At any given moment 100,000 cargo ships are at sea. The movement of goods across our oceans accounts for almost 20% of global emissions pollution. That number is growing rapidly as the ocean-going distribution of goods has increased by at least 4% every year since the 1990s.
As governments and international regulators look to tackle the health risks of air pollution, attention is now turning to offshore sources of emissions. Maritime shipping companies are looking for new ways to monitor and reduce pollution and optimise energy usage within an increasingly complex regulatory framework.
A real-time solution
Responding to this challenge, Halma company Ocean Insight has developed an innovative solution. Working with Danfoss IXA, a leading developer of sensors and systems for the global maritime industry, Ocean Insight built monitoring solutions to enable real-time maritime emissions monitoring.
Precision and innovation
The Marine Emission Sensor created by Danfoss IXA uses Ocean Insight UV absorption spectroscopy (a way to detect different gases based on the amount of light they absorb). The spectrometer assembly is built to withstand the high temperatures and vibration conditions experienced on cargo ships and in exhaust stacks. This allows the technology to do its job despite the harsh conditions. It continuously measures and detects the different gases being generated by the ship’s exhausts. The sensor’s computer contains a digital library with the ‘fingerprints’ of the supported gasses, allowing the precise reporting of the concentrations of each gas.
The Marine Emission Sensor is cutting-edge technology that continuously measures key pollutants in the exhaust system of a ship. Its precision enables ship owners to comply with local and international regulations and helps to reduce polluting emissions at sea. This is one of the ways we are helping create a safer, cleaner and healthier future for everyone, every day.
