The world’s largest cruise line is rolling out Service Energy Packs to improve energy efficiency and support overall sustainability goals
To significantly reduce energy and fuel consumption, upgrades include investments in automation and on-demand controls, cooling upgrades, LED lighting and efficient HVAC systems, with indoor air quality constantly monitored and maintained to the highest standards at sea.
MIAMI, August 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;NYSE: CUK ), the world’s largest cruise company, today announced the introduction of comprehensive technology upgrades called Service Power Packages across its global fleet to further improve energy savings and reduce fuel consumption. The upgrades include ongoing installations through 2023 on ships from the company’s nine cruise line brands – Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises (Australia), Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard.
Carnival Corporation’s service energy improvement program provides an average of 5-10% fuel savings per vessel and is expected to reduce fleet-wide greenhouse gas emissions by more than 500,000 metric tons every year. In addition to the environmental benefits, the program after completion is expected to generate long 150 million dollars in annual fuel cost savings.
Developed over the past six years, the company’s Service Power program offers significant efficiency improvements across the fleet, including air conditioning upgrades in the cabin and public areas, and major upgrades to cooling, lighting and automation systems. Adapting to variations in vessel design, size and equipment, the company customizes the Service Energy Package for each vessel, which combines synergies from multiple upgrades with new operational efficiencies, all while effectively supporting energy savings and energy strategies. Carnival Corporation’s decarbonization.
Carnival Corporate Service Energy Packages include the following elements designed to work together to reduce each ship’s overall service load—the energy needed to support all onboard hotel systems—and as a result, reduce significant fuel use and emissions:
- Comprehensive improvements for the HVAC systems of each ship’s hotel, which accounts for 25% of a ship’s energy consumption, to improve the hotel’s ventilation efficiency using sophisticated variable speed drives and on-demand systems throughout public areas, cabins and galleys. In addition, indoor air quality is continuously monitored and maintained to the highest standards at sea, using industry-leading air filtration and UV-C treatment throughout the ship.
- Improvements to technical systems on each ship using variable speed drives and automated on-demand control systems for engine room ventilation, main air conditioning coolers and cooling pumps, which together dramatically reduce the energy required to provide cooling around the ship.
- State of the art LED lighting systems installed on every ship to reduce energy consumption and heat load generation – creating a dual benefit of lower air conditioning demand.
- Remote monitoring and maintenance upgrades that maximize the benefits of upgrade packages, including improved instrumentation and automated management systems, with non-stop ship-to-shore connectivity. Enhanced remote monitoring and analysis of each vessel’s energy performance and technical status ensures maximum efficiency and minimum down time.
“Service Power’s program aligns closely with our long-term sustainability and decarbonization goals and our highest responsibility and top priority, which is compliance, environmental protection and the health, safety and well-being of our guests, people in the communities we visit. , and our personnel on board and ashore,” said Bill Burke, chief marine officer for Carnival Corporation. “Based on our improved fleet composition, including the addition of six industry-leading LNG-powered vessels and our previous investments to increase efficiency and reduce emissions, our absolute carbon emissions peaked in 2011, despite growth capacity over the past decade. These service strengths tailored packages further build on those efforts as part of our comprehensive approach to sustainability.”
The fleet-wide upgrades are part of Carnival Corporation’s ongoing energy efficiency investment program and efforts to reduce fuel consumption, including over $350 million invested in energy efficiency upgrades since 2016, combined with the company’s fleet optimization strategy and the design of more efficient routes. Together, these ongoing efforts are expected to deliver a 10% reduction in fuel consumption per available lowest berth day (ALBD) in the first full year of the company’s cruise ship operations compared to 2019. along with a 9% reduction in carbon emissions per lower bed. the distance traveled.
As part of its long-term sustainability plan and vision, Carnival Corporation has committed to significant investments to achieve its 2030 sustainability goals and 2050 aspirations, which include six critical areas of overall sustainability focus. These areas include climate action; circular economy; sustainable tourism; good health and well-being; diversity, equity and inclusion; and biodiversity and conservation.
Among these priorities, the company is committed to reducing carbon emission intensity by 20% from the 2019 baseline by 2030, supporting its efforts and aspirations to achieve net carbon neutral ship operations by 2050.
More information on the company’s sustainability efforts can be found at www.CarnivalSustainability.com.
About Carnival Corporation & plc
Carnival Corporation & plc is one of the world’s largest leisure travel companies with a portfolio of nine of the world’s leading cruise lines sailing on all seven continents. With operations in North America, Australia, Europe AND Asiaits portfolio features Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises (Australia), Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard.
Additional information can be found at www.carnivalcorp.com, www.carnival.com, www.princess.com, www.hollandamerica.com, www.seabourn.com, www.pocruises.com.au, www.costacruise.com, www.aida.de, www.pocruises.com and www.cunard.com.
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