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New technology set to help old container ships save energy

Maersk takes part in energy saving project A new research project aims to reduce the energy consumption of container ships by 10-20 percent. This will result in considerable environmental and economic benefits. According to Maersk, The Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation (Højteknologifonden) has just invested DKK 5 million in a project which is a collaboration between MAN Diesel & Turbo, Maersk Line and DTU Mekanik .Increasing oil prices have resulted in the massive container ships that carry cargo to the four corners of the world having to sail at a slower speed in order to save fuel. However, the slower speed has implications for the performance of the engine and wear and tear of components, and result in neither engines nor propellers working optimally. As a consequence, the existing fleet has to be fitted with new technology that is energy-optimised for lower speeds and, at the same time, has a lower level of emissions than is the case today.New ships can be designed with highly energy-efficient engine systems but there is no solution for the countless ships already sailing around the world. Therefore, MAN Diesel & Turbo, Maersk Line and DTU Mekanik have pooled their efforts to develop new technology ...

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Green EFFORTS to improve energy admin

A new collaborative research project has been launched this month A new collaborative research project called Green EFFORTS has been launched this month tasked with the mission of improving strategic energy management in ports.Green EFFORTs - orGreen andEffectiveOperations at Terminals and in Ports, is co-funded by the European Commission and has been furnished with a total budget of 2m.The project aims to raise awareness of energy consumption and its environmental and economic effects on ports - as well as present the importance and possibilities to save, reduce and manage energy consumption and minimise CO2 emissions.Therefore, it will not focus on energy saving measures alone - but also on how to implement external supplies of regenerative energy production on site, exploitation of liquefied natural gas (LNG), or other gases, and shore-based power.Professor Jens Froese, project coordinator, said toPort Strategy: "The main goals of the Green EFFORTS project must be based on detailed knowledge of terminal and port processes. Therefore, our first step is to identify relevant port and terminal domains and processes, by developing a process map to capture and control the energy consumption and carbon footprint in port and terminal, known as Port and Terminal Knowledge Landscape (PTKL)."He pointed out ...

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Research project to explore user-centred design

Kongsberg Maritime reports that it will lead a new research project Kongsberg Maritime reports that it will lead a new research project called 'Situation Awareness and Decision Support Tools for demanding marine operations' (SITAWARE), beginning in February 2012.Part-funded by the Norwegian Research Council and undertaken in collaboration with academic research partners Chalmers University in Sweden, Vestfold University College and Haugesund University College in Norway, the new project has been implemented as the foundation for a new generation of support systems and solutions for marine operations.Kongsberg says that, as marine operations have become more challenging, and control systems and organisations have consequently become more complicated, the trend has been to add more technology, functionality and routines to the technical system, creating a gap between the data available to the user and the information really needed.The SITAWARE project intends to try and reverse the tide of growing complexity with a user centred design (UCD) approach that simplifies technical systems and interfaces and changes the focus from technology centred to human and task centred design processes.The aim of the research project is to provide a solid scientific basis to achieve this."We will start with a literature study followed by detailed analysis of one ...

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