Tag: wind propulsion

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) for a SDARI (Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute) designed 210,000 DWT Newcastlemax bulk carrier that is fitted with Anemoi Rotor Sails to improve efficiency and reduce environmental impact.

Dutch maritime research institute MARIN has initiated the project Optiwise, an EU funded research and innovation project aiming to improve and demonstrate energy savings using wind propulsion and hydrodynamic improvements in propulsion.

The Standard Club published FAQs, answering a number of questions that are frequently asked relating to decarbonisation and alternative fuels.

Τhe International Windship Association (IWSA) has issued a call for the greater inclusion of wind-assisted propulsion technology in regulatory frameworks and for a level playing field for all energy sources, inclusive of wind, in international and regional policies and subsidies.

During the 2022 GREEN4SEA Forum, Gavin Allwright, Secretary General, International Windship Association (IWSA), talked about the application of wind power in the shipping industry, presenting market forecasts and the pipelines status towards industry’s journey to decarbonization.

Windship Technology published a research that allows ship operators, owners and charterers the ability to see the operational effect that installing a 36m rig can have on their vessel going forward.

In 2020, Scandlines added environmentally friendly wind propulsion technology to the list of green initiatives by installing a Norsepower Rotor Sail on the hybrid ferry Copenhagen. With the Rotor Sail from Finnish Norsepower, Scandlines has reduced CO2 emissions from the hybrid ferry by an average of 4% and, on good days with optimal wind conditions, by as much as 20%. 

Norsepower signed an agreement with NAPA to offer weather routing software in combination with its Rotor Sails solution.

Norsepower signed an agreement with CLdN to install two tilting Rotor Sails on board a 2018-built Ro-Ro vessel to improve ship fuel efficiency and carbon emissions reduction.

After the Wind Propulsion Forum at the One Ocean Summit, the International Windship Association Secretary General, Gavin Allwright delivered a number of recommendations and a call for action for policy makers.