- Green Solutions for Marine Vessels
- Turns existing windows into “super windows”
- Prolongs life of interiors by reducing fading
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Task:
Commercial Cruise Lines are now facing
greater fuel costs than in any other time
in the industry’s history.
Task:
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (RCCL)wanted to
impact fuel efficiency with an environmentally
friendly, energy saving film product: one that
would increase the performance, enhance
views throughout the vessel, and ensure the
comfort of passengers who want to enjoy the
open sea, salt water and the exotic ports of
call, both domestic and international.
Solution:
When faced with the challenges of increased
fuel efficiency, and preserving the views in all
common areas of the vessel, RCCL’s Facility
Management Team considered replacing the
Solution:
Hüper Optik® Ceramic 50 provided a key
defense against the sun, with 49% total solar
energy rejection, 44% glare rejection and 99.9%
ultraviolet ray rejection, while preserving the
natural lighting of the windows, allowing
Cingular Wireless to continue to market
products while enjoying the benefits of
sunlight.
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Result:
glass of all the vessels in question: Hüper Optik®
Ceramic 50, and 40 delivered fuel efficiency savings,
across vessel type and size. Hüper Optik’s
patented ceramic product was chosen because
of it’s salt water durability, non-reflective nature
and clarity. Hüper Optik® not only trained RCCL’s
international installation team, but also provided
follow-up studies on the efficiency of film in salt
water environments using hobo data loggers and
infrared cameras during peak demand load times
(historically between the hours of 12 and 7 p.m.).
Result:
The installation of Ceramic 50 and Ceramic 40
on over 23 vessels, with over 500,000 sq. ft.
of glass, increased fuel efficiency, and reduced
the fading of carpets through out each vessel.
Each vessel reported cooler cabin temperatures,
and more comfort throughout each ship’s common
areas. Hüper Optik® was able to reduce
ambient temperatures by over 5 degrees
Fahrenheit and surface temperatures by over 9
degrees Fahrenheit.
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