Rolls-Royce launches next generation Energy Management System
Rolls-Royce has launched the next generation of its Energy Management (EM) System. The system will allow customers to reduce energy usage, fuel consumption and operating costs whilst supporting environmental compliance and providing performance information that enables the ship to comply with SEEMP rules and IMO regulations, the company said in its press release.
The Energy Management System offers customers a more data-driven performance management and decision making approach. This will give an enhanced ability to monitor the performance of an individual vessel or a fleet. It can also increase crew awareness of individual ship performance and encourage healthy vessel-to-vessel benchmarking and competition, improving the performance of a specific vessel through the propagation of best operating practices.
The system can be easily retrofitted and is also customisable to meet specific customer needs. It is suitable for a wide range of vessels, particularly those using large quantities of fuel. For example ferries, cruise and ropax ships, offshore vessels, fishing vessels and cargo ships.
The Energy Management System collects and processes data from a multitude of sensors on the vessel. Data sources include the engines, propulsion system, automation, deck machinery and other equipment. The data collected from frequent sampling is available on board and is securely encrypted before being transmitted via link on to a secure Rolls-Royce-hosted web portal, where much more detailed analysis and comparisons can be carried out.
The Energy Management System has also been installed on the newly delivered fishing vessel, Ramoen, and a Hurtigruten cruise ship.
Norwegian short sea shipping and logistics company NorLines has ordered Rolls-Royce’s latest Energy Management System for two vessels the Kvitbjørn and Kvitnos.
The system is available in three packages.
The Energy Management System also offers customisable modules that can be tailored to meet specific customer needs. Some examples include hull growth indication, hull condition monitoring and custom operational KPI reporting.
Rolls-Royce can also provide expert analysis of the data and suggest where further improvements could be made through upgrading equipment, such as reblading of propellers. Analysis of data from a vessel in service can also improve the design and specification of future vessels in an owner’s fleet renewal programme.
