Ship Wind-Power Technology Delivers 5% Fuel Efficiency Savings · Environmental Leader · Environmental Management & Sustainable Development News - 1 views
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Adriana Trujillo on 22 Jun 15Norsepower Oy and Bore say the sea trial of Norsepower's Rotor Sail - a new wind propulsion technology for ships - verified by NAPA and supported by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, confirm fuel savings of 2.6 percent using a single small Rotor Sail on a route in the North Sea. With these fuel savings, the technology has a payback period of 4 years, the companies say.