Ship Energy Efficiency Measures and Climate Protection

Abstract

This paper addresses the importance of the implementation and enforcement of the energy efficiency measures for ships. These measures are frequently referred to and used as a tool for carbon mitigation by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ships in order to protect the Earth’s climate. Moreover, these measures can also play an important role in climate adaptation. The purpose of this paper is to look briefly at the current and expected impact of the ships’ energy efficiency measures developed under auspices of the International Maritime Organization, i.e.: the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) and the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) on climate change mitigation. Both of them, EEDI and SEEMP became mandatory measures after the adoption of amendments to the Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), and their entry into force in 2013. Furthermore, those measures were also the first legally binding tools relating to climate change, adopted since the Kyoto Protocol.

Configuration Generation Method of Ship End Program for Ship Energy Efficiency Management Platform

“…Yue and Wang proposed that IMO put forward mandatory ship energy efficiency rules in order to promote energy conservation and emission reduction in the shipping industry, mainly including ship energy efficiency design index for new shipbuilding [2]. Py said that for a large number of ships in operation, energy efficiency management means such as optimizing the energy consumption of the whole ship and improving the efficiency of the power system are widely adopted by shipping enterprises [3]. Li proposed to strengthen the management of ship energy efficiency, which is also of great significance to the cost reduction and efficiency increase of the shipping industry and the intelligent management of ships.…”

Feeder Losses Analysis of Marine Vessel Power Systems: A Case Study of Container Ship Power Loss Analysis Using Newton–Raphson Method

“…The impact of the shipping industry on the global climate, CO 2 , Nox, Sox, and greenhouse gas emissions account for about 6%, 30%, 20%, and 1.75% of the global total emissions, respectively [1,2]. Since the signing of the Kyoto Protocol, all member states and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) are willing to cooperate with the world to reduce carbon emissions and start energy-saving plans [3]. Moreover, the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 76 [4] member meetings held by the IMO in June 2021 demonstrated readiness.…”