SMART RENEWABLE ENERGY LOGISTIC PORTS (SRELP) FOR DECARBONIZING ARCHIPELAGIC MARITIME LOGISTICS: TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY AND MICROGRID MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK

Abstract

This article proposes a reproducible technical assessment framework for Smart Renewable Energy Logistic Ports (SRELP) in an Indonesian archipelagic setting. The conceptual architecture integrates port electrical loads, renewable generation, battery energy storage systems (BESS), high-voltage shore connections, and an energy management system (EMS). The study uses the existence and coverage of official Statistics Indonesia (BPS) maritime publications as contextual evidence, while reviewing peer-reviewed port-microgrid studies, the IMO 2023 GHG Strategy and IEC/IEEE 80005-1. The initial manuscript reported 84.6% emission abatement, 64.2% operating-cost savings and 4.2-year payback without underlying metered electricity, vessel-call profiles, emission factors or project cash flows. These values therefore cannot be accepted as validated empirical results. The paper instead formulates dispatch constraints, an auditable emissions boundary, economic evaluation equations and a measurement protocol for future pilot validation. A cross-check with the BPS historical ship-call table also identifies a discrepancy in the manuscript’s 2022 national port-call figure. The main contribution is a traceable, site-specific research design that separates established literature, proposed technologies, illustrative arithmetic and outcomes requiring field evidence.