Imagine putting giant, smart sails on modern cargo ships to let the wind do the heavy lifting. This project creates the tools and rules to make sure these sails actually save fuel and are easy to install. It's like giving ship owners a reliable guidebook and a smart autopilot for wind power.
Ship owners face high fuel costs and emissions penalties but lack standardized methods to verify if wind propulsion actually works for their specific vessels. This creates high investment uncertainty and operational risks for crews.
A web-based design tool for retrofits and newbuilds, a real-time Control and Management System (HCMS), and a high-fidelity crew training simulator.
If you are a fleet operator dealing with high fuel costs and strict emission limits — this project developed a retrofitted chemical tanker demonstrator that proves how wind sails reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
If you are a shipyard dealing with uncertainty in wind-powered ship designs — this project developed a web-based design tool with standardized templates for newbuilds that reduces investment risk.
If you are a training provider dealing with the safety risks of new propulsion tech — this project developed a high-fidelity crew training simulator to ensure sailors can operate wind systems safely.
Based on available project data, specific pricing is not provided, but the project aims to reduce investment uncertainty through techno-economic assessment tools.
The technology is being validated on two full-scale demonstrators: a retrofitted chemical tanker and a newly built wind-powered cargo vessel.
Based on available project data, the project delivers a web-based design tool, but specific licensing terms are not mentioned.
Yes, the outputs are designed to feed into EU and IMO regulatory frameworks, specifically mentioning FuelEU Maritime and IMO GFS.
The project period runs from 2026-05-01 to 2029-04-30.
The consortium is heavily industry-driven with a 67% industry ratio, comprising 10 industrial partners including 4 SMEs. Led by Kongsberg Maritime AS, the group spans 6 European countries, indicating a strong commercial focus and a high likelihood of direct market integration for the developed tools.
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