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Looking ahead, the new British research vessel, RRS Sir many vessels will have real opportunities to save even more

Attenborough will have no less than ? ve Exhaust Econ- fuel, and improve the ef? ciency of their vessels.

omizers on board, together with a complete Waste Heat One such product is produced by Climeon, a company that

Recovery System. As the vessel is planned for research in turns heat into clean electricity. Another, Gadcooler, has an polar areas, environmentally friendly heat is essential. absorption system which uses waste heat to generate all or a portion of refrigeration needed by a passenger ship. Ulmatec’s

Centralized Heating System Pyro heat recovery systems focus on identifying, capturing and

Typical heat recovery con? guration for multiple engines recovering the heat losses. The captured energy will be distrib- is a centralized heat recovery system that automatically takes uted to any consumer capable of taking advantage of the heat.

the heat from the engines. It can also use the energy to pre- Ulmatec has roughly 500 exhaust economizers in its ref- heat engines in standby, allowing for a quick start. Intelligent erence list, and has nearly 100 vessels with its complete ? ow control is managed through a patented control system Waste Heat Recovery System. It’s a product that ? ts in that monitors consumers and heat contributors. As heat de- well, from OSV’s, Ice Breakers, Expedition Cruise and mand rises, the system will increase ? ow to transport more downwards – or in other words – your workboat. energy from the source to the consumer side of the system.

Sveinung Odegard is the North American Rep- resentative for Ulmatec Pyro. He graduated from

More Heat Than Needed?

Bergen Maritime Academy in Norway with a

With a fully recovery system, that might be the case for major in Marine Electrical Engineering. Working some. But as the drive for more ef? cient vessels continue, on maritime projects worldwide throughout his new products constantly emerge with focus on re-using career, he moved to Seattle in 1993.

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