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F e at ur e 3 | G R E E N S HI P S


‘ Wi n d Wi n gs’ s et t o a m plif y r e d u cti o n i n f u el c o ns u m pti o n a n d e missi o ns


Te c h n ol o g y a n d e x p ertis e us e d d uri n g t h e d e v el o p m e nt of r a ci n g y a c hts is b ei n g a p pli e d t o a wi n d pr o p ulsi o n s yst e m t h at h as attr a ct e d t h e i nt er est of a l e a di n g s hi p o w n er, writ es D a vi d F o x w ell


A c h a n c e m e eti n g b et w e e n


C h ri sti a n Ol d e n d o rff, o w n e r of G er m a n s hi p pi n g c o m p a n y


R e e d er ei N or d, a n d B A R Te c h n ol o gi es’ A m e ri c a’s C u p d esi g n e r a n d e n gi n e e r Si m o n S c h o fi el d c o ul d s e e wi n d pr o p ulsi o n o n l ar g e c o m m er ci al v ess els t a k e a m aj or st e p f or w ar d. T h at m e eti n g s a w M r Ol d e n d orff,


a v e nt ur e c a pit al i n v est or w h o st art e d A m plifi er – w hi c h i n v ests i n disr u pti v e m ariti m e t e c h n ol o g y – a n d Mr S c h o fi el d i niti at e a c o n v ers ati o n w hi c h l e d t o t h e d e v el o p m e nt b y B A R Te c h n ol o gi es of a p at e nt e d wi n d- assist e d pr o p ulsi o n c o n c e pt t h at R e e d er ei N or d pl a ns t o h el p d e v el o p a n d ulti m at el y i nst all o n o n e of its b ul k ers. B A R Te c h n ol o gi es’ wi n d pr o p ulsi o n


c o n c e pt, Wi n d Wi n gs, h as b e e n k e pt u n d er wr a ps si n c e it w as d e v el o p e d it, b ut i n a n e x cl usi v e i nt er vi e w, Mr S c h ofi el d r e v e al e d as m u c h as t h e c o m p a n y f elt it is a bl e t o dis cl os e a b o ut it, a n d pr o vi d e d fhe N a v al Arc hitect wit h a n i nsi g ht i nt o h o w Wi n d Wi n gs w as d e v el o p e d a n d w h y B A R Te c h n ol o gi es b eli e v es it c o ul d pr o v e t o b e m or e e ff e cti v e t h a n m a n y of t h e gr o wi n g n u m b er of wi n d- assist e d c o n c e pts t h at h a v e b e e n d e v el o p e d f or c o m m erci al v ess els. Wi n d pr o p ulsi o n h as e nj o y e d a s ur g e


i n i nt er est i n t h e l ast c o u pl e of y e ars a n d a n u m b er of d e vi c es h a v e b e e n br o u g ht t o m ar k et. M aj or s hi p pi n g c o m p a ni es i n cl u di n g Mit s ui O S K


Ta n k ers, L o uis Dr e yf us Ar m at e urs, K-li n es a n d Vi ki n g Li n es ar e alr e a d y i n v ol v e d i n wi n d pr o p ulsi o n pr oj e cts, as ar e l e a di n g y a r d s, a n d e v e n s o m e n o n- s hi p pi n g c o m p a ni es, s u c h as R e n a ult, Air b us, t h e E ur o p e a n S p a c e A g e n c y a n d Dr a x. This s ur g e of i nt er est i n wi n d pr o p ulsi o n


i s t a ki n g pl a c e a g ai nst a b a c k g r o u n d of i n cr e asi n gl y st ri n g e nt l e gisl ati o n o n e missi o ns fr o m v ess els, a n d t h e r e alis ati o n t h at wi n d e n e r g y i s a n a b u n d a nt, r e n e w a bl e, z er o e missi o ns e n er g y s o ur c e


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B A R T e c h n ol o gi e s a n d R e e d er ei N o or d pl a n t o i n st all t h e Thr st Wi n d Wi n g s o n a b ul k c arri er i n t h e n e ar f ut ur e


li n e s, M a e rs k


t h at i s f r e e at t h e p oi nt of d eli v e r y wit h o ut t h e n e e d f or a d diti o n al, e xt er n al i nfr astr u ct ur e. As t h e I nt er n ati o n al Wi n d S hi p Ass o ci ati o n (I W S A) p uts it, “ wi n d p r o p ul si o n s ol uti o n s a r e si g nifi c a nt pr o p ulsi o n pr o vi d ers, n ot f u el e ffi ci e n c y m e as ur es, a n d t h e c ost of t his e n er g y is fi x e d at z er o f or t h e lif eti m e of t h e v ess el.” A c c or di n g t o t h e I W S A, t h er e ar e ot h er p ot e nti al b e n e fits fr o m wi n d pr o p ulsi o n t o o: Th e u pt a k e of e x p e nsi v e alt er n ati v e a n d l o w c ar b o n f u els b y s hi p o w n ers c o ul d als o b e a c c el e r at e d if t h e r e q ui r e m e nt f or t h os e f u els is r e d u c e d si g nifi c a ntl y b y wi n d pr o p ulsi o n, r e d u ci n g t h e t ot al a m o u nt of f u el r e q uir e d a n d, p ot e nti all y, t h e i nst all e d p o w er r e q uir e d b y v ess els. I n cr e asi n gl y, wi n d pr o p ulsi o n is als o i nt e gr at e d wit h w e at h er r o uti n g


b ei n g


s oft w ar e, t h e d e v el o p m e nt of w hi c h h as pr o vi d e d i n cr e asi n gl y r eli a bl e i nf or m ati o n t o h el p pre di ct, pl a n a n d o p er ati o n all y a dj ust s aili n g r o ut es t o m a xi mis e t h e b e n e fits fr o m wi n d pr o p ulsi o n a n d mi ni mis e t h e e ff e cts of a d v ers e w e at h er c o n diti o ns. A m plifi e r, B A R Te c h n ol o gi e s a n d


R e e d er ei N or d first a n n o u n c e d t h eir pl a ns i n e arl y 2 0 2 0 b ut h a v e s ai d littl e si n c e. T o g et h er, t h e y h a v e e m b ar k e d o n w h at Mr


S c h ofi el d d es cri b e d as ‘t h e fi n al p h as e’ of m at uri n g a n d a d a pti n g t h e p at e nt e d Wi n d Wi n gs t e c h n ol o g y w hi c h – c o m bi n e d wit h r o ut e o pti mis ati o n s o Th w ar e – c a n, t h e y b eli e v e, r e d u c e f u el c o ns u m pti o n o n s e a- g oi n g v ess els b y u p a n a v er a g e of 3 0 % o v er t h e c o urs e of a v o y a g e, d e p e n di n g o n w h et h er t h e i nst all ati o n is r etr o fitt e d or o n a n e w b uil d wit h h ull o pti mis ati o n. “ We b eli e v e t h at a c hi e vi n g a 3 0 %


r e d u cti o n i n f u el us e w o ul d b e a si g ni fi c a nt i m pr o v e m e nt c o m p ar e d t o m ost ot h er d e vi c es, f or w hi c h a r e d u cti o n of 1 0- 2 0 p er c e nt is us u all y q u ot e d,” Mr S c h o fi el d s ai d. I niti all y ai m e d at b ul k c arri ers a n d t a n k ers, v ari a nts of t h e c o n c e pt f or ot h er s hi p t y p es ar e e x p e ct e d i n d u e c o urs e.


Y a c ht -r a ci n g s pi n - off B A R Te c h n ol o gi es w as f or m e d i n 2 0 1 6 t o m a k e a v ail a bl e a w e alt h of d esi g n k n o wl e d g e, t e c h ni c al s kills a n d i nt ell e ct u al pr o p ert y d e v el o p e d t hr o u g h i n v ol v e m e nt i n Brit ai n’s att e m pt t o wi n b a c k t h e A m eri c a’s C u p. It dr a ws o n t h e c o m bi n e d e x p eri e n c e of a t e a m of n a v al ar c hit e cts a n d e x p erts i n r el at e d dis ci pli n es. C hi ef e x e c uti v e, J o h n C o o p er, s ai d h e w as es p e ci all y gr at ef ul t o Mr Ol d e n d or ff f or gi vi n g t h e c o m p a n y t h e


T h e N a v al Ar c hit e ct J u n e 2 0 2 0


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