Energy Saving Devices

Japanese transportation company, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), is installing an automated kite system developed by Airbus company, Airseas, on its large bulk carrier.

Independent tests on a Viking Line-owned and operated cruise ferry have showed that Norsepower Oy’s Rotor Sail technology has the potential to deliver LNG fuel savings of around 300 tonnes per year.

Clean technology company, Norsepower Oy, has been awarded the first ever type approval design certificate granted to an auxiliary wind propulsion system onboard a commercial ship.

Performance of the Eco-Flettner, a rotor sail propulsion system, is reported to be exceeding expectations.