Energy Saving Devices – Page 8
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NewsFlapping-wing solution at heart of next-gen efficiency project
A consortium of seven industry and academic partners, including technology group Wärtsilä, is conducting a three-year EU funded research project to develop two symbiotic ship engine and propulsion innovations.
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NewsWind propulsion unit commercially installed
The first commercial retrofit of eConowind’s Ventifoil unit for wind-assisted ship propulsion has taken place on Jan van Dam Shipping’s 3,600 DWT general cargo vessel ''MV Ankie''.
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NewsClassNK commits to wind propulsion
Furthering its commitment to wind propulsion technologies, ClassNK is joining not-for-profit organisation, the International Windship Association (IWSA).
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NewsWärtsilä and Silverstream join forces
Technology group Wärtsilä and Silverstream Technologies have signed a licence and co-operation agreement for future sales and servicing of the Silverstream air lubrication system.
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NewsNorth Sea wind propulsion project launches
A €5.4 million project to research and trial wind propulsion in the North Sea has been officially approved and launched.
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NewsMaersk tanker Rotor Sails trial a success
Norsepower Oy together with project partners Maersk Tankers, Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) and Shell International Trading and Shipping Company, have successfully completed trials of two Norsepower Rotor Sails onboard a Maersk Tankers product tanker.
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NewsPartnership to advance wind propulsion
Technology group, Wärtsilä, and Norsepower have signed a service cooperation agreement, enabling Norsepower to order service from Wärtsilä, whilst Wärtsilä can pursue and sell Norsepower Rotor Sail projects.
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NewsWing sails help propel rocket transport ship
Naval architecture firm, VPLP, has moved into the maritime transport sector with the development of a RoRo vessel for transporting components of the Ariane 6 rocket from Europe to French Guiana.
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NewsClassNK approves hard sail system design
Classification society ClassNK has granted approval in principle (AIP) for the basic design of a hard sail system which converts wind energy to propulsive force with a telescopic hard sail.
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NewsA second wind for air lubrication systems
MSC’s new 23,700 TEU MSC Gülsün is the latest vessel to be built ready to be fitted with an air lubrication system, amid a resurgence in interest in the technology, writes Nick Savvides.
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NewsPulling power: applying dynamic control to towing kite technology
The last few months have seen an upsurge in interest in Seawing, the automated power kite developed by Toulouse-based developer Airseas, even before the product’s commercial launch.
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NewsClassNK releases wind propulsion guidelines
In response to ever-tightening environmental regulations, classification society ClassNK has released its new guidelines for wind-assisted propulsion systems.
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NewsEurope’s wind capacity up from 2018
Europe added 4.9GW of new wind energy capacity in the first half of 2019, according to figures released by WindEurope.
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NewsWind propulsion project launched
ABS and MARIN have launched a joint industry project (JIP) to investigate methods of assessing the performance of wind-assisted shipping propulsion technologies.
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News'K' Line trials flying wing system
Japanese transportation company, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (''K'' Line), is installing an automated kite system developed by Airbus company, Airseas, on its large bulk carrier.
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NewsNorsepower’s Rotor Sail delivers fuel savings
Independent tests on a Viking Line-owned and operated cruise ferry have showed that Norsepower Oy’s Rotor Sail technology has the potential to deliver LNG fuel savings of around 300 tonnes per year.
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NewsNorsepower gets class approval for rotor sail
Clean technology company, Norsepower Oy, has been awarded the first ever type approval design certificate granted to an auxiliary wind propulsion system onboard a commercial ship.
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NewsFlettner investment pays off for Fehn
Performance of the Eco-Flettner, a rotor sail propulsion system, is reported to be exceeding expectations.
