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New System Cuts Bunker Consumption By 15%: Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä Corp. (Wärtsilä) today announced a new hybrid system for offshore vessels, tugs, ferries, coastal vessels, and other ships that can cut emissions and reduce fuel consumption by 15 percent.
The Low Loss Hybrid (LLH), which the company will officially launch at the ONS 2014 exhibition in Stavanger, Norway this week, uses various power sources and energy storage devices to operate prime movers in the most energy-efficient way.
The hybrid control system works with a vessel's inverter control units and conventional power management system to provide stabilility in the electrical system and energy flows.
Wärtsilä said the system reduces transient engine loads and increases redundancy so that the engine can operate closer to its optimum design point, making it as efficient as possible.
"Fuel efficiency and a reduced environmental footprint are central to the current and future needs of the entire marine sector," said Juhani Hupli, vice president of Electrical & Automation for Wärtsilä Ship Power.
"The Wärtsilä Low Loss Hybrid system supports both of these aims and is an important enabler for energy and cost efficient shipping."
The Wärtsilä LLH has already been installed and tested on the platform supply vessel Viking Lady.
The Viking Lady has been used as a test case for new battery technology.
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| $/mt | +/- | $/mt | +/- | |
| Singapore | 502.00 | 4.50 | 617.00 | 5.50 |
| Rotterdam | 457.50 | 2.50 | 623.50 | 6.50 |
| Houston | 469.00 | 3.50 | 623.00 | 2.00 |
| Fujairah | 494.50 | 6.50 | 715.50 | 5.50 |
| Global 20 Ports Average | 526.00 | 3.00 | 712.50 | 11.50 |
| Global 4 Ports Average | 481.00 | 4.00 | 645.00 | 4.50 |
| Global Average Bunker Price | 569.00 | 2.00 | 750.00 | 5.50 |
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