Maren is a marine
energy management system
An energy management system (EMS) is a system of computer-aided tools used by operators of electric utility grids to monitor, control, and optimize the performance of the generation or transmission system. Also, it can be used in small scale syste ...
used to minimize fuel usage, thereby reducing vessel operator's fuel cost and the harmful emissions. Maren is developed by
Marorka
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Marorka is a company which specializes in marine energy management. Marorka's head office is in Reykjavik, Iceland along with its servers and data storage infrastructure are supplied with electricity genera ...
in Iceland. Maren 2 was released in Q3 in 2005 and launched at the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition that year. Maren 2 was awarded the best new product at the exhibition.
Maren monitors the various energy systems onboard different types of vessels. It puts operating en environmental parameters in an energy management context. Maren uses
simulation
A simulation is the imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system over time. Simulations require the use of Conceptual model, models; the model represents the key characteristics or behaviors of the selected system or proc ...
and
optimization
Mathematical optimization (alternatively spelled ''optimisation'') or mathematical programming is the selection of a best element, with regard to some criterion, from some set of available alternatives. It is generally divided into two subfi ...
to deliver suggestions on how to improve the operation of the vessel to minimize fuel usage.
See also
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Fuel management systems
A fuel is any material that can be made to react with other substances so that it releases energy as thermal energy or to be used for work. The concept was originally applied solely to those materials capable of releasing chemical energy but ...
External links
* {{Official website, www.marorka.com
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