Tech Explorist: Putting in half a month cruising the oceans on an extravagance liner is a thought that interests to a developing number of individuals, especially in Asian nations. Be that as it may, cruise ships don’t simply sail from port to port: as veritable drifting lodgings pleasing a few hundred travelers, they utilize a lot of vitality for heating, electricity, cooling and different parts of life on board.
To make them more eco-friendly, EPFL scientists now came up with a solution. They have developed a system based on fuel cells to reduce the carbon footprint and energy consumption of cruise ships, which are increasingly popular among vacation goers around the world.
Francesco Baldi, a researcher in EPFL’s Industrial Process and Energy Systems Engineering Group (IPESE) said, “It’s easier to reduce the energy consumption of a merchant ship because almost all of the energy is used for propulsion, unlike a cruise ship, which has various energy demands. My work focused on reducing CO2 emissions, initially by optimizing each of the ship’s systems and the design of the boat itself, to improve efficiency.”
As expected, the system produced a potential 6–10% reduction in CO2 emissions for a diesel-powered cruise ship.
Still, scientists did not find it enough. They then come in collaboration with Aalto University in Finland and considered alternatives to diesel engines. They looked at using fuel cells on a ship.