Between 70 and 80 million tons of cargo pass through the port of Constanta every year, and the residues could be used to produce co-generated energy for the port’s own consumption.

“If we could use this waste in cogeneration, we could create energy for the port. We should also not forget that the power lines in the port of Constanta are 70 years old,” said Mihai Aniței, vice-president of the Constanta Port Business Association, during the event “Energy efficiency for energy transition” organized in Constanța by Energynomics together with the Romanian Fund for Efficiency Energy – FREE and the Directorate for Energy Efficiency within the Ministry of Energy.

The port administration has invested in a project to install floating photovoltaic panels on the water, but the power installed is insufficient for the port’s consumption needs.

According to Aniței, the port’s 4,000 hectares of land are much more suitable for such investments, especially considering the multitude of halls on which solar panels could be installed.

On the other hand, the port of Constanta does not have a terminal that can take quantities of hydrogen because it lacks the necessary infrastructure.

The conference in Constanța was the third of a series of 5 scheduled by the Energynomics communication platform, the Romanian Fund for Energy Efficiency – FREE and the Directorate for Energy Efficiency within the Ministry of Energy. The project is financed by Norwegian Grants 2014-2021. The next conferences are scheduled in Iași, on October 19 and 20, and in Bucharest, on November 16 and 17.