The Swedish tech company from Västerås will equip Corsica Linea's largest ferry with EcoPilot, an automated eco-driving system that uses weather forecasts and ship data to calculate the best power plan for a route and a set arrival time.
Danielle Casanova will also get the new DEGO IV engine governors, new ASAC actuators, and a new pitch control system.
The EcoPilot power routing system comes with a 3% fuel consumption reduction guarantee, but the expected conservative-calculation savings for Daneille Casanova are in the interval of 6-8%. Qtagg says that for shorter voyages, like the trip between Dover and Calais lasting 90 minutes, they've observed savings of up to 20% (equating to over €500 thousand/year saved on bunker).
The actual fuel reduction will be determined by a four-five-week test period after commissioning. Qtagg will compare this against a baseline from a reference period where the ship operates without EcoPilot. A statistical analysis will confirm the comparison to compensate for any influence from varying environmental, load, and speed conditions.
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