As part of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ investment plan in America, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday announced that 27 states and territories will receive nearly $3 billion through the Clean Ports Program. It was announced that 55 applicants would be selected.
These grants will support the deployment of zero-emission equipment, infrastructure, and climate and air quality planning projects at ports across the country.
As part of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ investment plan in America, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected 55 applicants from 27 states and territories to receive nearly $3 billion through the Clean Ports Program. It was announced that a person would be selected. The grant supports zero-emission equipment installation, infrastructure, and climate and air quality planning projects.
President Biden made the announcement at the Port of Baltimore, according to a White House fact sheet.
The grant is funded by President Biden’s Inflation Control Act, the largest investment in history to combat climate change and promote clean energy, and will help reduce diesel air pollution at U.S. ports and surrounding areas. It would promote environmental justice and encourage higher wages and union jobs. It will help America’s ports thrive, the EPA release states.
Ports and cargo facilities contribute to significant levels of diesel air pollution at and near port facilities. This pollution is particularly harmful to the health of nearby communities and contributes to climate change.
The funding announced will improve air quality at ports across the country by introducing clean, zero-emissions cargo and ferry technology and related infrastructure, removing more than 3 million tonnes of carbon pollution, which represents 390,000 Equivalent to the energy usage of 1,220 households for one year.
In February of this year, EPA announced two separate funding opportunities for U.S. ports. One is the Zero Emissions Technology Adoption Competition, which provides direct funding for zero-emissions equipment and infrastructure to reduce mobile source emissions. Climate and Air Quality Planning Competition to fund climate and air quality planning activities.
The contest ended in May, with more than $8 billion in applications from applicants across the country seeking to advance the next generation of clean technologies at U.S. ports. After review, EPA selected 55 applications to receive this investment.
The selected projects cover a wide range of human-operated and maintained equipment used in and around ports, including over 1,500 pieces of cargo handling equipment, 1,000 cargo handling trucks, 10 locomotives, and 20 Contains funding to support the purchase of more zero-emission equipment. In addition to ships, this includes onshore power systems, charging and fueling infrastructure for battery electric and hydrogen vehicles, and solar power generation.
Initial estimates of tailpipe savings from this new device are more than 3 million tons of carbon dioxide, 12,000 short tons of nitrous oxide, and 200 short tons of particulate matter during the first 10 years of operation. has been.
The zero-emissions technology implementation project will be implemented by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority, the Georgia Port Authority, the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, and the Oakland City Port Authority.
The climate and air quality planning project will be implemented by the Houston Port Authority of Texas, the Puerto Rico Port Authority, and the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA).
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