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Green Ship Technologies

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This chapter provides information on green ship technology measures. Included are background information, descriptions of the technologies, explanation of key issues, general pros and cons of each measure, and limits of applicability or effectiveness, as well as practical issues related to implementation. The technical measures described here include the design of energy-efficient ships using hull form optimization, efficient propellers, energy-saving devices, and other novel technologies; attention is paid also to air lubrication, wind-assisted propulsion, and solar power. A subsequent section on machinery systems covers key areas for machinery technology efficiency improvements including the main and auxiliary engines, waste heat recovery systems, auxiliary machinery, and hybrid power storage/production equipment. The last section on ballast water management addresses regulations and provides an overview of ballast water treatment systems and related issues.

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    https://www.norsepower.com/ Accessed Oct. 2, 2018

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    From the IMO website www.imo.org.

Abbreviations

ABS:

American Bureau of Shipping

AC:

Alternating current

B:

Ship beam

BMEP:

Brake mean effective pressure

BWM:

Ballast water management

BWMS:

Ballast water management system

CB :

Block coefficient

CFD:

Computational fluid dynamics

CO2 :

Carbon dioxide

Cp:

Prismatic coefficient

CPP:

Controllable pitch propeller

DC:

Direct current

ECA:

Emission control area

EGR:

Exhaust gas recirculation

ESD:

Energy-saving device

FOC:

Fuel oil consumption per 24 h

FPP:

Fixed pitch propeller

IMO:

International Maritime Organization

L:

Ship length

LCB:

Longitudinal center of buoyancy

MCR:

Maximum continuous rating

NOx:

Nitrogen oxides

PM:

Particulate matter

PTI/PTO:

Power take in/power take out

PV:

Photo voltaic

RANS:

Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes

SCR:

Selected catalytic reduction

SFOC:

Specific fuel oil consumption

T:

Ship draft

UV:

Ultraviolet

VFD:

Variable frequency drive

WHR:

Waste heat recovery

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Acknowledgment

The corresponding author would like to thank the American Bureau of Shipping for their permission to use ABS references and graphics, and he would like to extend his gratitude to Mark Penfold for his significant contribution to Sect. 3 (“Machinery Technology”).

Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this chapter are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or views of the American Bureau of Shipping.

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  1. American Bureau of Shipping, Houston, TX, USA

    Jan Otto de Kat

  2. Mouawad Consulting, Hamar, Norway

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de Kat, J.O., Mouawad, J. (2019). Green Ship Technologies. In: Psaraftis, H. (eds) Sustainable Shipping. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04330-8_2

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