Energy Efficient Ships: Cutting Big Waste

Published: March 6, 2008, 9:42 p.m.

b'Just sitting in port, ships use 10-11 megawatts of electricity\\u2014enough to service 10,000 homes. When they\\u2019re running, they use 40-95 MW of electricity. New technologies allow cruise lines, ferries and others to cut ships\\u2019 energy use by 8-15%, and in some cases, by as much as 20%. Bob Fesmire, media relations manager for ABB Inc. explains how. He also talks about energy efficiency trends in general.'