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An auxiliary wind propulsion system to reduce the fuel consumption of commercial shipping
01.
Identification
Rotor Sails is an auxiliary wind propulsion system that reduces the fuel consumption of commercial shipping vessels.
The solution is based on the Magnus effect where a rotating cylinder creates a lift force when it encounters airflow created by the wind. This lift force is due to a pressure difference on different sides of the cylinder. The lift force induced by the Magnus effect can be as much as ten times higher than what the conventional sail could provide, making the principle ideal for auxiliary propulsion on large scale commercial vessels. With Rotor Sails it is possible to reduce the fuel consumption of the ship, saving in fuel costs, but also reducing the emissions related to shipping. Fuel consumption of a ship is typically reduced by 5% to up to 20%. The solution is suitable for approximately 25 000 vessels globally including tankers, passengers vessels, and bulk carriers.
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Label Date
July 10, 2019
From
Finland
Maturity stage
Small scale commercialization
Looking For
Investment subsidies for shipowners investing in environmental technologies
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Design, Power & Produce
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Use & Efficiency
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The environmental benefits
- •Annual average savings potential of around 300-350 kW for one unit of the largest Rotor Sail model.
- •Annual fuel savings of around 300-400 tons.
- •A reduction of annual CO2 emissions of around 900-1200 tons.
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The Financial benefits
- •With an annual economic savings potential in global average wind conditions between 100 000 - 200 000 EUR per Rotor Sail.
- •Typical average fuel savings of around 5-20% per ship.
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Activity Region
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Europe
Kosovo, Vatican City, Ukraine, San Marino, Slovakia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Slovenia, Sweden, Russia, Serbia, Romania, Portugal, Poland, Norway, Netherlands, Malta, Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Republic of Moldova, Monaco, Latvia, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Jersey, Italy, Iceland, Isle of Man, Ireland, Hungary, Croatia, Greece, Gibraltar, Guernsey, United Kingdom, France, Faroe Islands, Finland, Spain, Estonia, Denmark, Germany, Czechia, Switzerland, Belarus, Bulgaria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Åland, Austria, Albania, Andorra,
Asia
Yemen, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Taiwan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, East Timor, Tajikistan, Thailand, Syria, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, State of Palestine, Pakistan, Philippines, Oman, Nepal, Malaysia, Maldives, Macao SAR, Mongolia, Myanmar [Burma], Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Laos, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, South Korea, North Korea, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Japan, Jordan, Iran, Iraq, India, Israel, Indonesia, Hong Kong SAR, Georgia, Cyprus, China (Mainland), Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates,
Africa
Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Mayotte, Uganda, Tanzania, Tunisia, Togo, French Southern Territories, Chad, Swaziland, Ṣo Tom̩ and Pr?_ncipe, South Sudan, Somalia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Saint Helena, Sudan, Seychelles, Rwanda, R̩union, Nigeria, Niger, Namibia, Mozambique, Malawi, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mali, Madagascar, Morocco, Libya, Lesotho, Liberia, Comoros, Kenya, British Indian Ocean Territory, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Gabon, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Western Sahara, Egypt, Algeria, Djibouti, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Botswana, Benin, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Angola,
North america
U.S. Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, United States, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Sint Maarten, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Panama, Nicaragua, Mexico, Montserrat, Martinique, Saint Martin, Saint Lucia, Cayman Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Jamaica, Haiti, Honduras, Guatemala, Guadeloupe, Greenland, Grenada, Dominican Republic, Dominica, Curacao, Cuba, Costa Rica, Canada, Belize, Bahamas, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bermuda, Saint Barth̩lemy, Barbados, Aruba, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda,
South america
Venezuela, Uruguay, Suriname, Paraguay, Peru, Guyana, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, French Guiana, Falkland Islands, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, Bouvet Island, Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina,
Australia
Samoa, Wallis and Futuna, Vanuatu, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands, Tuvalu, Tonga, Tokelau, Solomon Islands, Palau, Pitcairn Islands, Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia, New Zealand, Niue, Nauru, Norfolk Island, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Guam, Micronesia, Fiji, Christmas Island, Cook Islands, Cocos [Keeling] Islands, Australia, American Samoa,
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Company Profile
Norsepower Oy Ltd.
Norsepower is a Finnish cleantech company providing wind propulsion systems to reduce the environmental foot print of the global shipping.
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Headquarters
00180 Helsinki, Finland
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Networking Partner
Horizon Results Platform - European Commission
The Horizon Results Platform is a new European Commission platform helping EU Research & Innovation funding beneficiaries to valorise their results with a view to creating socio-economic impact.
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