The Economist Intelligence Unit has released a new report, Accelerating Energy Innovation for the Blue Economy, examining the demand for energy within the blue economy, enablers driving past innovations, the impacts of those innovations, and where marine energy innovation currently stands.

For additional overview on the contents of the report, please visit the link below:

https://www.woi.economist.com/energyinnovation/?linkId=100000019127789 

Please find the report available directly at the link below:

https://www.woi.economist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/AcceleratingEnergyInnovationfortheBlueEconomy.pdf 

Posted on - 2020-11-10

‘A’ to ‘E’ operational efficiency ratings of every ship above 5,000GT will be made fully public, updated each year, which is being compared to allowing charterers to make selections in a similar manner to consumers buying home appliances. Supported by the Getting to Zero Coalition for improved transparency, claims for publicly available data are bolstered by the argument that failing to provide the needed information only serves to protect those ship owners failing to operate efficiently.

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) says the move towards transparency is positive, but details are needed to ensure the data provided improves upon what’s already available through voluntary systems.

 

For additional details on the development of the ranking system, please visit the links below:

https://splash247.com/shipping-reacts-to-energy-rankings-news/ 
https://splash247.com/every-ships-efficiency-rating-will-be-made-public-says-ics/ 

Posted on - 2020-11-10

The Havyard Design & Solutions (HDS) LAB has been developed to refine a vessel’s design to best match its operating environment, improving efficiency, and reducing emissions and operating costs.

During the first stage of the three-step process, HDS claims it is possible to experiment with hundreds of alternatives to clarify the basic size and framework conditions for a ship. In the second stage, the best options are selected for quality assurance and documentation of design variables. In the third stage, LAB is used to run a simulation of a digital version of the ship in a virtual ocean, incorporating weather, wind, current and wave data for different ocean areas around the globe to simulate accurate real-world operating conditions.

 

 

To learn more about how this tool may be used to reduce electric ferry (and other vessel) design and deployment costs, please visit the link below:

https://www.electrichybridmarinetechnology.com/news/ferries-and-cruises/iterative-design-for-electric-ferry.html 

Posted on - 2020-11-10