BAR Technologies is a design and engineering consultancy services company. It was originally spun out from the former British, America’s Cup Team, BAR. The company provides services in 4 key sectors: Workboats and Commercial Vessels, Shipping, Special Projects and Leisure Marine and Yachts1.
WindWings are large wing sails that can be fitted to cargo ships to harness the power of wind and reduce fuel consumption by up to 30 percent.
The WindWing project is part of a project that has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 955286
By harnessing the power of wind, WindWings can help vessel owners meet new CII rules. As wind power is not only zero emissions but is also non-depleting and hugely predictable, it offers significant efficiency gains in vessel operating costs.
On an average global route, WindWings can save 1.5 tonnes of fuel per WindWing per day – with the possibility of saving more on trans ocean routes.
This can translate into vessel owners saving heavy fuel oil (HFO) at c$800 per tonne, which will become even more important when saving against future fuels which will undoubtedly cost a lot more.
BAR Technologies offer a cohesive team of world lead naval architects and optimisation specialists; fluid dynamists; mechanical, structural and composite engineers; control strategy and system specialists; they offer data and simulation engineers with access to the latest commercial knowledge, using bespoke in-house design tools.
The Challenge
The IMO has set the goals for the shipping industry ultimately arriving at a 50% reduction in GHG by 2050. Amplifier recently published the Towards Net-Zero report to show pathways to reduce emissions to zero. It identifies wind as a significant and underutilized source of energy in shipping.
The IMO, Flags and Class all want wind to become a viable propulsion method. There is also considerable pull from forward thinking vessel owners and charterers that are prepared to take a leadership position and hence want to push for early adoption of the GHG reductions.
BAR Technologies has invested significant resource over the past years to become equipped to become a key player in cutting emissions in the marine industry. That research resulted in our patent pended WindWings technology. Extensive research by patent agents and other professionals clearly show our solution to be unique and powerful.
Recent success:
Cargill and BAR Technologies’ ground-breaking innovation, BAR Tech WindWings by Yara Marine sets sail on open waters, testing new technology that will bring cutting edge wind propulsion to commercial shipping for the first time.
Mitsubishi Corporation’s Pyxis Ocean, chartered by Cargill, is the first vessel to be retrofitted with two WindWings, which are large wing sails measuring up to 37,5 meters in height that can be fitted to the deck of cargo ships to harness the power of wind. Produced by industrialization partner Yara Marine Technologies, they are expected to generate average fuel savings of up to 30 percent on new build vessels, which could be even higher if used in combination with alternative fuels. The installation of the wings took place at the COSCO shipyard in China and the Pyxis Ocean is now on the water, conducting her maiden voyage.
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