RetroFIT55 – Kick-Off
RETROFIT55 #horizoneurope project kicked off in Jan-2023 at the premises of CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) in Rome, Italy. Partners representing various sectors of the European #maritime Industry were called on to develop an advanced web-based decision support system. This system would aid, among others, Ship Operators, Designers and Shipyards, to select the most suitable ship-specific green technologies that […]
HYDRODYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION OF SHIPS
HYDRODYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION OF SHIPS WITH RETROFITTED WASP SYSTEMS Hannes F. Renzsch, Fabian Thies (Friendship Systems AG, Germany) Presented at Innov’Sails conference – May 2023ABSTRACT Wind assisted ship propulsion has the potential to be one of the mainstays of emission reduction of commercial shipping. As it is not feasible to simply replace the fleet in service […]
