Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year ….. and lots and lots of (tail) wind!
Interreg IVB SAIL
Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year ….. and lots and lots of (tail) wind!
Interreg IVB SAIL
On 6 November 2013 project leader Anne de Vries opens the SAIL conference in the Intell hotel in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) According to Anne the project is half way the marathon. SAIL has produced a few documents already: there is a catalogue, a score matrix for the different technical solutions, Fairtransport developed a pitchbook and did a towing test and Jade Hochschule made a Wiki for partners. For 2014 we have already started preparing the partner meeting at the tall ship race in Harlingen, The Netherlands, 2 to 4 July.’
In the afternoon several interesting speakers informed the almost 90 […]
E&E Consultant attended the Radical Emission Reduction Conference, a conference intending to provide an evidence-base for developing radical-mitigation strategies, hosted by the Tyndall Center for Climate Change Research
During this two-days conference (10-11 December 2013) E&E exposed and presented a poster on the research conducted within the WP4 of the SAIL project. The team that was there (K. Jaouannet and Dr. C. Rynikiewicz) took this occasion to meet people convinced by the need of a radical rather than incremental change to meet the 2°C target, and discuss on possible pathways, implementation […]
3rd December 2013 14:48 GMT
In winds of at least 12 metres per second there will be no need for main engines
Designs for a wind-powered ocean-going cargo vessel could be ready for the market within three years.
A Japanese consortium wants to commercialise its project by 2016, according to the Japanese news provider Nikkei.
In the meantime, the Japanese government has pledged almost $100,000 to help cover development costs.
The consortium includes the Japanese shipping lines Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Nippon Yusen (NYK), Kawasaki Kisen […]