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A three-and-a-half-year program to test and demonstrate a range of technologies in wind-assisted propulsion has come to a close with organizers report.
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German Multi-Purpose Freighter Adds Rotor Sail
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Friday April 30, 2021 A
German multi-purpose freighter has become the latest ship to take on wind power technology to cut its fuel bills and emissions.
Eco-Flettner has added one of its rotor sail to
Rörd Braren s ship the
Annika Braren, the company said in an emailed statement this week. Work on the retrofit started in the fourth quarter of last year, but its completion was delayed by complications from the COVID-19 pandemic. The ship is now on its first wind-assisted voyage, the company said. This is a big project for our company and one that we are convinced will bring substantial benefits to the company, but also help to showcase the technology for other shipowners and to contribute to lowering emissions in the region and globally,