The maritime sector faces a huge challenge to transition to a more sustainable future. Of the current global fleet, 98% sails on fossil fuels, making the shipping industry accountable for 3% of the global greenhouse gas emission. The urgency of decarbonisation is evident, yet large uncertainty exist in finding the best transition method. One of the solutions might be the use of hybrid ships that use the energy of wind as an auxiliary mean of propulsion.
The Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion Research Program is a unique interfaculty collaboration between the department Maritime & Transport Technology (ME) and the department of Flow Physics & Technology (AE) to facilitate the development of high-performing Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion (WASP).
This research platform stimulates and facilitates this interfaculty project by combining the expertise of six research groups across two faculties, covering nearly all disciplines of modern auxiliary wind propulsion of commercial shipping.
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Team
Dr. Ir. Albert Rijkens
Program Manager WASP
Dr.ir. Gunnar Jacobi
Researcher Hydrodynamics
Dr.ir. Alberto Rius Vidales
Researcher Aerodynamics
Facilities
