Singapore breakthrough for Eco Marine Power
EMP’s Aquarius Management and Automation (MAS) + Solar solution is a full monitoring and data logging platform suitable for a wide range of ships from cruise ships right through to jack-up platforms.
Greg Atkinson, chief technology officer at Eco Marine Power added, said: “It is pleasing that after years of research and development that our efforts are gaining further recognition across the shipping sector and that marine solar power is now being viewed as a viable source of emissions-free power on ships.”
The system is based upon the reliable and robust KEI 3240 Data Logger which is already in use on vessels including tug boats, training ships, tankers and bulk ore carriers.
A marine solar power solution from EMP is an integrated class-accepted system that may include a marine computer, battery chargers, batteries, marine-grade solar panels plus interfaces to other equipment and sensors.
ClassNK approved UB-50-12 Valve Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA) batteries will be supplied by the Furukawa Battery Company of Yokohama, Japan, the first time they have been used for a marine solar power project.
The Ultra Battery (UB) series is particularly suited to renewable energy applications on ships and their relatively small size allows them to be installed easily in existing equipment spaces.
