Reduction of environmental impacts of dredger operations
- Reference:
- 09/P133
- Start Date:
- 01 February 2010
- Amount Funded:
- £35,000
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- Organisation:
- MARIN
- End Date:
- 31 March 2010
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The European Dredging Industry has improved significantly over
the last 15 years in realising more energy efficient operations by
up-scaling equipment and installing modern engines and energy
management systems on board of dredging ships. However, it is
committed to make a contribution to the reduction of Greenhouse
Gases (GHG) by further improving on energy efficiency. The
main aim of this project was to create awareness of the
operational performance of dredger ships and the savings that can
be made in gaseous emissions. Based on the conclusions of this
report, more detailed investigations will be initiated to put the
recommendations regarding emission savings into practice.
Project objectives:
- To evaluate potential operational savings for dredgers
- To evaluate saving potentials for the installation of energy
saving devices on ships
- To propose further investigations to put theory into
practice