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Energy Management conference draws crowd in Greece
"Marine Energy Management - the only way ahead" was the title of a recent conference held in Piraeus, Greece. Marorka (www.marorka.com) the Icelandic hi-tech company was the host of the event where leading Greek shipping companies were invited. Energy management issues seem high on the shipping industry’s agenda, evidenced by a crowd of over 70 conference attendees from 50 shipping companies. The local Piraeus crowd sure does not lack enthusiasm on this matter!
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The conference featured a lineup of speakers with expertise and experience in energy efficiency matters on different levels. Mr. Vasileios Lampropoulos, Technical Manager of leading tanker company THENAMARIS gave an overview of the company’s ongoing energy efficiency project it started in 2007 in cooperation with DNV. Initial assessment revealed savings potential of more than $1.2 million on energy consumers, such as steam systems, cylinder oil consumption, and diesel engine performance. In the same token, voyage performance improvements could save Thenamaris at least $2.4 million.
DELTAMARIN of Finland was represented by Mr. Esa Jokioinen, Manager of R&D Services. He provided a systematic approach to improving energy efficiency of existing vessels, putting the process into a practical four-step process. The first step is named ´Step zero´ where companies should analyze existing operations, set targets and start the planning process.
Dr. Takis Varelas, a Projects Management Director of DANAOS COMPANY gave a presentation title Energy consumption minimization vs exergy potential maximization. Reducing added resistance caused by wind, currents and swells is what can maximize the use of energy. It is not just a question of saving energy, but also for using energy for meaningful things. The view of Varelas is that there is overflow of information on how to save energy, but we should be most concerned with putting the energy to use for the core elements in our operation that serve an economic purpose.
Dr. Jon Agust Thorsteinsson, Managing Director of MARORKA discussed future trends for energy management and environmental legislation. IMO estimates that under unchanged scenario, emissions from the shipping sector will more than double by 2020 and could increase three-fold by 2050. This, combined with anticipated environmental legislation, is of big concern for the shipping industry which should make a serious commitment to reduce its footprint on the environment.
Mr. Kristinn Aspelund, Director of Sales and Marketing at MARORKA stated the primary objective of energy management as follows: to optimize the use of fuel, that is, to maximize profits and minimize environmental effect by more effective use of fuel. Kristinn gave an overview of MARORKA’s flagship product Maren, a a comprehensive energy management system which gives operational overview of the vessel’s energy system and provides managers with information on how they can optimize the energy performance of vessel in order to save fuel and reduce emissions.
SEE PHOTOS FROM THE CONFERENCE!
The conference featured a lineup of speakers with expertise and experience in energy efficiency matters on different levels. Mr. Vasileios Lampropoulos, Technical Manager of leading tanker company THENAMARIS gave an overview of the company’s ongoing energy efficiency project it started in 2007 in cooperation with DNV. Initial assessment revealed savings potential of more than $1.2 million on energy consumers, such as steam systems, cylinder oil consumption, and diesel engine performance. In the same token, voyage performance improvements could save Thenamaris at least $2.4 million.
DELTAMARIN of Finland was represented by Mr. Esa Jokioinen, Manager of R&D Services. He provided a systematic approach to improving energy efficiency of existing vessels, putting the process into a practical four-step process. The first step is named ´Step zero´ where companies should analyze existing operations, set targets and start the planning process.
Dr. Takis Varelas, a Projects Management Director of DANAOS COMPANY gave a presentation title Energy consumption minimization vs exergy potential maximization. Reducing added resistance caused by wind, currents and swells is what can maximize the use of energy. It is not just a question of saving energy, but also for using energy for meaningful things. The view of Varelas is that there is overflow of information on how to save energy, but we should be most concerned with putting the energy to use for the core elements in our operation that serve an economic purpose.
Dr. Jon Agust Thorsteinsson, Managing Director of MARORKA discussed future trends for energy management and environmental legislation. IMO estimates that under unchanged scenario, emissions from the shipping sector will more than double by 2020 and could increase three-fold by 2050. This, combined with anticipated environmental legislation, is of big concern for the shipping industry which should make a serious commitment to reduce its footprint on the environment.
Mr. Kristinn Aspelund, Director of Sales and Marketing at MARORKA stated the primary objective of energy management as follows: to optimize the use of fuel, that is, to maximize profits and minimize environmental effect by more effective use of fuel. Kristinn gave an overview of MARORKA’s flagship product Maren, a a comprehensive energy management system which gives operational overview of the vessel’s energy system and provides managers with information on how they can optimize the energy performance of vessel in order to save fuel and reduce emissions.
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