PASPP
PASPP supports port authorities with air quality studies and pilot projects exploring equipment, power technology, and scheduling to reduce cargo-related emissions at public seaports.
Funder: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Due Dates: Accepting funding proposals
Funding Amounts: $1 million total available; each proposal may request the full amount
Summary: PASPP funds air quality studies and pilot projects exploring reductions in nitrogen oxide and particulate matter emissions from cargo movement at public seaports.
Key Information: Applicants must be port authorities administering a public seaport in an eligible Texas county.
Description
The Port Authority Studies and Pilot Projects Program (PASPP), administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), supports air quality studies and pilot projects that could reduce nitrogen oxide (NOX) and particulate matter (PM) emissions from cargo movement. It is part of the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) and focuses on public seaport operations.
The program supports both emissions analysis and practical trials of equipment, power technology, and scheduling approaches. Previously funded work includes electric terminal tractors, analysis of exhaust from ships at berth, a microgrid shore power demonstration, and a truck appointment scheduling pilot intended to reduce idling at a port grain elevator.
