Aurora Power (previously Blue Power).

New level of fuel efficiency

When ‘Blue Power’ reported the fuel consumption for a transit mission to their charterer, the reply was that the numbers must be wrong. The consumption was simply too low!

Published
07 May 2014
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"Our charterer reported back to us that it's not possible to be that fuel efficient, compared to similar ships," says Edvard Dahlén, captain of this transit. "We made eight knots and consumed less than 200 litres per hour, which is extremely little."

"This vessel is set up with two different engine sizes. On this occasion, only the smallest engine was in use. This was a rare opportunity in which we were allowed to keep the speed down to eight knots, and we decided to test how little fuel she is able to use in transit," says Dahlén.

The diesel-electric propulsion system on this vessel is an ULSTEIN POWER delivery developed by Ulstein in close cooperation with Ingeteam. The focus on optimised combinations of generator sets and electrical drive units has generated a series of very fuel-efficient systems.

The original owner, Blue Ship Invest, later ordered several more vessels of the same design to be constructed at Ulstein Verft.

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