SKYTUG Wind Propulsion for Deep Sea Shipping

蓝水工程公司正在开发SkyTug概念；这是一种为海洋货运业提供风力推进的手段，其规模前所未有。SkyTug将为现有的和新的船舶提供拖曳服务，以风筝的形式部署大量的风能，以正常的服务速度拖着大型船舶穿越海洋，而它们的燃料消耗只是它们通常的一小部分。我们正在申请专利的技术将使人们看到的最大的风筝阵列能够被可控地部署，并将大量的零碳风能引导到世界各地的必需品的移动中。将风推进技术封装在拖轮上，而不是在船上，赋予了设计自由和操作空间，携带的大量风筝区域足以拖曳重载的散装和油轮。它还为船舶运营商提供了一种简单、有吸引力的解决方案：无需改装、无需安装、无需维护、无需专业船员、无需停机、无需资本支出。这个项目将开发和评估SkyTug概念的关键要素的可行性，以期批准设计和建造一个综合演示器。

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.