Maritime
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Maersk Tankers, Norsepower, ETI
And Shell Collaborate To Test Wind
Propulsion Technology
N
orsepower Oy Ltd. in partnership with
Maersk Tankers, The Energy Technolo-
gies Institute (ETI), and Shell Shipping
& Maritime, today announced that it will
install and trial Flettner rotor sails onboard
a Maersk Tankers-owned vessel.
The project will be the first installation
of wind-powered energy technology on
a product tanker vessel, and will provide
insights into fuel savings and operational experience. The rotor
sails will be fitted during the first half of 2018, before undergoing
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testing and data analysis at sea until the end of 2019.
Maersk Tankers will supply a 109,647-deadweight tonne
(DWT) Long Range 2 (LR2) product tanker vessel which will be
retrofitted with two 30m tall by 5m diameter Norsepower Rotor
Sails. Combined, these are expected to reduce average fuel
consumption on typical global shipping routes by 7-10%.
The project is majority funded by the UK’s Energy Technologies
Institute (ETI) with contributions from Maersk Tankers and
Norsepower. Shell will act as project coordinator, and provide
operational and terminal / port consultancy to the project team,
while Maersk Tankers will provide technical and operational