Holistic view to decarbonising cruise ships with a combination of energy saving technologies and hydrogen as fuel

Cruise ship decarbonisation was studied on a Mediterranean cruise profile. The analysis focused on ship energy flows, fuel consumption, carbon emissions, ship CII and EEDI. A combination of technologies for reducing ship fuel consumption was simulated before introducing hydrogen fueled machinery for...

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Main Authors: Mia Elg, Bogdan Molchanov, Arun Krishnan, Annika Sandberg, Tomasz Hinz
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-04-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590174525000856
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description Cruise ship decarbonisation was studied on a Mediterranean cruise profile. The analysis focused on ship energy flows, fuel consumption, carbon emissions, ship CII and EEDI. A combination of technologies for reducing ship fuel consumption was simulated before introducing hydrogen fueled machinery for the ship. The studied technologies included ultrasound antifouling, shore power, battery hybrid machinery, waste heat recovery and air lubrication. Their application on the selected operational profile led to combined fuel savings of 18,7%. When the same technologies were combined to a hydrogen machinery, the ship total energy consumption, compared to baseline was reduced by 25%. The cause of this was the synergies in the ship energy system, such as ship auxiliary powers, heat consumption and machinery efficiency. The proposed methodology of ship energy analysis is important step in starting to evaluate new fuels for ships and in preliminary technology screening prior to integrating them in the ship design.
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spelling doaj-art-ec5bc2488ea54097b929b25aeb3d33542025-08-20T03:49:41ZengElsevierEnergy Conversion and Management: X2590-17452025-04-012610095310.1016/j.ecmx.2025.100953Holistic view to decarbonising cruise ships with a combination of energy saving technologies and hydrogen as fuelMia Elg0Bogdan Molchanov1Arun Krishnan2Annika Sandberg3Tomasz Hinz4Aalto University, Otakaari 24, 02150 Espoo, Finland; Deltamarin Oy, Itälahdenkatu 22A, 00210 Helsinki, Finland; Corresponding author.Deltamarin Oy, Itälahdenkatu 22A, 00210 Helsinki, FinlandDeltamarin Oy, Itälahdenkatu 22A, 00210 Helsinki, FinlandDeltamarin Oy, Itälahdenkatu 22A, 00210 Helsinki, FinlandGdańsk University of Technology, 11/12 Gabriela Narutowicza Street, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland; Deltamarin Sp.z o.o., ul. Azymutalna 11 80-298 Gdansk, PolandCruise ship decarbonisation was studied on a Mediterranean cruise profile. The analysis focused on ship energy flows, fuel consumption, carbon emissions, ship CII and EEDI. A combination of technologies for reducing ship fuel consumption was simulated before introducing hydrogen fueled machinery for the ship. The studied technologies included ultrasound antifouling, shore power, battery hybrid machinery, waste heat recovery and air lubrication. Their application on the selected operational profile led to combined fuel savings of 18,7%. When the same technologies were combined to a hydrogen machinery, the ship total energy consumption, compared to baseline was reduced by 25%. The cause of this was the synergies in the ship energy system, such as ship auxiliary powers, heat consumption and machinery efficiency. The proposed methodology of ship energy analysis is important step in starting to evaluate new fuels for ships and in preliminary technology screening prior to integrating them in the ship design.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590174525000856Cruise shipHydrogenInternal combustion enginesEnergy saving technologiesEnergy simulationDecarbonisation
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Holistic view to decarbonising cruise ships with a combination of energy saving technologies and hydrogen as fuel
Energy Conversion and Management: X
Cruise ship
Hydrogen
Internal combustion engines
Energy saving technologies
Energy simulation
Decarbonisation
title Holistic view to decarbonising cruise ships with a combination of energy saving technologies and hydrogen as fuel
title_full Holistic view to decarbonising cruise ships with a combination of energy saving technologies and hydrogen as fuel
title_fullStr Holistic view to decarbonising cruise ships with a combination of energy saving technologies and hydrogen as fuel
title_full_unstemmed Holistic view to decarbonising cruise ships with a combination of energy saving technologies and hydrogen as fuel
title_short Holistic view to decarbonising cruise ships with a combination of energy saving technologies and hydrogen as fuel
title_sort holistic view to decarbonising cruise ships with a combination of energy saving technologies and hydrogen as fuel
topic Cruise ship
Hydrogen
Internal combustion engines
Energy saving technologies
Energy simulation
Decarbonisation
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590174525000856
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