ABS’ new Retrofits for Energy and Emissions Improvement publication provides insights into best practices, incentive scenarios, and a market update on energy efficiency technologies (EETs) and retrofitting for alternative fuel use.
The report identifies the classification and statutory requirements shipowners and managers must understand before considering retrofitting vessels to use alternative fuels and energy efficiency technologies (EETs).
This comes in light of regulations from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the European Union (EU) are shaping how the maritime industry tackles greenhouse gas emissions.
Retrofitting for alternative fuels and EETs offers the maritime industry a crucial pathway to extending the life of existing and near-term newbuild vessels in the face of increasingly stringent regulations.
This publication provides the industry with a clear understanding of classification and statutory requirements for retrofitting, explores options for improving efficiency, and offers best practices and market insights to support informed decision-making.
When considering retrofits, shipowners must:
- Never compromise on safety.
- Understand the applicability of current regulations and those coming into force.
- Assess the present performance of shipboard systems and identify energy savings from specific improvements based on a vessel’s operational characteristics.
- Predict the savings of additional EETs for anticipated operating conditions through modeling and simulation (route and AIS-based simulations).
- Identify and address potential hazards for the vessel and crew through HAZID and HAZOP workshops.
- Evaluate the savings based on in-service measurements through vessel performance modeling and analysis.
- Optimize the energy demand by deploying mathematical techniques ranging from CFD (e.g., bulbous bow optimization study) to non-heuristic optimization algorithms (e.g., voyage optimization study).
Download the PDF: ABS - Retrofits for Energy and Emissions Improvement