TIM eMagazine Vol.2 Issue 11
Aquarius Eco-Ship Concept
Eco Marine Power
and Teramoto
Iron Works Sign
Patent License
Agreement
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Agreement paves the way for commercial production of EnergySail
and Aquarius MRE
ukuoka, Japan – 23rd January 2018 – In another major
step towards bringing rigid sails onto powered ships,
Eco Marine Power (EMP) announced today that it has
signed a patent license agreement with Teramoto Iron
Works Ltd concerning patents related to EMP’s Energy-
Sail® and Aquarius MRE® technologies.
Teramoto Iron Works is one of the few companies in
the world that has experience in the production of rigid
sails and was involved in the manufacture of JAMDA
sails in Japan in the 1980’s. Teramoto Iron Works was
selected to manufacture the first production version of
EMP’s EnergySail in 2016 and this latest agreement with EMP paves the
way to full commercial production once sea trials have been completed.
The patented EnergySail is an automated rigid sail device that enables
ships to utilize the power of the wind to reduce fuel consumption and
lower vessel emissions. It can also be fitted with flexible marine-grade
solar panels or other devices and used to charge batteries or the electrical
power fed into a ships power system. Alternatively an EnergySail array
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can be incorporated into EMP’s Aquarius MRE (Marine Renewable Energy)
solution.
Commenting on this latest agreement with EMP, Mr. Yoshitaka Teramo-
to, President of Teramoto Iron Works stated, “I am proud that our company
is at the forefront of bringing the EnergySail towards commercial produc-
tion and that we are able to demonstrate again, our ability to manufac-
ture high quality and specialized solutions for shipping.”
Greg Atkinson, Chief Technology Officer at Eco Marine Power added,
“There are very few companies in the world that have an established track
record in manufacturing large sails for powered ships, so I’m extremely
pleased that EMP has been able to expand our relationship with Teramoto
Iron Works.”
Teramoto Iron Works Design Team
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