Drawing on its experience as a ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) manufacturer, Erma First has turned its attention to supporting maritime decarbonisation efforts by launching solutions that directly target enhanced vessel efficiency and sustainability. For example, »Blue Connect« is an alternative maritime power solution that covers a vessel’s energy demands at berth, enabling it to shut down its auxiliary engines to cut emissions, vibrations, and noise. It also enables true net-zero emissions if the electricity on shore is generated from renewable energy. »Flexcap« builds on the proven capabilities of boss-cap fins to optimise ship efficiency and sustainability.
By enabling fins to catch and absorb the rotating water force, it weakens the propeller hub vortex, reduces torque, and allows more energy to be channelled back into the propulsion drive train as thrust, cutting vessel emissions by up to five per cent. New products to the Erma First portfolio include »Flexring« and »Flexfins Carbon Fit«, Erma First’s latest innovation, is a carbon capture solution being developed in two versions to cut vessel emissions by 15-30 %.
The larger system is aimed at deep-sea ships and uses established technology to absorb carbon dioxide from flue gas and store it in a liquid state, thus reducing volume, which is crucial for longer voyages. Designed for shortsea vessels, the simpler version uses an inorganic alkali agent to capture CO2 from flue gas in a SMM specially designed reactor, with the resultant slurry then dehydrated and stored on board until disposal at authorised facilities. Erma First maintains its commitment to the BWTS market, with its unique and comprehensive after-sales offering ensuring that BWTS customers continue to receive the support they require. The company recently launched »Erma First Flow«, a pioneering filterless system ideal for newbuilds and large ships, and introduced a new platform that helps customers to find the right spare parts for their BWTS.
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