Lloyd’s Register’s (LR) Strategic Research Group, Totempower Energy Systems and Zodiac Maritime Agencies will assess the potential of wind-generation devices onboard commercial ships in a wind energy monitoring project.
Onboard trials will measure the potential for wind power to help shipping burn less fuel and reduce emissions.
Trial Onboard Cape Flamingo
A fully autonomous wind-monitoring system designed and assembled by Totempower has been installed on the Zodiac-managed bulk carrier Cape Flamingo. Sensors were installed in locations where the best wind conditions and the most relevant environmental data (wind speed, direction and turbulence) could be expected, with consideration given to the potentially most effective locations for onboard wind generation.
Simulation Models
The project will identify and measure the potential generating capacity from wind power for the ship’s trading patterns. The data will be used to support the development of computational fluid dynamics-based simulation models that are suitable for predicting the potential energy yields on other Zodiac ships.
Other Cleaner Energy Options
Supplemental wind power is just one of many cleaner energy options being explored by the marine team at the Strategic Research Group in concert with shipowners, designers and operators; others include research into LNG as fuel, nuclear propulsion systems, solar and tidal energy and the potential of fuel cells.
