The Winds of Change

**变革之风**是一项创新的英国跨部门项目，旨在**加快英国**绿色**海上增长**的上市路线。这是**智能绿色航运** (**SGS**)和**南安普顿大学(** UoS)**之间的合作项目，由专业分包商（造船师、轮机工程师、系统、机械和控制系统）和劳埃德船级社提供支持。项目合作者包括货主Drax和船东MOL作为最终用户；既创造需求拉动，又提供关键的商业/运营见解。NTS拥有的悬挂英国国旗的“太平洋格雷”号可用于项目改造，采用SGS FastRigs -自动化，智能，可伸缩，可回收，坚固的翼帆。之前的工作：在2018/19年度，通过InnovateUK可行性分析，我们验证了20%以上的燃料/排放节省。在一艘完全商用的船上安装FastRigs。我们是开发风力辅助技术的行业领导者，该技术被认为是最有希望的短期解决方案，可以显著减少航运排放和燃料成本，同时超越温室气体航运法规。与替代燃料（如甲醇、氢）相比，风力辅助可以更快地部署，并且可以根据气候科学显著减少海事部门的大量温室气体排放。这是一个支持零排放船舶的“无怨无悔”的机会，该项目将使该技术既适合市场，又可投资。这一点至关重要，因为迄今为止，船东和投资者对风力辅助系统缺乏信心。SGS为海事行业设计了独特的“风即服务”客户主张。我们的“变革之风”项目旨在克服采用FastRigs进行商业销售和获得投资者融资的市场障碍。在两年的时间里，我们将通过以下方式实现这一目标：首次在一艘商业船上安装/操作一个20米高的快速钻机；量化实际生活中的燃料/温室气体节约；验证燃料/温室气体节约的数值预测工具（投资者回报期等）；调查风力推进和现有螺旋桨列车（机动帆船）之间的相互作用。海上试验测量将支持新的可申请专利的性能预测工具和虚拟现实船员培训系统。该项目的最终成功与否将由SGS和MOL之间的商业交易来衡量，以安装FastRigs套件。**这一点很重要，因为通过克服现有的FastRigs采用障碍，SGS将建立订单，并从市场获得下一阶段的投资者融资。**《变革之风》**对英国的社会、经济和环境产生积极影响；帮助实现具有法律约束力的、雄心勃勃的净零排放目标，创造清洁增长的就业机会，并刺激绿色造船革命。这个项目对商业和气候都有好处。

**Winds of Change** is an innovative, UK cross-sector project to **accelerate routes-to-market for UK** green **maritime growth**.It is a partnership project between **Smart Green Shipping** (**SGS**) and **University of Southampton (UoS)**, underpinned by specialist sub-contractors (naval architects, marine engineers, systems and machinery and control systems) and Lloyds Register.Project collaborators includes cargo-owner Drax and shipowner MOL as end-users; both creating demand pull and providing critical commercial/operational insights.NTS owned, UK-flagged _Pacific Grebe_ is available to the project for retrofitting with SGS FastRigs - automated, intelligent, retractable, recyclable, robust wing-sails. Prior work: in 2018/19 via an InnovateUK Feasibility Analysis we validated 20%+ fuel/emissions savings pa. from fitting FastRigs on a fully commercial ship.We are sector leaders in developing wind-assist technology - recognised as the most promising near-term solution to reducing shipping emissions and fuel costs significantly whilst going beyond greenhouse gas shipping regulations. Compared to alternative fuels (e.g. methanol, hydrogen) wind-assist can be deployed sooner and to a scale that can significantly reduce maritime sector's substantial greenhouse gas emissions in line with climate science.This is a 'no regrets' opportunity to support zero emissions vessels, and this project will make the technology both market-ready and investable. This is critical because, to date, shipowners and investors have insufficient confidence in wind-assist.SGS has designed a unique **Wind-as-a-Service customer proposition** for the maritime sector.Our Winds of Change project aim is to overcome market barriers to uptake of FastRigs to make commercial sales and secure investor finance. Over two years, we'll achieve this by:Installing/operating a single 20m high Fast Rig on a commercial vessel for the first time* Quantifying real life fuel/GHG savings* Validating numerical prediction tools for fuel/GHG savings (investor payback periods etc)* Investigating the interaction between wind propulsion and existing propeller train (motor sailing).Sea-trial measurements will underpin **new patentable performance prediction tools** and a **virtual reality crew training system**.This project's **ultimate success** will be measured by a **commercial transaction between SGS and MOL to install a suite of FastRigs.** This is important because by overcoming existing barriers to FastRigs uptake, SGS will build order-book and secure next stage investor finance from the market.**Winds of Change** creates positive social, economic and environmental UK impacts; helping to meet legally-binding, ambitious net-zero targets, creating clean growth jobs and stimulating a green shipbuilding revolution. This project is good for business and good for our climate.