WINTEGRATE launched to accelerate wind-powered shipping
Kongsberg Maritime and a consortium of leading Norwegian maritime companies and research institutions have launched WINTEGRATE, a major research and innovation project aimed at accelerating the adoption of wind propulsion in commercial shipping. The project has been awarded up to NOK 68 million through Norway’s Green Platform programme. WINTEGRATE will develop technologies and methodologies that…
Kongsberg Maritime and a consortium of Norwegian maritime companies and research institutions have launched WINTEGRATE, a research and innovation project focused on accelerating the adoption of wind propulsion in commercial shipping. The project, which has received up to NOK 68 million in funding from Norway’s Green Platform programme, aims to develop technologies and methodologies that integrate Wind Assisted Propulsion Systems (WAPS) with ship propulsion, power management, routing, and control systems.
By doing so, WINTEGRATE seeks to maximize fuel savings, reduce emissions, and make wind propulsion more practical and scalable for both existing vessels and newbuilds. The consortium includes Kongsberg Maritime, SINTEF Ocean, SINTEF Digital, Odfjell SE, Seatrans, DNV, StormGeo, OsloMet, Norsepower, bound4blue, Corvus, OMS, and DIGICAT, and will utilize demonstration vessels from Odfjell SE and Seatrans to validate technologies and support commercial deployment.
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