{"id":386146,"date":"2026-04-07T10:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/386146\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T10:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:18:09","slug":"econavis-to-develop-enhanced-rotor-sail-to-improve-wind-propulsion-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/386146\/","title":{"rendered":"EcoNavis to Develop Enhanced Rotor Sail to Improve Wind Propulsion Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shipandbunker.cdn.speedyrails.net\/a\/img\/_asp_14f7b7b55799e551cbd42a782e0a4850.v.645.jpg\" width=\"522\" height=\"100%\" alt=\"EcoNavis to Develop Enhanced Rotor Sail to Improve Wind Propulsion Efficiency\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe new rotor sail design can boost thrust and cut power use. Image Credit:\u00a0EcoNavis<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tMaritime technology firm EcosNavis Solutions is developing an improved flettner rotor sail to make wind-assisted propulsion more effective for ships.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tIts Eco Rotor Sail adds a small fixed tail behind the spinning cylinder to improve airflow, the firm said in an email statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tThis helps generate more thrust, use less power, and work efficiently across a wider range of wind directions.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tTraditional Flettner rotors are gaining interest again as shipowners look to cut bunker fuel use and emissions, but they work best only in certain wind conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tEcosNavis says its design reduces this limitation, making performance more consistent.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tEarly simulations show up to a 10% increase in thrust and a 5% drop in torque.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe \u00a3265,000 project has received \u00a3100,000 in funding from Scottish Enterprise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; The new rotor sail design can boost thrust and cut power use. Image Credit:\u00a0EcoNavis &#13; Maritime technology&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":386147,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[171762,171763,171765,171760,171768,171764,171767,1595,61,60,171766,171769,10684,171770,80,171761],"class_list":{"0":"post-386146","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-bunker","9":"tag-bunker-fuel","10":"tag-bunker-indications","11":"tag-bunker-markets","12":"tag-bunker-news","13":"tag-bunker-prices","14":"tag-bunkering","15":"tag-general-news","16":"tag-ie","17":"tag-ireland","18":"tag-marine-fuel","19":"tag-marine-news","20":"tag-prices","21":"tag-shipping-news","22":"tag-technology","23":"tag-wind-sail-power"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386146\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/386147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}