Dutch company We4Sea took to the podium at Ship Efficiency: The Event 2016 To share great insight into the big data platform that was launched this week.
The Managing Director of We4Sea, Dan Veen detailed the capabilities of their platform, which seeks to reduce fuel costs and emissions by up to 20% using connected big data. According to Veen, a number of tests were carried out on ships over time to find the best fuel saving technologies, using big data on the actual operations of ships. The web based platform then takes this information into account, offering insight into all of the operations onboard ships that affect their fuel efficiency.
The platform is able to import all of the ship’s data and combine it with data from different sources, such as satellite data, waves, ocean currents and wind. This then gives the most informative and optimised feedback on fuel efficiency based on an integrated energy simulation model that was used to calculate fuel consumption and emissions, taking into account the ship’s sailing profile and weather encountered.
Knowing your ship’s profile and operational surroundings is essential as “you can only improve if you have insight into what you do” stated Veen.
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