Fuel Case Studies
Defining Eco speed– Results
Scenario
An analysis was conducted to ascertain the fuel savings value from fuel burn from July –September (90-day baseline) when the vessel transit > 5.5kts (inter-field transits are included) versus fuel consumption when adjusting to the economical speed =5.5kts.
Outcome
Total Fuel burn when transiting >5.5kts = 178,176L
Total Fuel burn forecasted with adjusted = 117,986L
* speed to approx. 5.5kts utilizing 3 generators
Fuel burn reduction with speed is adjusted = 60,190L
CO2 emissions reduction = Approx. 158mT
Monthly Fuel and Emission Summary
Scenario
Traditionally, crews will measure fuel consumption in a retroactive routine with dipsticks or measure tape, which is not accurate and no changes in behavior can be made with inaccurate measurements
There is no trend to manage fuel and emissions.
Outcome
ioCurrents can measure fuel from flow meters, ECM, or through virtual graphs.
With the live fuel data, ioCurrents will automatically extrapolate emissions data from the fuel consumption.
MarineInsight will deliver a daily breakdown of fuel, emissions, and fuel efficiency.
Monthly Air Quality Emissions Level by Vessel
Scenario
Customers need to track their emissions for EPA standards* Link to EPA report
Tracking can is tedious and requires complex algorithms to track.
Outcome
This report has the EPA-approved emissions data embedded in the algorithm in order to get the most accurate data.
This report automates emissions data with CO2, SO2, CO, NOx, PM, and Hydrocarbon emissions.
Generator Efficiency Analysis and Alerts
Scenario
Crew on board wasn’t following company SOP to maximize generator fuel efficiency, leading to more fuel and wear-and-tear on the gens set.
Port Engineer noticed a huge amount of fuel burn and maintenance that was associated with overuse of generators.
Outcome
ioCurrents data science team developed the Generator Efficiency Analysis, and the Virtual Sensor Graph, which ties in all input (fuel) and output (energy) to the all generators.
Alerts is sent to captains and shore personnel to know when generators are running under recommended load.
This extended maintenance period by 60% and reduced generator fuel consumption by 40%.
Fleet-Wide Fuel and Operating Hours Summary
Scenario
Fuel accounting and trip comparison while a simple process, can take a lot of time to collect data from the proper sources internally, typically involving the vessel, operations, and finance.
Outcome
MarineInsight analyzes fuel burn every second. The MarineInsight analysis page provides a trip level view with duration, average speed, average load, and distance leading to fuel consumption per mile, the direction of travel (for inland river clients, upriver or downriver), and total fuel burned (gal). You can sort on any of these items, quickly being able to pivot trips based on the direction to compare average fuel consumption. For vessels under charter or where another party is paying fuel costs, the analysis page provides a reporting feature for validation.
Delay and Idle Reports
Report Type: Automated or Manual Delivery
Scenario
A customer requested the ability to track their vendor’s invoices based on time spent at specific locations. When a vendor hands the customer an invoice, entirely based on labor, there was not a way to validate the time spent on fleeting, loading and unloading of materials. There also was not a way to have a visual on the operations of the vessel to identify any wasted labor, time, and fuel during the idle and delay times.
Outcome
MarineInsight analyzes fuel burn every second. The MarineInsight analysis page provides a trip level view with duration, average speed, average load, and distance leading to fuel consumption per mile, the direction of travel (for inland river clients, upriver or downriver), and total fuel burned (gal). You can sort on any of these items, quickly being able to pivot trips based on the direction to compare average fuel consumption. For vessels under charter or where another party is paying fuel costs, the analysis page provides a reporting feature for validation.
Fuel Accounting and Analysis
Report Type: Viewed anytime in Platform
Scenario
Fuel accounting and trip comparison while a simple process, can take a lot of time to collect data from the proper sources internally, typically involving the vessel, operations, and finance.
Outcome
MarineInsight analyzes fuel burn every second. The MarineInsight analysis page provides a trip level view with duration, average speed, average load, and distance leading to fuel consumption per mile, the direction of travel (for inland river clients, upriver or downriver), and total fuel burned (gal). You can sort on any of these items, quickly being able to pivot trips based on the direction to compare average fuel consumption. For vessels under charter or where another party is paying fuel costs, the analysis page provides a reporting feature for validation.
Delay and Idle Reports
Report Type: Automated or Manual Delivery
Scenario
A customer requested the ability to track their vendor’s invoices based on time spent at specific locations. When a vendor hands the customer an invoice, entirely based on labor, there was not a way to validate the time spent on fleeting, loading and unloading of materials. There also was not a way to have a visual on the operations of the vessel to identify any wasted labor, time, and fuel during the idle and delay times.
Outcome
MarineInsight analyzes fuel burn every second. The MarineInsight analysis page provides a trip level view with duration, average speed, average load, and distance leading to fuel consumption per mile, the direction of travel (for inland river clients, upriver or downriver), and total fuel burned (gal). You can sort on any of these items, quickly being able to pivot trips based on the direction to compare average fuel consumption. For vessels under charter or where another party is paying fuel costs, the analysis page provides a reporting feature for validation.
Custom Idle Alert
Report Type: Automated Alert and Report
Scenario
Customers have asked us to notify the shoreside team when vessels are running in idle for over two hours to reduce wasted fuel, carbon buildup in the exhaust, and unnecessary hours on equipment.
Outcome
MarineInsight will send an alert when a vessel is sitting in specific idle RPM bands. When operators are sitting in idle for two hours or more, MarineInsight will automatically send an alert to the captain and shoreside personnel and will highlight the alert on the MarineInsight platform for the two hours leading up to the idle event.
As a result, the idle alert has created a change in behavior across the fleet to shut engines down when operators know they will be waiting for extended periods of time. This has led to reduced idle times, which is unnecessary hours to decrease the duration between maintenance, reduced unnecessary fuel burn, and prevents engines from running in their worst RPM bands to optimize the reliability-centered maintenance plan.
