Deltamarin and BAR Technologies, have announced that they are partnering to lead the way in wind propulsion innovation with a new hull design to maximize wind power.
Above deck, there have been great strides in design that harnesses the potential of wind propulsion. However, with this new hull design, BAR Technologies and Delatmarin’s early predictions suggest that as much as 10 tonnes of fuel per day can be saved with the Aframax/LRII hull and 4 WindWings using a North America/ Rotterdam roundtrip as an example.
So far, we have made fine progress in harnessing wind power using sails, but we are finding increased performance all the time and, with this hull design, we are witnessing a 15% improvement against our current fleet.
… said Esa Jokioinen, Director, Sales and Marketing at Deltamarin
To get closer to the best solution in general, there must be more research on how performance can be improved under the water’s surface. It is in this area that Deltamarin and BAR Technologies are now pooling their concentration having seen first-hand that a large portion of both existing ships and newbuilds lack optimal hull and propulsion designs for significant wind assistance.
The announcement comes off the back of previous collaboration on WindWings which, with saving of approximately 1.5 tonnes of fuel per wing per day, will debut on the Pyxis Ocean soon, fresh from being nominated for the Next Generation Ship Award at Nor-Shipping.
Wind is the free fuel, and it is the gauntlet laid down in front of innovators like ourselves to work out how we can displace fossil fuels with wind power
… said John Cooper, Chief Executive Officer, BAR Technologies.
