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o p p ort u nit y t o bri n g its t e c h n ol o g y fr o m t h e p at e nt o ffi c e t o t h e s e a.” Mr Ol d e n d orff is a m ari n e visi o n ar y


a n d h as c o nsist e ntl y gi v e n his b a c ki n g t o e m er gi n g t e c h n ol o g y. He is a l e a di n g fi g ur e i n t h e T o w ar ds Net Z er o c o ns orti u m, w hi c h is p us hi n g i n t h e dir e cti o n of a c ar b o n-fr e e f ut ur e f or s hi p pi n g i n t h e B alti c a n d N ort h S e a. H e t ol d fh e N a v al Arc hit ect , “ w h e n Si m o n a n d J o h n e x pl ai n e d w h at t h e y w er e u p t o wit h Wi n d Wi n gs a n d S hi p S E A T, I i nst a ntl y w a nt e d t o g et i n v ol v e d. “ W hilst o u r p art n e rs hi p is offi ci all y


wit h A m pli fi er, m y c oll e a g u es at R e e d er ei N or d ar e w or ki n g cl os el y wit h t h e B A R Te c h n ol o gi es t e a m i n t his i niti al p h as e of t h e pr oj e ct. We ar e c o m pl et el y i m m ers e d o n a d a y t o d a y b asis a n d dir e cti n g t h e pr oj e ct wit h r e g ul ar st e eri n g c o m mitt e e m e eti n gs w h er e w e c h all e n g e e a c h ot h er a n d dis c uss n e w i d e as, all o n vi d e o c alls of c o urs e. Th e I M O h as s et us a c h all e n g e f or 2 0 5 0, b ut t h e s hi p pi n g i n d ustr y n e e ds t o t a k e a cti o n m u c h s o o n er t h a n t h at, a n d t h at eff ort s h o ul d b e d et e r mi n e d a n d i m m e di at e.” T o u n d erst a n d w h er e Wi n d Wi n gs c a m e


fr o m, it’s i m p ort a nt t o st art wit h S hi p S E A T, a s uit e of s o Th w ar e t h at B A R Te c h n ol o gi es u s e s t o a n al y s e t h e eff e cti v e n e s s of e v er yt hi n g t o d o wit h dr a g r e d u cti o n, b e it di ff er e nt ki n ds of r u d d ers, air b u b bl es, di ff er e nt a Th b o di es a n d s o o n.


A h oli sti c a p pr o a c h “ Th er e ar e m a n y w a ys t o r e d u c e dr a g, b ut o n e f e at ur e t h at al m ost all of t h e m h a v e i n c o m m o n is t h at t h e y ar e d esi g n e d i n


Si m o n S c h o Th el d: “ o ur p at e nt e d m e c h a ni s m m a xi mi s e s p o w er a cr o s s a br o a d r a n g e of wi n d dir e cti o n s ”


is ol ati o n,” Mr S c h o fi el d e x pl ai n e d. “ S hi p S E A T all o ws us t o l o o k at d e vi c es


h olisti c all y, as w e di d wit h t h e A m eri c a’s C u p. It is a s uit e of t o ols t h at e n a bl es us t o u n d ert a k e li k e-f or-li k e c o m p aris o ns of di ff er e nt c o n c e pts a n d e x a mi n e h o w t h e y a ff e ct t h e d esi g n of a v ess el a n d t h e w a y it o p er at es as w h ol e. Th er e is a w e at h er r o uti n g m o d ul e i n it, t o o, t h at e n a bl es us t o pr e di ct t h e p erf or m a n c e of a v ess el o n a n y r o ut e, i n a r a n g e of c o n diti o ns, a n d o pti mis e it. “ We t al k e d t o Mr Ol d e n d or ff a b o ut his


i nt er est i n wi n d pr o p ulsi o n a n d b e g a n t o us e S hi p S E A T t o a n al ys e a r a n g e of c o n c e pts. We e x a mi n e d i n d et ail w h at t h eir e ff e cts w o ul d b e o n a v ess el, n ot j ust i n t er ms of h o w m u c h t hr ust t h e y mi g ht


pr o vi d e a n d h o w m u c h f u el s a vi n g or e missi o ns r e d u cti o n t h e y mi g ht a c hi e v e, b ut h olisti c all y. “ We w a nt e d t o u n d erst a n d t h e e ff e ct of


wi n d pr o p ulsi o n d e vi c es o n e v er y as p e ct of a v ess el a n d its o p er ati o n – o n a l ar g e v ess el s u c h as a b ul k c arri er, f or i nst a n c e, t h e eff e ct of l e e w a y a n gl e o n pr o p ell er p erf or m a n c e. All of t h es e i n di vi d u al e ff e cts n e e d t o b e t a k e n i nt o c o nsi d er ati o n i n t h e d esi g n of a wi n d pr o p ulsi o n s yst e m if it is r e all y g oi n g t o w or k f or a n o w n er.


M a xi mi si n g p o w er w h at e v er t h e wi n d dir e cti o n “ As a c o m p a n y w hi c h s p u n- o ff fr o m o n e t h at d esi g ns hi g h p erf or m a n c e s ail b o ats, w e u n d erst a n d t h e m e c h a nis ms of wi n d pr o p ulsi o n v e r y w ell. H o w e v e r, o n a c o m m er ci al v ess el s u c h as a b ul k er or a t a n k er t h e i nt er a cti o n of t h e v ari a bl es r e pr es e nts a c o ntr asti n g c h all e n g e. “ W h at w e f o u n d w as q uit e di ff er e nt t o


w h at w e h a d e x p e ct e d, a n d o b vi o usl y v er y diff er e nt fr o m a s ail b o at. We t o o k t h at k n o wl e d g e a n d a p pli e d it t o t h e d esi g n of o ur o w n wi n d pr o p ulsi o n s yst e m, w hi c h b e c a m e Wi n d Wi n gs.” Mr S c h o fi el d s ai d h e c a n n ot s h ar e a gr e at


d e al a b o ut t h e a ct u al d esi g n of Wi n d Wi n gs b ut s ai d t h at B A R Te c h n ol o gi es w o ul d re v e al m or e w h e n t h e Wi n d Wi n gs g ets cl os er t o b uil d. “ Th er e ar e a l ot of c o n c e pts b ut n ot a l ot of h ar d w ar e c o nstr u ct e d. I c a n t ell y o u t h at o ur c o n c e pt m a xi mis es t h e p o w er a cr oss a br o a d r a n g e of wi n d dir e cti o ns vi a t h e us e of o ur p at e nt e d m e c h a nis m,” h e e x pl ai n e d. “ We’d r at h er b e ‘ pr o d u ci n g’ r at h er t h a n s h o uti n g a b o ut w h at w e ar e g oi n g t o b uil d f or t h e n e xt f e w m o nt hs.” H o w e v e r, B A R Te c h n ol o gi e s h a s


alr e a d y u n d ert a k e n e xt e nsi v e t esti n g of t h e Wi n d Wi n gs i n a virt u al e n vir o n m e nt a n d is c o n fi d e nt e n o u g h of its p erf or m a n c e t o m o v e t o t h e n e xt st a g e – i nst alli n g a Wi n d Wi n gs d e vi c e o n a v ess el – wit h o ut first u n d ert a ki n g a n y m o d el t esti n g. Th e p art n ers i n t h e pr oj e ct ar e pl a n ni n g


t o g ai n cl ass a p pr o v al i n pri n ci pl e a n d ulti m at el y i nst all t h e first Wi n d Wi n gs o n v ess els i n t h e n e ar f ut ur e, a n d t h e t e a ms at B A R Te c h n ol o gi es, R e e d er ei N or d a n d A m plifi er h a v e pr o mis e d t o k e e p N a v al Arc hitect


T h e i nf or m e d t hr o u g h o ut t h e


B A R T e c h n ol o gi e s h a s a p pli e d e x p eri e n c e g ai n e d i n t h e y a c ht r a ci n g s e ct or t o a n u m b er of c o m m er ci al pr oj e ct s


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


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