). He was project manager of ITS Romania in EasyWay I and II (deputy chairman of ICT Expert and Studies Group), EIP, EIP+, consultant of Romania National Road Administration, representative of Romania in the Steering Committee of HeERO and member of Steering Committee of Ithaca/EasyWay. Professor Nemtanu coordinated between 2019-2020 the national project to update Romanian General Transport Master Plan (for all transport modes) and the training program to apply the Master Plan and to use the transport model in planning and strategies. He is involving in ITS and transport systems at European and national levels (research and consultancy projects) and has more than 20 years of experiences in telematics and electronics for transport, transport systems, smart mobility, elaboration of transport strategies and mobility plans for urban and interurban transport networks. Professor Nemtanu was the senior consultant of Ernst&Young in elaboration the National strategy of ITS in Romania and he is the coordinator of a new strategy on ITS led by National Road Administration CNAIR. He is senior member of IEEE (ITS and Vehicular Technologies), member of Euroscience and member of Faculty of Transports Council.
University Politehnica Of Bucharest
She is Assistant Professor (scientific sector ICAR/05) at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Kore University of Enna, Italy. She teaches several Transport courses for Aerospace and also Civil and Environmental Engineering.
She has published more than 50 articles in journals and conferences. The main topic of her publications are road safety, measures of transport pollutant emission, transport demand and supply urban master plan, urban transport systems, sustainable mobility, democratic panning, micro simulation application and multicriteria analysis. She is a member of different Editorial Board (such as Journal of Advanced Transportation- Hindawi,Proceedings — Journal MDPI; Electronic Journal of the Faculty of Civil Engineering Osijek e-gfos; etc..) and she is a reviewer for several international journal and conferences. Her research interests include transport supply/demand, road safety, road vulnerable users, road traffic microsimulation. She is a co-supervisor of a PhD student, over 40 master and bachelor students. She is responsible for the University of Enna Kore of a National project title “WEAKI Transit”.
University Enna KORE
Delia is a world-renowned expert on mitigating climate change being involved in several initiatives related to decarbonising cities and mobility. Recently she has joined GEOSTUD and is coordinating the new Department on Climate Change and Circular Economy. Delia is also professionally engaged with Manchester Metropolitan University and Connected Places Catapult, UK.
At present, she is immersed in developing strategies and shaping programmes and projects at local, regional and European level, and is focusing on low carbon and circular economy.
Addressing aspects of policy, research and practice, Delia is seeking for joint innovative solutions to be scaled up and taste market responsiveness. Delia was part of a team that won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for its work on climate change and is a member of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report.
GEOSTUD
Valter Selén joined ESPO as senior policy advisor for sustainable development in June 2020, having previously worked with drafting the first annual EU MRV Report during his time in the European Commission (DG CLIMA). Valter dedicates his career to EU climate policy and sustainable development, focusing his attention on the maritime sector.
Valter holds a double-degree Master in European Governance from the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands and Konstanz University, Germany. Valter wrote his thesis on how European business associations gain access to EU institutions in order to influence climate policy negotiations.
The European Sea Ports Organisation: ESPO
Since July 2006 Secretary General of the Baltic Ports Organization. The founder and co – owner of Actia Forum Ltd established in 2000. In years 2003 – 1996 he worked as at various positions in the Port of Gdańsk Authority Co. At the same time he was a chairman of the Environment Committee of the Baltic Ports Organization. Involved in work of several international transport related organizations: e.g. European Sea Ports Organization, International Maritime Organization. Organizer, chairman and speakers at many international conferences.
Graduated in 1993 from University of Gdansk, Faculty of Physical Oceanography. He also graduated from Law and Management post-graduate studies at Gdańsk University of Technology. He participated in professional training’s on management, transport, environment, international relation affairs. His hobbies are sports (tennis, football, skiing), jazz, contemporary art.
Baltic Ports Organization
Andreea Strachinescu, Head of Unit Maritime Innovation, Marine Knowledge and Investment in the Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, is responsible for promoting innovative and emerging technologies and solutions, and ensuring broad dissemination of marine knowledge and research. The Unit fosters innovation and provides policy input to Horizon Europe, to smart specialisation strategies and it aims to create a better understanding of the ocean resources and advocate their sustainable use. It is also in the lead for providing policy input to the investments strategies for the blue economy.
Prior to this position, Ms. Strachinescu was Head of Unit responsible for New Energy Technologies and Innovation in the Directorate General for Energy, European Commission, in charge with the development of policy and actions on non-nuclear energy research and innovation.
Head of Unit - Research, Innovation and Investment
Lucas Bosser is Director in charge of Transport at the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) an association that brings together more than 150 Regions from 24 States from the European Union and beyond.
After graduating in political philosophy and European studies, he started to work at the CPMR as a policy analyst in maritime affairs. He managed the Intergroup Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas of the European Parliamant (SEARICA) until 2019. As Director for Transport, he dedicates his efforts to reducing the distance between the economic and political centre of our continent and its peripheries, thus enhancing accessibility for those Regions that have geographical handicaps hindering their potential.
The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR)
Laura Hetel is a policy officer for future urban systems in the Directorate-General for Research & Innovation of the European Commission. She is working on the setup and implementation of actions on urban sustainability under Horizon Europe, including the EU mission on climate-neutral and smart cities. She also deals with the socio-economic impact of technologies and steers the international cooperation activities with cities, including in the Euro-Mediterranean context.
European Commission
Jorgen Bjerre is Deputy Head of Unit for Ports and Inland Navigation in the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport. Prior to joining the European Commission, he was a special adviser in the Danish Ministry of Finance. Jorgen Bjerre holds a Master’s Degree in economics from the University of Copenhagen and is a graduate of the École Nationale d’Administration in France.
Deputy Head of Unit “Port & Inland Navigation”