ADAPTATION OF WIND POWER FOR SHIP ESSENTIAL SERVICE SYSTEM ONBOARD

Abstract

This study suggests a new approach for the reduction of fuel consumption and CO2 emission with the assist of renewable energy. The focus of the study is the adaptation of wind power electrical generating system onboard. The electricity generated from wind is believed able to help reduce the fuel oil consumption and CO2 emission. A product oil tanker has been selected for the case study. The route of study is the round trip from Singapore to Jeddah and Taichung to Singapore. Wind power generation is calculated based on available of wind data along the routes. Economic assessment has been carried out to assess the feasibility of investment in this project. With the use of simple payback method, the result shows that investment cost will be repaid within 10 years. Besides, Net Present Value indicates a positive value within an investment period of 16 years by 10% internal rate of return. The installation of the system onboard gives a significant reduction in fuel oil consumption and CO2 emission. A 38.69% of saving can be achieved in a year for vessels which travel through the selected routes of study in normal sea going condition. Keywords : Wind turbine; green energy; FO and CO2 emission reduction