Development and Demonstration of New Technology for the use of Wind Turbines on Ships
Report, 2014
Technology to substantially reduce commercial ship fuel consumption by harnessing sea winds for
simultaneous generation of electricity and thrust, has been developed by the company PROPit AB.
The basic idea is to apply conventional wind turbine technology for the marine environment, where
the turbine will also take the function of sails. Primary target market is tankers or bulk ships with a
large and open deck space. Chalmers, in a study co-sponsored by the Swedish Energy Agency and
Chalmers Energy Centre, 2011, confirmed fuel saving estimates around 15-30 % for optimal routes,
but with higher uncertainties.
ship
route
wind power
stability
propultion
Author
Ola Carlson
Chalmers, Energy and Environment, Electric Power Engineering
Per Arne Nilsson
Wind-diesel system with a variable speed turbine
European Wind Energy Association Conference and Exhibition 1991,; (1991)p. 469-473
Paper in proceeding
Driving Forces
Sustainable development
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Subject Categories
Energy Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
Areas of Advance
Energy