{"id":4322,"date":"2015-01-01T12:06:04","date_gmt":"2015-01-01T11:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.vplp.fr\/?p=4322"},"modified":"2023-07-27T14:24:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T12:24:58","slug":"oceanwings-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev2024.vplp.fr\/en\/specials\/oceanwings\/","title":{"rendered":"Oceanwings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of VPLP\u2019s commitment to a <\/span><b>sustainable future <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the <\/span><b>decarbonization of the shipping industry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the firm has developed a <\/span><b>wingsail<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which is compatible with the constraints of shipping. Much of the design is based on its experience acquired in the America\u2019s Cup, notably on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USA\u00a017<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which won the 2010 edition. The starting point was a very simple observation that, while this type of rig had already proved itself in terms of performance, it was missing two decisive functions if it was to satisfy this particular market: the capacity to <\/span><b>reduce or increase its surface area<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and a <\/span><b>fully automated control system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Oceanwings\u00ae\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hLzryN7ssDg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>An initial 8\u00a0m prototype <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was designed and installed on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gwalaz<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a 7\u00a0m bio-composite Tricat developed by Roland Jourdain\u2019s company Ka\u00efros, to study the feasibility of a <\/span><b>360\u00b0 rotating rig<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and to test all its associated systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2019 two Oceanwings were installed on <\/span><b>Energy Observer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as demonstrators and to provide useful feedback for the development of the technology and its associated software.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10171\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10171\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10171\" src=\"https:\/\/dev2024.vplp.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/oceanwings-vplp-design-projet-min-768x512-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev2024.vplp.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/oceanwings-vplp-design-projet-min-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev2024.vplp.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/oceanwings-vplp-design-projet-min-768x512-1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 VPLP Design<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the principle largely validated (performance equal to a conventional sail plan with a surface area reduced more or less by half), VPLP\u2019s goal is now to <\/span><b>make wingsails available for all types of sailing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, from yachting to fishing vessels and the shipping industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first commercial application of these wingsails will be the cargo ship <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dev2024.vplp.fr\/maritime\/canopee\/\"><b><i>Canop\u00e9e<\/i><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, designed by VPLP to<\/span><b> transport parts of the Ariane\u00a06 rocket<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Powered by four 363\u00a0m\u00b2 wingsails set on 36\u00a0m masts, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canop\u00e9e<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is scheduled for <\/span><b>launch in late 2022<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10173\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10173\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10173\" src=\"https:\/\/dev2024.vplp.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/oceanwings-energy-observer-vplp-design-768x352-1-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev2024.vplp.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/oceanwings-energy-observer-vplp-design-768x352-1-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev2024.vplp.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/oceanwings-energy-observer-vplp-design-768x352-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Energy Observer\/Kadeg Boucher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In recent years VPLP has designed numerous \u201cwing yachts\u201d (Komorebi, the studio-boat, Evidence, EMC\u2026) that leverage this <\/span><b>patented technology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><b>drastically reduce fuel consumption<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when combined with a diesel or diesel-electric propulsion system. Oceanwings are particularly suited to superyachts because they can harness the power of the wind in a fully automated way, as part of a hybrid propulsion system or on their own, depending obviously on the type of vessel and the strength of the wind.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10185\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10185\" style=\"width: 699px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10185\" src=\"https:\/\/dev2024.vplp.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/canopee-fusee-ariane-cargo-vplp-768x495-2-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"699\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev2024.vplp.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/canopee-fusee-ariane-cargo-vplp-768x495-2-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev2024.vplp.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/canopee-fusee-ariane-cargo-vplp-768x495-2.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Realnum\/VPLP \u2013 Zephyr &amp; Bor\u00e9e \u2013 Jifmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Oceanwings are developed, produced and sold exclusively by <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/ayro.fr\/\"><b>AYRO<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of VPLP\u2019s commitment to a sustainable future and the decarbonization of the shipping industry, the firm has developed a wingsail which is compatible with the constraints of shipping. 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The starting point was a very simple observation that, while this type of rig had already proved itself in terms of performance, it was missing two decisive functions if it was to satisfy this particular market: the capacity to reduce or increase its surface area, and a fully automated control system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1450,1451,1471,1474,1492,1495,1496,1517,1523,1524,1476,1480],"tags":[1527],"class_list":["post-4322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-language","category-en-en","category-programs","category-maritime-en","category-propulsion-en","category-wing","category-categories-en","category-awards","category-pole-en","category-pole-cruising","category-years","category-2010-2019-en","tag-project"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.9 - 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