Lloyd's Register finds value in wind power
Contributed to IAA PortNews by Ship & Bunker
Lloyd's Register's Strategic Research Group says a research project has demonstrated the potential of wind power for auxiliary power generation on commercial vessels.
Lloyd's Register joined Totempower Energy Systems and Zodiac Maritime Agencies (Zodiac) in assessing the use of a Totempower wind-monitoring system on Zodiac-managed bulk carrier Cape Flamingo.
The data, collected over seven months in 2012, will be used to develop simulation models to predict potential energy yields on other ships.
"The results illustrate the importance of placing wind energy generators in way of the bridge wind stations where the vessels receives the best quality of unobstructed air flow," said Wolf Dietrich, CEO of Totempower Energy Systems.
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