Tunnel test underlines windship's potential
The Mitchell–Wolfson Unit Wind Tunnel at the University of Southampton recently witnessed a gathering of industry experts of the shipping, commodities and petrochemical sectors together with UK government officials to view the testing of the most recent windship technology model in February 2020.
The wind tunnel test findings further validated the results of the latest windship technology CFD testing. Windship’s solution will be able to save a minimum of 30% of the CO2 emissions annually.
The windship system combined with reduced engine revolutions and other ship optimisation could save up to 80% of fuel and emissions.
The patented UK designed windship rig system might be a tool to help the shipping industry getting closer towards achieving its 50% reduction in emissions by 2050, as required by the IMO. (mw)