<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The world is facing the challenge of continuously increasing energy consumption. At the same time, the energy resources are getting scarcer. Despite a sudden significant drop of fuel prices worldwide, research activities that focus on reducing the dependence on fossil fuels as a traditional source of energy still have the preference in the field of shipping industry. The use of clean and renewable energies, such as solar energy for instance, is proposed as a method to improve the ship efficiency. Ships can get the benefits from solar energy due to the fact that most of their upper decks are always exposed to the Sun, especially in sunny water regions. The present paper discusses the effectiveness and challenges of installing solar panels for auxiliary power production on board a ship. As a case study, the research evaluates both economic and environmental benefits resulting from implementing such concept aboard a research vessel.</p></abstract>

The world is facing the challenge of continuously increasing energy consumption. At the same time, the energy resources are getting scarcer. Despite a sudden significant drop of fuel prices worldwide, research activities that focus on reducing the dependence on fossil fuels as a traditional source of energy still have the preference in the field of shipping industry. The use of clean and renewable energies, such as solar energy for instance, is proposed as a method to improve the ship efficiency. Ships can get the benefits from solar energy due to the fact that most of their upper decks are always exposed to the Sun, especially in sunny water regions. The present paper discusses the effectiveness and challenges of installing solar panels for auxiliary power production on board a ship. As a case study, the research evaluates both economic and environmental benefits resulting from implementing such concept aboard a research vessel.

Techno-Economic Approach to Solar Energy Systems Onboard Marine Vehicles

Department of Marine Engineering, Faculty of Maritime Studies, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah,

Marine Engineering Technology Department, Arab Academy for Science,Technology & Maritime Transport, Alexandria,

Polish Maritime Research

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The world is facing the challenge of continuously increasing energy consumption. At the same time, the energy resources are getting scarcer. Despite a sudden...

Techno-Economic Approach to Solar Energy Systems Onboard Marine Vehicles

Published Online: Oct 20, 2016

Page range: 64 - 71

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2016-0033

Keywords
Environmental issues, fuel saving, solar energy, photovoltaic cells, ship emissions

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Techno-Economic Approach to Solar Energy Systems Onboard Marine Vehicles

Published Online: Oct 20, 2016

Page range: 64 - 71

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2016-0033

KeywordsEnvironmental issues, fuel saving, solar energy, photovoltaic cells, ship emissions

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Environmental issues, fuel saving, solar energy, photovoltaic cells, ship emissions