by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 11, 2021 | News, WASP
Another company will conduct research with eConowind’s Ventifoils. Schram Shipping has ordered two 16-metre-tall wind-assist units from the company. By the end of 2021, they will be retrofitted on the 89.9 x14 metres, 5097 DWT general cargo vessel MV Anna, built...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 8, 2021 | Emissions, News, Shipping, WASP
Decarbonisation of shipping is one of the greatest maritime challenges and the demand for low carbon solutions is growing. The European research project Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion (WASP) investigates how wind propulsion technology and, thus, solutions can become...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 25, 2021 | News, Shipping, WASP
A couple of years ago practically nobody, except for some die-hard enthusiasts, would have believed that big cargo ships would use sails again for their propulsion. But with the necessity to ban climate-threatening fossil fuels from shipping, the use of sails, perhaps...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 25, 2021 | News
Wind-assisted ship propulsion seems to be gaining momentum. 2021 has kicked off with Norsepower installing its first tiltable Rotor Sail on a ro/ro vessel and Boomsma’s Frisian Sea sailing off with two eConowind VentiFoils. In addition, DNV GL gave its Approval...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 1, 2020 | News
TMA Logistics has tested the containerised eConowind unit on container barge Ms Royaal. The innovative foldable and autonomous unit allows the ship to partially sail on wind power. The container takes up limited space and can easily be placed on board of (inland)...
