bound4blue - Advanced sails to reduce environmental impact and OPEX of maritime transport
Overview
Background & policy context:
Maritime transport drives global trade but also contributes to environmental pollution. The EU-funded bound4blue project proposes a highly innovative aeronautics-based wingsail. It uses the wind as a renewable energy source for propulsion to reduce more than 30 % of the fuel used in maritime transport (merchant vessels, fishing vessels, passenger vessels, etc.). It also complies with the new International Maritime Organisation (IMO) regulations and the European Green Deal goals. The project proposes two patented types: a foldable wingsail that is more suitable for vessels with space and manoeuvrability restrictions and a suction-based wingsail (eSAIL), more affordable for smaller vessels.
Objectives:
b4b has patented and developed a highly novel wingsail based on aeronautics which, making use of the wind as renewable energy source for propulsion, reduces up to 30% of the fuel used in maritime transport (merchant vessels, fishing vessels, passenger vessels, etc.), reducing operating costs and the environmental impact of the maritime industry, also complying with new International Maritime Organisation (IMO) regulations and the European Green Deal goals. So far, the company has two patented different type of wingsails: a foldable wingsail more suitable for vessels with space and maneuverability restrictions; and a suction-based wingsail (eSAIL), suitable for vessels with no restrictions and also more affordable for smaller vessels, like fishing vessels.
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