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Study of Hybrid Propulsion Systems for Lower Emissions and Fuel Saving on Merchant Ship during Voyage

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Cheng Chin

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© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The hybrid propulsion system is a vehicle propulsion system with two or more sources of propulsion such as diesel, batteries, and other renewable energy. The use of hybrid propulsion systems is not new, and they have been adopted worldwide. There are many applications for hybrid propulsion systems, from powering land-based vehicles to marine vessels. With the success of hybrid propulsion systems, many large vessels still rely on two-stroke engines for power generation. In this paper, the benefits and feasibility of using battery systems or hybridizing existing conventional two-stroke engines onboard large intercontinental vessels is studied and simulated. The merchant ship, a bulk carrier with 82,000 deadweight tonnage capacity, is used. The model vessel travels along a simulated route of up to 4000 nautical miles using weather routing software to generate data for estimating emissions with the help of widely adopted empirical formulas. A reduction of up to 3.4 tonnes of emissions and fuel consumption of not more than 1 tonne per kWh from peak shaving and boosting applications for a 12-day voyage were observed.

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Author(s): Chin CS, Tan Y-J, Kumar MV

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Year: 2022

Volume: 10

Issue: 3

Online publication date: 09/03/2022

Acceptance date: 07/03/2022

Date deposited: 29/03/2022

ISSN (electronic): 2077-1312

Publisher: MDPI

URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10030393

DOI: 10.3390/jmse10030393

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