Eco Marine Power (EMP) has updated its Aquarius Management & Automation System (MAS), installed on the Blue Star Delos high-speed RoRo/passenger ship, with new fuel oil consumption (FOC) and emissions monitoring software.
On the Blue Star Delos the fuel consumption and emissions monitoring software is part of an overall solution which also monitors the power output and status of the marine solar power system (including batteries) that was installed on the ship in 2014.
This updated software combined with the Aquarius MAS hardware allows for fuel consumption data from all flow meters on the ship to be displayed and logged in real-time.
CO2, NOx and SOx emissions can be calculated based on the fuel type being used. Data is logged every minute and via a connection to a dedicated GPS unit, the ships location and speed is displayed and logged. A trip-meter is also available so that fuel consumption can be monitored for a specific time period or voyage.
The fuel and emissions monitoring software was co-developed in co-operation with KEI System Ltd., of Osaka, Japan. The updated software features will also be made available via a new hardware & software package – Aquarius MAS Compact. This solution is almost identical in terms of hardware and software to the Aquarius MAS but does not include the functions or interfaces to manage a marine solar power system. However these functions and interfaces can included later via a hardware and software upgrade.
Blue Star Delos is owned and operated by Blue Star Ferries – part of the Attica Group.
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