Dutch research institute Marin was asked to predict the performance of the "Wind Hybrid Coaster" in a realistic operational scenario, which has resulted in a new paper available for download.
The Wind Hybrid Coaster was a sub project in Maritim (2016) under the European Interreg Deutschland-Nederland programme within which Dutch and German partners from the maritime industry and research institutions were developing a new type of "green" coastal ship equipped with a wind assisted hybrid propulsion system.
For this purpose, Marin conducted a large number of hydrodynamic model tests, powering predictions in calm water including wind assistance and finally voyage simulations for multiple routes including voyage optimisation. The resulting paper can be downloaded from the Marin website.
