Thanks to advanced, innovative technological solutions, Viking Glory is one of the world's most climate-smart passenger ships. It is using up to 10% less fuel than our vessel Viking Grace, which was previously honoured with the distinction of being the world's most environmentally friendly passenger ship.
Technology
Ready for automated mooring
Viking Glory is docking in port using vacuum technology. The automated mooring system that is installed at the Port of Turku saves both time and fuel. And once again, the maritime environment is the biggest winner.
Forget hawsers and human muscle power. Automated mooring, or auto-mooring, is not just safer but also faster in the actual mooring process. As a result, the vessel's speed and the amount of time the main engines need to be used for harbour manoeuvres can be reduced, which saves fuel and cuts emissions. The system is part of the Finnish-Swedish NextGen Link project for sustainable maritime travel, a project coordinated by the Port of Turku with EU financial support.
Azipod® sets the course to sustainability
Viking Glory opened the seaway towards the future. Our flagship is the first of its kind to deploy ABB's Azipod® propulsion. Its innovative technology reduces emissions.
Azipod® differs from a traditional shaft line propulsion system in two ways: its electric motor is placed in a pod, outside the vessel, and the Azipod® unit can be turned 360 degrees. With increased manoeuvrability and efficiency, the ship's speed can be reduced while keeping the schedule. This lowers carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 10,000 tons per year, which corresponds to the amount that 2,200 passenger cars produce annually. Azipod® also minimises vibrations and noise, making travelling more comfortable.
Innovative technological solutions from Wärtsilä
Viking Glory is powered with the help of six highly efficient 31DF multi-fuel engines and numerous smart systems from the Finnish technology group Wärtsilä — with a minimal environmental footprint as a result.
Wärtsilä's multi-fuel engines mainly use liquefied natural gas (LNG). The launch of Viking Glory represented a new milestone, as it is the first vessel in the world to be equipped with the company's new 31DF engines. The combination of high efficiency, record-low fuel consumption and reduced emissions are producing low operating costs and a minimal environmental footprint. Wärtsilä also equipped Viking Glory with its navigation system as well as a number of other advances that reduce the vessel's environmental impact.
Even more climate-smart with new steam turbines
Viking Glory is the first vessel in the world to be equipped with steam turbines from the Swedish clean tech company Climeon. Combined with Climeon's Heat Power system, they are reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 4,000 tonnes a year.
To further reduce our climate impact, we have had the Swedish company Climeon develop two specially designed steam turbines for Viking Glory. As a result, waste heat from the gases produced in the engines' combustion process is captured and, in the next phase, used to generate electricity using Climeon's Heat Power modules. These innovations are supplying up to 40% of the electricity needed for passenger functions and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 4,000 tonnes a year.