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The Path to Zero work to make OceanWings suitable for lyzed the vessel’s behavior in relation to its maiden voyage – marking it as the commercial vessels was actually a scale the use of its four OceanWings. ? rst modern wind assisted modern ship down of the original design. The wing- Their goals went beyond simply iden- in commercial operations. Its job is to sail on BMW Oracle Racing’s 2010 tri- tifying the optimal wing positions; they deliver Ariane 6 rocket parts to the maran was an incredible 68 meters tall. delved into the forefront of Computa- launch site, so it will spend most of its

Today’s largest OceanWings are 37 tional Fluid Dynamics (CFD) advance- life on a ? xed trans-Atlantic route be- meters tall with a projected area of 363 ments, encompassing the detailed mod- tween Europe and South America.

square meters. Steel ships are of course elling of the intricate interaction among Modelling, and data from Energy much heavier than a state-of-the-art car- multiple OceanWings. Observer and live sea trials aboard bon ? ber tri-maran, however there is Comparing the performance assess- Canopée have put the fuel consumption more real estate, so AYRO was able to ment of a single wingsail on a vessel and GHG emissions savings at around build a smaller wing under the expecta- differs from evaluating the performance 30%, with peaks in excess of 50% in tion that at least two and anywhere up to of a more intricate con? guration com- favorable wind conditions. That’s 30% eight would be deployed. prising multiple wing-sails. less fuel and 30% less carbon when

Working out the complex interplay be- Further insights from the Energy measured against a similar vessel using tween multiple wingsails was a key as- Observer catamaran – an OceanWings heavy fuel oil on the same route. These pect in the development of OceanWings. testbed that has travelled more than savings are available now.

This research was also supported 20,000 nautical miles under wingsail While it’s possible for the Canopée to by efforts made in the design of the propulsion since 2019 has played a role voyage at more than 9 knots just using

Canopée, which is the ? rst ship to use in enhancing the control algorithms that its wingsails, scenarios where this is a

OceanWings wingsails on a commer- govern the automation of the wing-sails. viable mode of operation will be few cial voyage. and far between. Instead, the value of its

Working closely alongside the Cano- OceanWings comes from using the wind Hybrid is the Way Forward pée’s owner Jifmar Offshore Services, Fast forward to October 2023 and the to reduce the work its engines need to the VPLP Design team thoroughly ana- Canopée sets sail for French Guiana on do, with the result being a very positive © Jifmar Group Library MaD? y - Y. Derennes 14 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • January 2024

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