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The second in our series looking at the new wave of wind propulsion systems for shipping. Fathom World editorial director talks to co-owner Frank Nieuwenhuis and technical director and system inventor Guus van der Bles from Dutch solution provider Econowind, about the system , its abilities and how they see wind solutions being used in a decarbonised shipping industry.

More details can be found at:

http://fathom.world/key-wind-assist-propulsion-installation-starts-north-sea-operations/

and

http://fathom.world/fresh-waves-from-wind-power-backers/

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A new age of sail is emerging for shipping. It's true, we may be able to say once more that ships are sailing and mean it. It may lack the image of the great tea clippers and multi-sailed vessels of the previous centuries, but a new breed of companies and engineers are re-examining what can be done with the wind as shipping looks to decarbonise.

They are not looking to bring back multi-rigged sailing ships, despite how wonderful that thought and image may be, but to use a new breed of sail designs, wing designs, spinning rotors and kites to add power to ships that will soon need to use their engines less.

In this episode of Aronnax, the first of three from the recent Greenship Technology Conference in Copenhagen, Craig Eason, Editorial Director at Fathom World spoke to to the Secretary General of the International Windship Association, Gavin Allwright about the recent developments and the association members believes in a new future of windpower, as well as to a Danish entrepreneur Brian Boserup who is developing a giant trimaran cargo vessel that's bigger than a Boeing 747.

Read more about Brian Boserup and the Blue Technology Trimaran at https://fathom.world/going-for-blue/

and get the latest updates from the International Windship association https://fathom.world/charting-a-course-for-the-future-at-the-international-wind-propulsion-forum/

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With international regulator, The IMO, working on how it can make international shipping, which means up to 60,000 very large ships, decarbonise, the main shipowner groups have put forward their own version of a research and development fund that could be created by the International Maritime Organisation to help with the industry reach its goal.

Read more on the website:

https://fathom.world/shipowners-unprecedented-self-financed-decarbonisation-fund/

In this episode of Aronnax, Craig Eason, Editorial Director of Fathom World talks to Guy Platten and Simon Bennett at the International Chamber of Shipping about the proposal, how they think it might work and asks if it will be enough to make a difference.

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Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Aronnax podcast focused on the transformation of the maritime and shipping space, powered by Fathom.World and presented by Craig Eason

In our first episode we visit MAN, (yes, the engine maker owned by the Volkswagen Group) that changed one of its business unit names from MAN Diesel and Turbo to MAN Energy Solutions, as it recognised the writing on the wall. Most MAN engines burn a range of hydrocarbon fuels in large amounts to power the world's biggest ships. We were able to talk to the head of research and development in Copenhagen, Denmark, about the work to find the new cleaner fuels. The full story can be found on Fathom.World

And whilst in Copenhagen, we also visited the inventor who has the idea of freezing ship CO2 emissions, shaping them into spears and dropping them into the deep ocean floor as a way to a greener future.

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