Lowering fuel and energy consumption on existing fleets

With IMO 2020 regulations restricting the use of marine heavy fuels, shipowners and operators can expect increased fuel costs. ABB can help lower the fuel consumption on board, bringing substantial annual savings.

ABB's energy efficiency and performance monitoring portfolio includes systems which allow the vessel owners and operators to lower the fuel and energy consumption on board their vessels, with minimal effort gaining maximum value.

For example with the ABB ARKM20 Chiller Optimization solution, passenger vessel energy consumption on heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) system can be optimized to achieve up to 20% energy savings.

Another way to add savings is installing Variable Frequency Drives to manage the energy usage on cooling systems, for example a 10% reduction of pump speed can save 27% of the energy cost related to the pump. ABB’s VFD solution typically has a 6-18 months payback time.

Solutions

Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems

Variable frequency drives for cooling systems

Performance monitoring and operational optimization

Materials

Optimizing energy usage for heating, ventilation, air conditioning

BROCHURE

ABB helps ferry achieve exceptional fuel savings with first chiller optimization project for marine

PRESS RELEASE

Saving up to 20% energy with Chiller Optimization system

Up to 20% energy savings with reductions in chiller energy consumption, without affecting cooling capacity or indoor climate, through the optimization of the chilled water temperature set-point. Energy savings can be monitored through a real-time online dashboard.