Eleonor V. Palconit, Michael Lochinvar S. Abundo
One of the important industries for economic growth is the maritime industry, in which it serves as the major infrastructure that connects the country to global commerce and trade. But despite of the economic progress given by the shipping industry, this industry is one of the contributors to the environmental issue, in which 1 Gt of CO2 emission annually is coming from the shipping industry that leads to a great pressure to reduce environmental impact due to CO2 emission which is projected to increase to 50-250% by 2050. With the present environmental problem facing globally, transitioning to green energy solution for the maritime transport sector will be the answer for energy security, pollution, climate change impact, and marine ecosystem degradation. This study aims to map the potential sites for Electric ferry operation using Geographic Information System (GIS) for green Inter-island transport in the Philippines. At present, the Philippines has 83 ports, 110 terminal ferries and 34,263 registered domestic vessels as of December 2018. Mapping the potential sites coupled with the identification of the potential ferry for a green energy source for inter-island transportation helps identify the 14,457 vessels with the GRT = 10 but = 20 will be used as a kickoff in implementing green inter-island transport in the country. The result shows that, if all identified vessels will be electrified there will be a reduction of CO2 emission for about 8.1Mt in a period of 8 years. With this reduction, it prevents the increase of the ocean acidity, solves the energy security, pollution, and climate change impact. © 2020 40th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, ACRS 2019: "Progress of Remote Sensing Technology for Smart Future". All rights reserved.
Engineering Graduate Program, School of Engineering, University of San Carlos (USC), Talamban, Cebu City, Philippines; School of Engineering and Architecture, Ateneo de Davao University, Davao City, Philippines; Program Integrator Manager, Rolls Royce@NTU Corporate Lab, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
