Keep bringing wind to shipowners and ship operators! And thank you for sharing his interview. I found particularly interesting two technical paragraphs that go to the heart of your sails:
"The result was a breakthrough they christened the Turbosail. This was a vertical cylinder with aerodynamics similar to an airplane wing to create lift/force, and a shutter and fan system to draw air in for greater efficiency. In testing, the thrust coefficient produced was between three and four times that of Marconi sails, making it a hugely attractive, and economical, green propulsion solution.
"This autonomous system, which unlike Flettners has few moving parts, leading to exceptionally low maintenance requirements, is simple, robust and highly efficient. With no need for crew input, it works to optimize power and reduce engine load, dramatically cutting vessel fuel consumption and GHG emissions."
Charrier Bertrand.
"𝘞𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴. 𝘕𝘖𝘞." ⏰
Do you know what our esteemed advisor Charrier Bertrand is talking about? Dive into the captivating interview as he shares his story behind the invention of suction sail technology.
Four decades ago, Bertrand Charrier collaborated with Jacques Cousteau and Professor Lucien Malavard on pioneering the suction sail for the maritime industry. Back then, the timing for widespread adoption of wind power wasn't right. But today, he argues, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐨 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞.
Joining bound4blue about two and a half years ago, Charrier brought his Turbosail technical expertise to empower our team. Leveraging this technology, we have transformed the concept into the innovative eSAIL®, tailored for both retrofitting and new builds across various industry segments.
In Bertrand's words, "𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯, 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵-𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸. 𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘭. 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥. 𝑳𝒆𝒕'𝒔 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆. 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒍."
Discover more about Bertrand Charrier's journey and our suction sail technology here: https://lnkd.in/dsy8c2Q2
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