by Dilan Sarac | 10 Dec 2024
About the product:
The use of the Slimline 5 stage drinking water system onboard superyachts is more environmentally friendly with respect to the use of bottled water, producing high quality drinking water straight from the tap to replace the need for bottled water. This not only saves space onboard but also offers a high quality, ecologically responsible answer to the growing issue of plastic use and pollution. Its five filters include 5 micron-pre filtration, carbon filter, mineral filter, bio ceramic infrared filter, and an ultra-filtration membrane.
Improved environmental impact:
The LCA results demonstrate that Octo Marine’s Slimline 5-Stage Drinking Water System offers substantial environmental benefits compared to the BAU onboard bottled water option. The Slimline system achieves reductions in environmental impact ranging from 56% to 99.9%, with significant improvements in key areas such as global warming potential (GWP), acidification, and photochemical oxidation, where reductions approach 99%. Overall, the system delivers a 99.6% reduction in total potential impacts, highlighting its potential as a better alternative in terms of environmental performance compared to using onboard bottled water.
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by Dilan Sarac | 1 Nov 2024
About the product:
Reflow Marine specialises in the restoration of existing pipe systems to deliver reduced impact solutions to the marine sector. Their technology and processes restore aged or corroded pipe systems, dramatically extending the life of the system. Using pipe repair coating technology, Reflow Marine renovates pipe infrastructure by cleaning, preparing, and coating the inside of the existing pipe, saving time, disruption, and related expenditure.
Improved environmental impact:
Reflow Marine’s solution reduces impact across all environmental impact categories ranging from 19.3% up to 83.75%. Additionally, tthe Ecopoint method (reduction across human, ecosystem and resource depletion impact) shows an 82.10% overall reduction. Sensitivity analysis confirm the robustness of these results, even with increase in energy consumption and raw material impacts. Reflow Marine’s technology provides a clear environmental advantage, aligning with environmental performance goals for the yachting industry.
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by Dilan Sarac | 13 Aug 2024
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VIA Maris Njørdal plates combine high strength with excellent bending properties and superior weldability. Casting of the raw material with a high amount of recycled content ensures a lower carbon footprint. Structures made of formed and welded VIA Maris products exhibit extraordinarily high rigidity, lighter, and safer constructions.
Improved environmental impact:
Speira’s innovative aluminium solution significantly reduces environmental impacts across most categories, with reductions reaching up to 15%. This shows a marked improvement compared to traditional aluminium. The only category with minimal change is photochemical oxidation, which is closely linked to primary aluminium production.
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by Dilan Sarac | 10 Apr 2024
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The permanent washable panel filters by Fundamental Marine Development utilize synthetic fibre-forming polymers that become electrostatically charged as air passes over them, enabling high-efficiency filtration with minimal pressure drop. With an initial pressure drop typically at 90 Pa, recommended final pressure drop at 300 Pa, and maximum at 450 Pa, these filters offer an efficient, cost-effective, and more environmentally responsible alternative to disposable air filters. They can be easily retro-fitted into various systems like AHUs, fan-coil units, machinery space air intakes, or engine turbocharger filters.
Improved environmental impact:
The conducted LCA study compared a yacht using traditional disposable filters [BAU] with innovative washable air filters by FMD. The study shows a reduction in the indicators ranging from 56,76% to 99% for almost all indicators, with the only exception being the Water Consumption category, which is affected from the water needed to wash FMD filters.
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by Dilan Sarac | 10 Apr 2024
About the product:
Leveraging the latest advancements in Direct Expansion Compressor Technology, Termodinamica sources high-quality components and utilizes specialized in-house software to cater to the specific needs of all maritime markets. A primary focus is to address the inefficiencies and excessive power consumption prevalent in traditional marine HVAC systems. By integrating advanced engineering principles, Termodinamica has created a solutions that not only deliver superior performance but also contribute to a more environmentally-friendly HVAC Solution.
Improved environmental impact:
The application of the LCA methodology enabled a comparison between Termodinamica’s HVAC system solution and its Business As Usual counterpart. Results indicate a substantial decrease in environmental impact across all analyzed categories, ranging from 59.89% to 65.82%. Notably, the downstream phase contributes significantly to all impact categories due to energy consumption, particularly from diesel and grid electricity. Despite transportation distances for raw materials, their impact is relatively minor compared to other processes. Both solutions are affected by the use of refrigerant gases, which have a high impact on Ozone Depletion. Sensitivity analyses were conducted due to data limitations, revealing that even when considering variations in upstream processes, the environmental benefits of Termodinamica’s solution remains evident.
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