TOPIC: What's New with Norsepower Rotor Sails?
AGENDA
5:30-7:30 PM (PT): Social Event and Networking at St. Regis Bar and Grill
Address: 608 Dunsmuir St., Vancouver
7:30 PM (PT): Technical Presentation at SFU Downtown Campus
Address: SFU Downtown Campus, 515 West Hastings Street
PRESENTER
Dr. Iain Braidwood P.Eng., C.Eng., FRINA, MNI, MSNAME
DESCRIPTION
Dr. Braidwood is, apart from being a Consultant Naval Architect here in Vancouver and an Adjunct Professor of Naval Architecture at UBC, the person supporting the Finnish company Norse power in Western Canada and the United States on their Rotor Sail projects. Norsepower's mission is to reduce the environmental impact of shipping through the commercialization of innovative and modern sail power, or, put more simply, "Bringing Sails Back to Shipping". In this talk he will look at some of the recent projects for Norsepower including a Very Large Ore Carrier and, most recently, an installation on the 2018 built Delphine, the world’s largest short sea Ro-Ro vessel, as well as installations on Baltic Ferries with a two-hour crossing period. He'll also talk about the theory of Rotor Sails, describe the size ranges, and look at how the take up of Rotor Sails is going in this "Decade of Wind Propulsion".
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