Crews unload a nacelle, the piece where the blades and turbine meet, from a ship at the Port of Vancouver in 2020. The port recently secured a $22.5 million federal grant to buy new electric cranes, which are used to move wind turbines, and make other “green” upgrades. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)
The Port of Vancouver landed a $22.5 million federal grant that will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday the port was one of six in Washington to get funding through the agency’s Clean Ports Program.
The grant will fund two electric mobile harbor cranes, as well as a charging system for the cranes, and expanded shore power to the port’s planned Terminal 1 dock.
