Research on Multi-Objective Energy Efficiency Optimization Method of Ships Considering Carbon Tax
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- To establish the fuel consumption prediction model considering the influence of navigation environment on ship navigation resistance and analyze the influence of different navigation environment factors on ship navigation fuel consumption.
- To divide the navigation segments into different categories based on the characteristics of the navigation environment and establish optimization models based on different optimization objectives.
- To analyze the sensitivity of the carbon tax rate and the introduction of the carbon tax policy.
2. Ship Speed Optimization Model
2.1. Target Ship
2.2. Classification of the Navigation Environment Based Improved K-Means Algorithm
2.3. Fuel Consumption Prediction Model Considering Environmental Factors
2.4. Speed Optimization Models with Multiple Different Optimization Objectives
2.4.1. Optimization Model for Minimizing the Total Shipping Cost
2.4.2. Optimization Model for Minimizing Carbon Emissions from Ships
2.4.3. Multi-Objective Optimization Model Considering Total Shipping Costs and Carbon Emissions
2.4.4. Optimization Model Considering the Carbon Tax Cost
3. Case Study
3.1. Parameter Settings
3.2. Speed Optimization Results
3.3. Analysis of Optimization Results
4. Sensitivity Analysis
4.1. Sensitivity Analysis on the Latest Arrival Time
4.2. Sensitivity Analysis on Fuel Price
4.3. Sensitivity Analysis on the Charter Rate
4.4. Sensitivity Analysis on Free Carbon Credits
4.5. Sensitivity Analysis on the Carbon Tax Rate
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Value | Parameter | Value |
---|---|---|---|
Ship length/m | 90 | Moudled breadth/m | 16.2 |
Waterline length/m | 87.8 | Deadweight tonnage/t | 5130 |
Moudled depth/m | 6 | Main engine power/kW | 720 2 |
Design draft/m | 5 | Rated rotation speed/(r/min) | 1450 |
Gearbox reduction ratio | 1:5 |
Wind Speed/(m/s) | Water Depth/m | Flow Rate/kn | Speed through Water/kn | Tail Shaft Rotation Speed/(r/min) | Fuel Consumption/(L/h) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.6 | 340 | 13.5 | 1.7 | 5.8 | 172 | 47.29 |
3.2 | 3 | 12.8 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 181 | 60.17 |
0.6 | 327 | 34.1 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 168 | 42.98 |
0.9 | 51 | 19.7 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 171 | 47.29 |
2.3 | 339 | 14.9 | 1.9 | 6.8 | 193 | 64.47 |
6.3 | 344 | 13.5 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 182 | 55.87 |
0.6 | 327 | 34 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 170 | 42.98 |
3.5 | 336 | 19.3 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 175 | 51.58 |
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Fuel price | 3800 yuan/t |
Marine generator fuel consumption | 27 L/h |
Scheduled latest arrival time D | 151h |
Demurrage per unit of time L | 500 yuan/h |
Crew wages W | 42,000 yuan/Month |
Charter cost | 370,000 yuan/Month |
Minimum safe speed | 3.5 kn |
Maximum safe speed | 7.5 kn |
Item | Measured Value | Optimization Results for Minimum Shipping Cost | Optimization Results for Minimum Carbon Emissions | Muti-Objective Optimization Reaults | Optimization Results Considering Carbon Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ship speed/kn | Environmental category 1 | 6.31 | 6.66 | 5.31 | 5.86 | 6.23 |
Environmental category 2 | 5.34 | 6.40 | 5.15 | 5.64 | 5.99 | |
Environmental category 3 | 5.45 | 6.50 | 4.90 | 5.71 | 6.08 | |
Environmental category 4 | 5.21 | 6.98 | 5.22 | 5.95 | 6.43 | |
Environmental category 5 | 5.97 | 6.61 | 5.21 | 5.78 | 6.16 | |
Navigation time/h | 131.33 | 109.68 | 150.80 | 129.64 | 119.54 | |
Fuel cost/yuan | 48,039 | 56,428 | 44,040 | 47,851 | 51,425 | |
Demurrage/yuan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Fixed operating cost/yuan | 78,535 | 65,587 | 90,181 | 77,528 | 71,483 | |
Carbon tax cost/yuan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total shipping cost/yuan | 126,574 | 122,015 | 134,221 | 125,379 | 125,481 | |
emission/t | 39.31 | 46.17 | 36.04 | 39.16 | 42.09 |
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Yuan, Y.; Wang, X.; Tong, L.; Yang, R.; Shen, B. Research on Multi-Objective Energy Efficiency Optimization Method of Ships Considering Carbon Tax. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2023, 11, 82. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11010082
Yuan Y, Wang X, Tong L, Yang R, Shen B. Research on Multi-Objective Energy Efficiency Optimization Method of Ships Considering Carbon Tax. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2023; 11(1):82. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11010082
Chicago/Turabian StyleYuan, Yupeng, Xiaoyu Wang, Liang Tong, Rui Yang, and Boyang Shen. 2023. "Research on Multi-Objective Energy Efficiency Optimization Method of Ships Considering Carbon Tax" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 11, no. 1: 82. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11010082
APA StyleYuan, Y., Wang, X., Tong, L., Yang, R., & Shen, B. (2023). Research on Multi-Objective Energy Efficiency Optimization Method of Ships Considering Carbon Tax. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 11(1), 82. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11010082