Wind Energy Harvesting for Ship Propulsion Assistance and Power (WHISPER)

长途海运提供了全球80%-90%的贸易，但围绕NOx、SOx和温室气体(GHG)排放的严格法规将导致重大技术变革。虽然实现国际海事组织(IMO)到2050年减少50%温室气体排放目标的途径尚不清楚，但有一点是明确的，即需要大幅减少该行业对化石燃料的依赖。液化天然气(LNG)正在成为主流，并提供20%-30%的二氧化碳减排，其他替代燃料，如氨、氢或生物燃料，可以进一步脱碳，但在财务、资源潜力和可接受性方面面临巨大障碍。同时，通过实施减速蒸气、改进船舶设计和利用可再生资源等能效措施，可以节省大量燃料和温室气体。由于风能是真正的海洋特征，船上风能的利用将在长途海运行业的脱碳中发挥重要作用。然而，它的普及一直很缓慢，在商业航运部门广泛采用它面临着巨大的挑战。Whisper将开发一种新颖的模块化改装解决方案，其中包括一个风光混合发电系统，以显着减少辅助发动机的排放，以及一个倾斜的翼帆系统，以提供风助推进，显着降低主机的燃油消耗和排放。风力发电将通过新型集装箱式涡轮机来利用，这将在一艘在役集装箱船上进行演示，效率节省15.3%。Whisper将证明在服役的散货船上的完整改装解决方案在技术和财务上的可行性，证明效率节省29.8%。

Long-distance maritime transport provides 80-90% of global trade, but strict regulations around NOx, SOx and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are set to cause major technological shifts. Whilst the pathway to achieve the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) target of 50% GHG reduction by 2050 is unclear, what is clear is the need to drastically reduce the industry’s dependence on fossil fuels. Liquified natural gas (LNG) is reaching mainstream and provides 20-30% CO2 reduction and other alternative fuels such as ammonia, hydrogen or biofuels could decarbonise much further but face significant barriers concerning financials, resource potential and acceptability. In tandem, considerable fuel and GHG savings could be attained by implementing efficiency measures such as slow steaming, improved ship design and utilising renewable resources. With wind being a truly maritime feature, the onboard harnessing of wind energy will play an important role in the decarbonization of the long-distance maritime transport industry. However, its uptake has been slow and there are significant challenges to its widespread adoption in the commercial shipping sector. WHISPER will develop a novel modular retrofit solution comprising a wind-solar hybrid power system to significantly reduce auxiliary engine emissions and a tilting wing sail system to provide wind-assisted propulsion significantly reducing main engine fuel consumption and emissions. Wind power will be harnessed through novel containerised turbines which will be demonstrated on an in-service container ship with efficiency savings of 15.3%. WHISPER will prove the technical and financial viability of the complete retrofit solution on in-service bulk carrier vessel, demonstrating efficiency savings of 29.8%.