The data analytics duo Yxney Maritime and Grieg Connect are collaborating with the Norwegian NOx Fund to create a data-driven digital solution for automated NOx emissions reporting. Solstad Offshore and ferry operator Fjord1 will also participate in the pilot phase of the project.
The Norwegian NOx Fund records NOx emissions from all ships operating in Norwegian waters and collects a fee for emissions per vessel. Calculating and reporting emissions has been a manual chore for shipowners, leaving a relatively large margin for error, and adding to the workload of crew and onshore staff.
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The new solution, NOxDigital, aspires to provide a digital infrastructure for emissions reporting, which automatically detects whether a vessel is operating in taxable waters. Data on energy usage and AIS data will complete the picture, displayed on a digital dashboard for each user.
“With full control over fuel consumption, location, and vessel activity, we can provide a much more accurate emissions picture than with manual estimations. And since all the data is digitalized, reporting can be automated, which in turn will lead to higher quality and more consistency in the emission reporting,” said Svein Erik Isaksen, HSEQ Environmental Engineer in Solstad Offshore.
Moreover, this system will also serve as a facilitating tool to further reduce emissions, according to Erik Aadland in Grieg Connect. He also added that this platform aims to establish a scalable international maritime technology that supports a sustainable future for the shipping industry.
The collaboration has received support from Innovation Norway through their Environmental Technology Program. The solution will be first rolled out to the offshore and ferry sector on spring 2020, with other segments to follow.
The next step will be to make the system available for other jurisdictions, such as regional emission regulated zones and Emission Control Areas (ECAs) around the world.
