GT Green Technologies targets AiP for AirWing’s aerofoil design

GT Green Technologies expects to announce plans shortly to deliver the first reference for its first AirWing20 unit for installation on a vessel in 2024, including details of a partnership with a prominent shipowner.

Bureau Veritas has significant expertise across a wide range of wind propulsion technologies and provides the industry with updated modern class rules and guidance for wind propulsion systems.

The technology developer’s wing design features AirFlow technology, which it claims can produce fuel efficiency savings of between 10-30% for retrofit installations. 

The technology has been awarded funding by the UK Government’s Department for Transport, through its Transport Research Innovation Grant (TRIG) programme. The TRIG programme, overseen by Connected Places Catapult on behalf of the Department for Transport, is designed to foster advancements and encourage research in the transport sector.

Laurent Leblanc, Senior Vice President, Technical & Operations at Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore, commented, “We recognize the innovative potential of GT Green Technologies’ AirWing20 system. The classification process is an important step in the technical validation of this solution to address compliance with applicable class rules, notations and other regulations, and helps to pave the way for the next phases of development.”