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Eco Marine Power (EMP) has today announced that it will use the KEI 3240 Data Logger supplied by KEI System Ltd. (KEI) of Osaka, Japan, to verify fuel savings and measure the performance of its Aquarius MRE System – a wind & solar power solution for sustainable shipping.

The KEI 3240 Data Logger is a highly flexible and robust marine computer based system that can collect and log performance data for a vessel, including engine power output.

According to EMP, hundreds of ships have already been fitted with the KEI 3240 Data Logger and the system has proven its reliability over many years.

The KEI 3240 Data Logger can be installed on a variety of ships such as tug boats, cargo vessels & bulk carriers. It can also be retrofitted to ships already in operation or installed for example as part of a hybrid marine propulsion upgrade.

The use of the KEI 3240 Data Logger will provide a ship's crew with real time information regarding how much fuel consumption is being reduced through the use of the Aquarius MRE System. This and other data can also be recorded and analyzed later.

"Saying a particular technology can save fuel is one thing, proving it actually achieves the savings claimed is another and the KEI 3240 Data Logger gives us the means to verify the performance of our technologies," said Greg Atkinson, Director of R&D at Eco Marine Power. "We will also work with KEI to develop a power rating methodology for our EnergySail and use the KEI 3240 Data Logger as a means to fine tune the performance of the EnergySail during sea trials which will commence during 2013."

Eco Marine Power says it will also investigate how the KEI 3240 Data Logger could be incorporated into its other projects, such as the Tonbo solar-electric hybrid ferry & Medaka eco-commuter ferry.