BAR Technologies signs deal with WindWaves to manufacture new 20m & 24m WindWings®

• WindWaves expands European partnership with BAR, having previously agreed to manufacture and sell BAR’s 37.5m WindWings®
• Smaller 20m & 24m WindWings® set to open up immense opportunity for wind propulsion on smaller vessels within Europe, and globally

Monday 11^th November 2024 – BAR Technologies (BAR), a wind propulsion leader and innovative simulation-driven marine engineering consultancy, has announced an expansion of its partnership with WindWaves (formerly Nervion Naval Offshore), a pioneer in floating offshore wind platforms, for the latter to manufacture, sell, and deliver BAR’s new 20/24m WindWings® wing sail design within Europe. In February this year the two companies announced a similar deal for the larger 37.5m WindWings®.

The deal will give European customers, and customers utilising drydocks in the region, access to an enhanced provision of products across the WindWings® range.

Under the terms of the agreement, WindWaves will manage the value chain of procurement and construction of 20m and 24m WindWings®, and their installation at shipyards across Europe. Additionally, WindWaves will manage the servicing of WindWings® during their operational life cycle, alongside crew training on the operation of the wing sails.

The new 20-24m WindWings® models are a compact & lightweight version of the original patented 3-element design, which save more than 500t of CO2 per WindWing® per year at less than five years payback.

Following the global success of the original launch, which set new environmental and efficiency standards in shipping, BAR’s new product is aimed at handysize bulkers, chemical tankers, and smaller vessels, increasing the target fleet size by 50%, making wind-assisted propulsion (WAP) technology accessible to a much broader range of vessels. Weighing less than 30 tonnes, the new range are extremely economic and simple to fit on both newbuilds and retrofits.

John Cooper, CEO, BAR Technologies, said:

“We are delighted to expand on our existing relationship with WindWaves, a business with a proud legacy in wind energy manufacturing. Having previously agreed a deal for the manufacture and supply of our 37.5m WindWings® variant, it’s incredibly exciting to be bringing our newest, and more compact, 20m-24m models to the European market, signalling an expansion to a huge market of smaller vessels, and further enhancing the geographical availability of our WindWings® technology.”

Roberto Bouzas, General Manager, WindWaves, commented:

“Shipping is in the midst of enormous transformational change, both in terms of regulations and commercial needs. Benefitting from our history in manufacturing for the wind sector, we look forward to supporting BAR Technologies with their new 20m-24m WindWings®, and continuing the trajectory towards a cleaner and decarbonised global shipping sector.”

WindWings®’ fuel-saving capabilities were first independently validated by DNV-Maritime in May 2024. Their deployment on vessels such as the /Pyxis Ocean/ and /Berge Olympus/ has already demonstrated a 32% reduction in energy use per nautical mile, solidifying WindWings® as a reliable and independently validated choice for shipowners.

About BAR Technologies

With an impressive heritage, having originally spun out from the former British, America’s Cup Team, BAR Tech provides a wide range of design and engineering consultancy services with a focus on four key sectors; Commercial ships, workboats, leisure boats and engineered solutions.

BAR Technologies offers a cohesive team of world-leading naval architects and optimisation specialists; fluid dynamists; mechanical, structural, and composite engineers; control strategy and system specialists; offering data and simulation engineers with access to the latest commercial knowledge, using bespoke in-house design tools.

For more details please visit: https://www.bartechnologies.uk/

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