Conceptual design of offshore platform supply vessel based on hybrid diesel generator-fuel cell power plant

Maria C. Díaz-de-Baldasano, Francisco J. Mateos, Luis R. Núñez-Rivas and Teresa J. Leo

Applied Energy, 2014, vol. 116, issue C, 100 pages

Abstract: Nowadays increasing fuel prices and upcoming pollutant emission regulations are becoming a growing concern for the shipping industry worldwide. While fuel prices will keep rising in future years, the new International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) and Sulphur Emissions Control Areas (SECA) regulations will forbid ships to use heavy fuel oils at certain situations. To fulfil with these regulations, the next step in the marine shipping business will comprise the use of cleaner fuels on board as well as developing new propulsion concept. In this work a new conceptual marine propulsion system is developed, based on the integration of diesel generators with fuel cells in a 2850 metric tonne of deadweight platform supply vessel. The efficiency of the two 250kW methanol-fed Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) system installed on board combined with the hydro dynamically optimized design of the hull of the ship will allow the ship to successfully operate at certain modes of operation while notably reduce the pollutant emissions to the atmosphere. Besides the cogeneration heat obtained from the fuel cell system will be used to answer different heating needs on board the vessel.

Keywords: Methanol-fed SOF; Fuel cell-diesel hybrid ship power plan; New vessel design; Fuel cell marine application; Pollutant emissions reduction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.11.049

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