Carnival Corporation today announced the rollout of comprehensive technology upgrades called Service Power Packages across its global fleet to further improve energy savings and reduce fuel consumption, according to a press release.
The upgrades include ongoing installations until 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 Cruisesard (UK ).
Carnival Corporation’s service energy improvement program delivers an average of five to 10 percent fuel savings per ship and is expected to reduce fleet-wide greenhouse gas emissions by more than 500,000 metric tons annually.
In addition to the environmental benefits, the program upon completion is expected to generate over $150 million in annual fuel cost savings, the company said.
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 upgrades to the HVAC systems of each ship’s hotel, accounting for 25% of a ship’s energy consumption, to improve the hotel’s ventilation efficiency using sophisticated variable speed drives and on-demand systems in all 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.
- Technical systems upgrades on every vessel 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 provided cooling around the ship.
- State-of-the-art LED lighting systems installed on each vessel 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 ship’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 maritime 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 increasing capacity over the past decade. These tailored service strengths Build further 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 designing the most 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.
