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#EnergyTransition: France experiences wind propulsion boom in 2024 https://www.offshore-energy.biz/france-experiences-wind-propulsion-boom-in-2024/

"The French wind propulsion industry witnessed strong growth in 2024. The country’s sailing fleet now comprises eleven large cargo #ships, with four new wind-powered vessels added to the fleet in 2024... What is more, a total of fifteen vessels featuring #WindPropulsion are under construction"

#ClimateChange #Renewables #Wind #WindEnergy #Climate #ClimateCrisis #CargoShips #Shipping #FRpol #EUpol

illustration of multiple large modern wind-powered cargo ships

Dev log # 4.5 the means of wind propulsion
This week we explore the shape language and technologies of ship propulsion.

We look into real world references shared by the windship association at the sustainable ship design conference, and the main types of WASP (wind-assisted-ship-propulsion) that exist today. Flettner rotors, inflatable wingsails, kites, and more.

Read the dev log (no paywall):
https://www.patreon.com/posts/115864762

#shipping #Shippingindustry #windpropulsion #sail #sailing

A drawing of Big tech wing span, which is definitely not a ripoff of bartech windwings. A type of multi element rigid sail for modern cargo ships.

a photo of a cargo crane ship with four flettner rotors

photo of a cargo ship outfitted with two inflatable sails that look like wings of a bird. Michelin, a car tire company makes this prototype.

close up view of a demonstrator inflatable sail on on a fancy yatch. A car tire company makes this prototype called WISAMO.

A ship from the past, oil on panel, 2018.

This was the culmination of years of reading about ecology, collapse, and low tech, + my experience sailing on historical ships 100 years old.

#oilpainting #MastoArt #lowtech #sailing #sailcargo #containership #shippingindustry #postcollapse #solarpunk #ecopunk #ecology #windpropulsion

An oil painting by NiwlCraft showing a sea on an overcast day. We can see two ships, one large moving cargo containers with a diesel engine, and one smaller with brown sails. The container ship is capsizing, while the old sailboat keeps sailing unperturbed.

#sailing #yachting #cargovessel #windship #towt #windpropulsion #gorlov #photovoltaic #catamaran #trimaran #hydrofoil #riggedmast #metallicsails #energyobserver

#EnergyTransition: 37 wind-powered and 11 wind-ready cargo ships in operation
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/iwsa-37-wind-powered-and-11-wind-ready-ships-in-operation/

"the number of #ships installed with #WindPropulsion has effectively doubled in the twelve months to April 2024... A critical mass of demonstrator ships is forming in the bulker, tanker, RoRo and general cargo segments, with developments in other ship segments accelerating, too... small fleet orders are being made, not only single #ship deployments."

Large cargo ship with modern rectangular sails

Sails And Satellite Navigation Could Cut Shipping Industry's Emissions By Up To A Third
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https://theconversation.com/sails-and-satellite-navigation-could-cut-shipping-industrys-emissions-by-up-to-a-third-217596 <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2023.116065 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #routing #GPS #satellitedata #routeoptimization #routeplanning #shipping #cargo #shippingworldwide #global #wind #sails #internationalshipping #cargoships #optimisation #saildesign #propulsion #windpropulsion #windpower #research #shipping #satellite #navigation #emissions #climatechange #fossilfuel

photo - cargo ship - with Wingsails, analogous to aeroplane wings, provide lift on either side.

photo - cargo ship - with Flettner rotors are smooth cylinders with discs that spin as wind passes at right angles across it.

graphic - Ship performance polar diagrams for the Flettner rotor-assisted Panamax bulk carrier for varying true wind at a constant ship speed of 12 knots. The polar diagram shows the fuel consumption (FC), in kg per hour, of the Panamax bulk carrier ship with four Flettner rotors at different true wind angles (TWA) and wind speeds.

maps and graphs - The optimised routes, wind rose plots and wind speed histograms for three example routes in the Atlantic Ocean. a) Set of optimised shipping routes, the wind speed and direction profiles for the great circle route and optimised voyages, and the wind speed histogram distribution for all journeys across four years between Montevideo (Uruguay) and South Africa. b) The same data for all journeys between Plymouth (UK) and Norfolk (USA). c) The same data for all journeys across four years between the Panama Canal Pass and Gibraltar.

New sail-powered cargo ship to race the seas

#windenergy #windpower #windpropulsion #wind #renewableenergy #energy #cleanenergy #cleanpower #greenenergy #greeneconomy #ship #shipping #cargoservices #cargoship #cargo #sailboat #sailingyacht #sailingboat #commerce

https://cleantechnica.com/2023/06/13/100-wind-energy-to-propel-a-cargo-ship-that-looks-like-a-racing-yacht/

New sail-powered cargo ship to race the seas

#windenergy #windpower #windpropulsion #wind #renewableenergy #energy #cleanenergy #cleanpower #greenenergy #greeneconomy #ship #shipping #cargoservices #cargoship #cargo #sailboat #sailingyacht #sailingboat #commerce

https://cleantechnica.com/2023/06/13/100-wind-energy-to-propel-a-cargo-ship-that-looks-like-a-racing-yacht/

🍿Did you see #EU #EMFF @bound4blue project on @La1_tve?

#EMFAF

Check it out! 👇
RT @bound4blue: 📺The installation of the eSAIL on La Naumon has appeared at @La1_tve. As @carluspadrissa from @LaFuraDelsBaus says "We all are in the same ship. La Naumon is a metaphor for the world, and in this ship, humans have to be sailors, not passengers". #EU #shipping #windpropulsion

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/cinea_eu/status/1565616393554362369

#windpropulsion

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