Green ambitions demand more than just clean power. As the maritime industry races toward zero-emission operations, green energy alone isn't enough. What truly empowers this transformative shift is smart marine systems, which optimize performance, ensure safety, and enable seamless operations across increasingly complex platforms.
Two of the most critical components are Integrated Automation Systems (IAS) and Energy and Power Management Systems (EPMS). Together, they unlock the full potential of green energy.
Together, IAS and EPMS form the digital intelligence of modern vessels. Let’s break it down:
1. Integrated Automation Systems (IAS)
An IAS functions like the vessel’s central nervous system. It monitors, controls, and automates key onboard functions, from propulsion and HVAC to ballast systems and alarms. This means fewer manual operations, better safety, and full situational awareness.
With SEAM’s modular e-SEAMatic® IAS, crews get a unified overview of everything happening onboard. It connects the dots between energy systems, navigation, environmental controls, and more, making complex green technologies easier to operate and integrate.
2. Energy and Power Management System (EPMS)
While the IAS monitors everything, the EPMS ensures smart, stable, and safe use of energy. It balances power loads, manages multiple energy sources (such as batteries, shore power, and generators), and prevents overloads or blackouts.
SEAM’s EPMS is tightly integrated into their automation platform. It supports real-time decision-making that optimizes fuel consumption, extends battery life, and reduces emissions, while keeping the vessel fully operational.
Advanced Tech Needs Advanced Control
Green vessels rely on more complex technology than conventional ones, electric motors, inverters, DC grids, energy storage. An IAS ensures these elements work in harmony, not against each other.
Efficiency = Emissions Reduction
Poor energy control leads to waste. EPMS ensures energy is used only when and where it’s needed. Combined with an IAS, it enables smart automation sequences that reduce idle running, lower peak demand, and boost overall energy efficiency.
Crew Simplicity in a Complex Environment
Instead of operating dozens of separate systems, SEAM’s smart automation platform gives operators one consistent interface. This makes training easier, minimizes human error, and boosts safety onboard.
At the center of SEAM’s solutions is e‑SEAMatic®, a modular automation platform developed specifically for zero- and low-emission vessels. It’s designed to handle:
- Power distribution and energy optimization
- Battery and hybrid system integration
- Real-time alarms, diagnostics, and logging
- Remote updates and condition monitoring
- Shore power and vessel charging coordination
Everything is customizable and scalable, whether for a ferry, offshore vessel, or advanced green newbuild.
Green energy won’t succeed at sea with hardware alone. It needs brains. SEAM’s Integrated Automation System and EPMS provide just that, giving shipowners control, flexibility, and insight into their energy use.
