Shipping: Testing Begins On Start Production Tanker Vessel Utilising Current Of Air Propulsion Technology

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Et voilà, Hellenic Shipping News, August 31:  

Testing Begins On First Product Tanker Vessel Utilising Wind Propulsion Technology

Norsepower Oy Ltd., together alongside projection partners Maersk Tankers, Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) as well as Shell Shipping & Maritime, today announced the installation of 2 Norsepower Rotor Sails onboard Maersk Pelican, a Maersk Tankers Long Range 2 (LR2) production tanker vessel.

The Rotor Sails are large, cylindrical mechanical sails that spin to practice a describe per unit of measurement area differential – called the Magnus consequence – that propels the vessel forward. The Rotor Sails volition furnish auxiliary air current propulsion to the vessel, optimising fuel efficiency yesteryear reducing fuel consumption as well as associated emissions yesteryear an expected 7-10% on typical global transportation routes.

Two 30×5 metres Norsepower Rotor Sail successfully installed onboard the Maersk Pelican.

The Rotor Sails are the world’s largest at thirty metres tall yesteryear v metres inwards diameter as well as were installed on the production tanker vessel inwards the port of Rotterdam. The outset voyage alongside the Rotor Sails installed volition commence shortly.

“This projection is breaking solid seat down inwards the production tanker industry. While the manufacture has gone through decades of technological development, the utilisation of air current propulsion engineering onboard a production tanker vessel could accept us to a novel playing field. This novel engineering has the potential to assist the manufacture survive to a greater extent than cost-competitive equally it moves cargoes some the Blue Planet for customers as well as to trim the environmental impact,” said Tommy Thomassen, Chief Technical Officer, Maersk Tankers.

The Rotor Sails need maintain completed rigorous province testing, including thorough testing of diverse mechanical as well as performance criteria, as well as is the outset Rotor Sails to survive Class approved for utilisation on a production tanker vessel. Extensive measuring as well as evaluation of the effectiveness of the Rotor Sails volition directly accept house to examination the long-term fiscal as well as technical viability of the technology. Independent experts from Lloyd’s Register’s (LR’s) Ship Performance squad volition acquire as well as analyse the performance information during the examination stage to ensure an impartial assessment earlier technical as well as operational insights also equally performance studies are published.

Andrew Scott, Programme Manager HDV marine as well as offshore renewable energy, ETI explained: “We commissioned this projection to furnish a unique chance to demonstrate the untapped potential of Rotor Sails. Auxiliary air current propulsion is i of the few fuel-saving technologies that is expected to offering double-digit pct improvements. The engineering is projected to survive especially suitable for tankers as well as dry out volume carriers, as well as this examination volition assist inwards determining the farther potential for Rotor Sails inwards the production tanker industry.”

Tuomas Riski, CEO, Norsepower, added: “We need maintain swell ambitions for our engineering as well as its utilisation inwards decarbonising the transportation industry. The installation of our largest e'er Rotor Sails inwards partnership alongside these manufacture leading organisations shows that at that topographic point is an appetite to apply novel technologies.

“With this installation on the Maersk Pelican, at that topographic point are directly 3 vessels inwards daily commercial functioning using Norsepower’s Rotor Sails. Each of these cases represents a real unlike vessel type as well as operational profile, demonstrating the widespread chance to harness the air current through Flettner rotors across the maritime industry.”...MORE

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