Shipping
Boomsma Shipping has completed the installation of a
first two eConowind’s VentiFoil wind-assisted propulsion units on its 6,477-dwt
general cargo vessel Frisian Sea.
Lee Hong Liang | Jan 25, 2021
The Dutch-flagged vessel has made its maiden voyage to Sweden’s Vasteras
from Harlingen in the Netherlands with the VentiFoils in operation.
“We believe it is necessary and very important to meet sustainability
challenges to reduce our environmental footprint. Together with the IMO
decarbonisation goals for 2050 we want to do our part to reduce our fuel
consumption and CO2 emissions as soon as possible,” said Johan Boomsma,
co-owner of Boomsma Shipping.
The VentiFoils by eConowind are designed as optimal compact, non-rotating
wing profiles, creating thrust by means of the principle of
boundary-layer-suction, for which ventilators are mounted inside the
VentiFoils. Due to the generated thrust by the eConowind unit, the thrust of
the propeller can be reduced to maintain the same speed leading to fuel savings
and emission reductions.
A new Flatrack design has the flexibility of a container, being movable by
the hatch crane, needs limited installation time and has possibility for
use on several vessels. With this system the units can be positioned just in
front of the superstructure during loading.
Tessa Remery, project coordinator at Boomsma Shipping, said: “With the help
of the Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion (WASP) project, part of the EU Interreg
North Sea region program, we will now test the performance during the coming
two years. This innovative technology has to work in our daily operations with
various wind conditions. We hope to find savings to be in the region of
10%.”
The WASP project is funded by the Interreg North Sea Europe program, part
of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), and brings together
universities and wind-assist technology providers with shipowners to research,
trial and validate the operational performance of a selection of wind
propulsion solutions.
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