With membership across the shipping industry including among others, authorities, classification societies, shipowners, and suppliers, GSF unites industry leaders with the common goal of finding innovative ways for emission-free transport using digital technologies and leveraging existing energy efficient technology.

As part of its new membership, Norsepower has already committed to joining a number of its new partners on a project which looks to develop a retrofit package that will contribute significantly to the energy savings on board selected vessel types, all representative of high volume vessel series.

Project partners include fellow GSF members ABB, Alfa Laval, Bureau Veritas, BOS Global, Clorius Controls, Danfoss, Danish Energy Consulting, DESMI, DNV GL, Greensteam HAFNIA, MAN Energy Solutions, Norsepower, Optimum Voyage, Orcan, Rolls Royce, and Royston.

The partnership between Norsepower and GSF is consistent with the long-term commitment to safe, reliable, environmentally-friendly, and energy-efficient marine transportation globally. Norsepower is a leading clean technology and engineering company pioneering modern auxiliary wind propulsion for the global maritime industry. Its award-winning Rotor Sail Solution technology is currently installed on three vessels (Bore’s ESTRADEN, Viking Line’s VIKING GRACE, and Maersk Tanker MAERSK PELICAN) and has achieved over 35,000 hours in operation, saving more than 4,500 tonnes of CO2 in the process. The solution has delivered independently-verified fuel savings with potential of up to 20%.

Most recently, the Norsepower Rotor Sail Solution received the first-ever type approval design certificate granted by DNV GL to an auxiliary wind propulsion system onboard a commercial ship. The type approval was issued in March 2019 – following a design assessment of Norsepower’s 30-metres by 5-metre Rotor Sail, two of which have been installed onboard the Maersk Pelican LR2 tanker.

“We’re delighted to be part of the Green Ship of the Future (GSF) project. As pioneers of modern auxiliary wind propulsion technology for the global maritime industry, we look forward to collaborating with our fellow GSF members to support shipping’s decarbonisation goals. We believe that the ability to harness wind as an additional propulsion source to enable a reduction in fuel consumption and related emissions is a natural next step for the maritime industry as it seeks to remain cost-efficient and meet existing and forthcoming environmental regulations” said Tuomas Riski, CEO Norsepower.

For more information on the new GSF retrofit project, please visit: https://greenship.org/gsf-initiates-new-retrofit-project/