SKYTUG Wind Propulsion for Deep Sea Shipping
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Bluewater Engineering is developing the SKYTUG concept; a means of providing wind propulsion to the ocean cargo shipping sector at a scale never before seen. SKYTUG will provide a towing service to existing and new ships, deploying a vast array of wind power in the form of kites, to tow large ships across oceans at normal service speeds with only a fraction of their usual fuel consumption.
Our patent pending technologies will enable the largest kite arrays ever seen to be deployed controllably and channel masses of zero-carbon wind energy into the movement of essential goods around the world.
The encapsulation of the wind propulsion technology aboard a tug, rather than aboard ship, gives freedom to design and space to operate, carrying large amounts of kite area sufficient to tow heavily loaded bulk and tanker ships. It also offers a simple, attractive solution for ship operators: no modifications, no installations, no maintenance, no specialist crew, no downtime and no capex. Just towing, a familiar operation, and no extra costs.
This project will develop and assess the feasibility of the key elements of the SKYTUG concept, with a view to approving the design and building of an integrated demonstrator.
| BLUEWATER ENGINEERING LIMITED | LEAD_ORG |
| BLUEWATER ENGINEERING LIMITED | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| James McGarley | PM_PER |
Subjects by relevance
- Ships
- Maritime navigation
- Wind energy
- Shipbuilding
- Shipping
- Cargo ships
Extracted key phrases
- Skytug Wind propulsion
- Skytug concept
- Wind propulsion technology
- Deep Sea Shipping
- Large kite array
- Large ship
- Bluewater Engineering
- Ocean cargo shipping sector
- Carbon wind energy
- New ship
- Wind power
- Ship operator
- Tanker ship
- Kite area sufficient
- Normal service speed