Post by Fraunhofer-Institut für Windenergiesysteme

📣 𝗡𝗲𝘄 #𝗜𝗪𝗘𝗦𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 The #shipping industry faces the challenge of reducing its emissions. One effective option is the use of wind propulsion systems such as Flettner rotors: They harness the #wind to supplement conventional ship propulsion and can thus reduce fuel consumption. Over the past three and a half years, the FlettnerFLEET #research project has further developed this technology for widespread use on various types of ships – including validation and digitalization measures. 💡 The project results show that Flettner rotors can reduce ships’ fuel consumption, thereby making an immediately available contribution to lowering emissions in shipping. Read more in the blog article by our colleagues Hans Kyling and Paul Feja 👉 https://lnkd.in/eq8edsu7 Project partners: MARIKO GmbH, SCHOTTEL, HB Hunte Engineering GmbH, Bureau Veritas, Hamburgische Schiffbau-Versuchsanstalt GmbH (HSVA), IBK-Fibertec GmbH, Hochschule Emden/Leer, Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems