The EVISA self-assessment tools

The first step, when a port wants to improve energy-efficiency or take other actions to decrease emissions, is to assess the status quo. What kind of energy and environment related measures are currently carried out in the port, what actions have already been taken to address these issues? Is a port pioneer in this field, or is there still room for improvement so that the national and EU level emission targets are reached? What steps should be taken on the road to become a green port? This pre-survey is a rapid test, which evaluates the current level of sustainability of the port and paves way for the use of the following tools. You can find the pre-syrvey below as well as a short manual and a link to a tutorial video.

Energy pre-survey form (Word)

How to do pre-survey (PDF)

Tutorial video about the pre-survey (in youtube)

This survey collects background data about the port and about current energy monitoring and follow-up systems. This includes also detailed information about the energy, water and fuel consumption, and how they are measured. In connection to the evaluation of energy consumption and management, the current processes that are used will be assessed hierarchically from more general towards detailed level, from total consumption to consumption of smaller units.

This survey will result in an overall picture about the energy usage in the port. Based on this, the first conclusions and recommendations can be made to change the current practices. The survey reveals also the most energy intensive operations, when it comes to usage of electricity or other fuels. Concrete recommendations and conclusions can be drawn up from the survey, for instance for updating the energy-efficiency of equipment and vehicles, or for utilisation of renewable energy sources. This tool package contains the following items:

Instructions for filling in the energy mapping survey form (PDF)

Energy mapping survey (simple) (Excel)

Energy mapping survey (detailed) (Excel)

Playlist to tutorial videos about energy mapping survey (youtube)

With the help of this tool ports can find out, what is the renewable energy potential in their port area. The assessment takes into account both external factors, such as annual wind and sun accumulation, but also economic viability the investments. The tool is user-friendly and does not require in-depth technical knowledge from the user. The main focus of the assessment is on sun and wind energy, which utilise web based tools (Global Wind Atlas & PVGIS Photovoltaic Geographical Information System). The results received from these systems will be utilised in the actual EVISA tool. This tool package includes the following items:

Instructions for assessing the renewable energy potential (PDF)

Renewable energy potential form (Word)

Renewable energy feasibility form (Excel)

Playlist of tutorial videos for assessing renewable energy potential (Youtube)

What port activities constitute the biggest greenhouse emissons? Which are the most significant emission sources and development objects, which have most room for improvement? You can find out the answers to these questions by calculating the carbon footprint of the port. This tool can be used to map out the greenhouse gas emissions of the port, which are caused by energy consumption as well as by fuel usage of visiting ocean-going vessels, harbour crafts, cargo-handling equipment and heavy road vehicles. This tool package contains the tool itself and instructions on how to use it (the tool will be added here later):

Instructions on calculating carbon footprint (PDF)

Carbon footprint tool (Excel)

Playlist to tutorial videos about the carbon footprint tool (Youtube)

The strategic development of ports require also drafting a long-term energy management plan, which takes into account the previously acknowledged deficiencies and gaps, and lays out a road towards "energy wise" port. The planning tool that has been developed in EVISA, instructs the user in creation of of a vision for the port through assessment of current gaps in energy management. Using the tool's priority matrices, the most suitable measures for the port are selected and realistic implementation schedules are draw up for them. This tool package includes the following items:

Instructions for making strategic energy management plan (PDF)

Instructions for drafting a vision for the port (PDF)

Gap assessment in energy management form (Word)

Description of the energy management measures (PDF)

Action priority matrix form (Word)

Timeline form for strategic energy management plan (PPT)

Playlist for tutorial videos about strategic energy management plan (Youtube)

Port of EVISA is a hypothetical port that was created in the project to demonstrate what kind of results can be achieved by using the project tools. Below are the filled documents of this hypothetical port, which demonstrate also the recommendations, which the port should take up in order to become an energy-efficient, sustainable, green port of the future.

Energy mapping

• Port of EVISA energy map (Excel)
• Pre-survey port of EVISA (PDF)

Renewable energy

• Renewable energy Port of EVISA (Excel)
• Renewable energy Port of EVISA (PDF)

Carbon footprint

• Carbon footprint of Port of EVISA (Excel)

Strategic energy management

• Strategic energy management plan for Port of EVISA (PPT)
• Vision for Port of EVISA (PDF)
• Gap assessment for Port of EVISA (PDF)
• Measures for Port of EVISA (PDF)
• Timeline for Port of EVISA (PDF)