Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) is already achieving industry-leading low fuel consumption. However, that is not stopping the Netherlands-based company from driving down fuel costs even further.
Predictive fuel consumption
In fact, Vroon recently invested in technology capable of saving its clients about 100,000 liters of fuel per year based on a nine-month test done in the North Sea using the Ulstein PX121 VOS Partner, with its innovative mix of engines, and the new multi-engine optimizer (MEO) from Caterpillar.
Vroon documents savings through mechanical fuel metering and simulation algorithms that display the results on the bridge, in the engine room and to shore locations. This enables clients a real-time look at the value of using the VOS Partner with MEO, compared to older vessels with common engines and common power-management strategies.
Operate at your liberty
Previously, operators had to base engine selection on rigid kW load points and then run all engines at an equal load. Now, with MEO, they gain the ability to operate engines at independent load factors, significantly reducing fuel consumption.
The MEO uses proprietary fuel maps and patented control algorithms to advise the power-management system on the optimum combination of engines and engine load points that will consume the least amount of fuel. Depending on vessel workload and operational requirements, use of the MEO often results in double-digit percentage fuel savings.
Low price fuels
In today’s low-price oil economy, it is cost reductions like those driven by VOS Partner with MEO that allow producers to turn a profit.
Vroon’s investments in design and technology, had given their clients the benefits of best-in-class fuel savings, emission reductions and operational safety improvements for achieving success in their projects.
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Source: CAT
