Wind-Assisted Propulsion

World’s First Coal Carrier With A ‘Sail’ To Achieve Environmental And Economic Objectives

MOL and Tohoku Electric Power to Move ahead Full-scale Study on Installation of Wind-Challenger

Mitsui O.S.K., Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. announced both companies’ intention to move ahead with a joint study related to the installation of the world’s first hard sail system (Wind Challenger) on a coal carrier.

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Wind Challenger is a telescoping hard sail to convert wind energy to propulsive force, studied in “Wind Challenger Project s’,” which MOL takes part as a leading member. Installation of the system on merchant ships has the potential to...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/worlds-first-coal-carrier-with-a-sail-to-achieve-environmental-and-economic-objectives/

Norsepower Joins Hands With Wärtsilä To Strengthen Global Wind Propulsion Service Network

DNV GL ISSUES NORSEPOWER FIRST-EVER DESIGN TYPE APPROVAL FOR ONBOARD WIND PROPULSION SYSTEM

Norsepower Oy Ltd., the leading provider of low maintenance, software operated, data verified auxiliary wind propulsion systems, has announced a service cooperation agreement with Wärtsilä – a global leader in smart technologies and complete lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy market.

With the growth of Norsepower’s manufacturing capacity and increased global demand for its Rotor Sails, the collaboration will help the organisation work at scale and further strengthen its customer...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/norsepower-joins-hands-with-wartsila-to-strengthen-global-wind-propulsion-service-network/

van Dam To Install Latest Wind-Assist Propulsion Ventifoil System From eConowind BV

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Jan van Dam Shipping has signed a contract for the installation of an eConowind supplied wind-assisted propulsion system on their 3,600 DWT general cargo vessel MV Ankie. The Spijk, Netherlands based company will take delivery of the Ventifoil system in Q4 2019.

For eConowind BV, located in Groningen, Netherlands, it is the first commercial order of their Ventifoil system which successfully completed sea test trials earlier this year.

The wind-assist system was developed over the past three years...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/van-dam-to-install-latest-wind-assist-propulsion-ventifoil-system-from-econowind-bv/

ClassNK: Guidelines For Wind-Assisted Propulsion Systems For Ships

DNV GL ISSUES NORSEPOWER FIRST-EVER DESIGN TYPE APPROVAL FOR ONBOARD WIND PROPULSION SYSTEM

Leading Classification Society ClassNK has released its Guidelines for Wind-Assisted Propulsion Systems for Ships. Environmental regulations continue to tighten, and as the IMO has announced its goal to completely eliminate GHG emissions within this century, technology using wind power for auxiliary propulsion is attracting attention as one of the underlying technologies for accomplishing this.

In addition to the sails used on sailboats in older times, systems in which boats are dragged along by...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/classnk-guidelines-for-wind-assisted-propulsion-systems-for-ships/

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