The vessel is also fitted with two foil-type wind-assist propulsion units supplied by Econowind. The foils are expected to deliver around 10 per cent additional thrust, thereby reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions accordingly, according to Econowind.
10% ain’t no joke, that is a lot of energy!
Also see oceannews.com/…/baltic-iron-and-baltic-timber-ent…
windpowernl.com/…/econowinds-ventofoils-installed…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind-assisted_propulsion
