Bertrand Charrier, co-inventor of the suction sail, partners with bound4blue to further enhance the company’s innovative wind propulsion technology

Bertrand Charrier, co-inventor of the suction sail, partners with bound4blue to further enhance the company’s innovative wind propulsion technology

Santander / Barcelona (Spain), 17 December 2021. In 1980, Jacques-Yves Cousteau dreamed of
creating a ship with an engine that would be powered by wind: an infinite, free and renewable energy
source. Together with his associates, Professor Lucien Malavard and Dr. Bertrand Charrier, the suction
sail was invented and tested in the 80s.

Inspired by this...

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bound4blue Installs First eSAIL®System On Fishing Vessel

bound4blue installs its eSAIL® system on the first fishing vessel in the world to sail with wind-assisted propulsion technology, says a press release published on their website.

eSAIL® installation

bound4blue, together with Kyma and Organización de Palangreros de A Guarda (ORPAGU), the most important in its sector in Europe, has successfully installed the eSAIL® rigid sail system on the “Balueiro Segundo” vessel, a clear joint commitment towards innovation and sustainability.

About eSAIL®

The rigid...

https://mfame.guru/bound4blue-installs-first-esailsystem-on-fishing-vessel/

Wingsail Technology To Cut Down Shipping Emissions By 30%

  • A company that provides eco-friendly products, announced that it is developing a highly efficient wing sail which will generate significant forward thrust on commercial vessels.
  • The vessel will be using wind as fuel in order to decrease the vessel’s fuel consumption.
  • Specifically, the vessel will be environmentally friendly by using wind.
  • The operational profile of the ship will have to be adapted, as well as the weather routing in a major part of it.
  • This technology could cut down about 30%...

https://mfame.guru/wingsail-technology-to-cut-down-shipping-emissions-by-30/