Sail Power

Aerodynamics are one of SPAERA’s core competencies.​​

Utilizing the wind to power ships is not a new concept, but it is prime for re-invention when considering marine logistics. ​​

The SPAERA Wind Propulsion Technology (WPT) concept aims to be the most performance and cost-efficient system available.

Green Methanol

Methanol is already in use by the marine industry, so the infrastructure and logistics are in place.

Rather than burn it and fall into the emission trap, we intend to utilise the Hydrogen within methanol via fuel cells, reducing harmful emissions to near zero compared to current systems. Any remaining emissions will be captured and safely stored/recycled.

Efficiency

Historically, the spread between freight prices and fuel costs has driven the evolution of ever larger ships, with higher capacities, but lower energy efficiency. With fuel prices increasing, the lack of efficiency has been combatted by larger capacity of goods.

Rather than make fuel costs work solely by capacity of goods, our vessel efficiency improvements will enable all scale of vessels to compete. Efficient vessels allow WPT to contribute a higher proportion of energy for forward momentum, along with requiring less onboard energy.

Battery and Solar

The onboard battery is sized to act as a buffer between the various energy sources, allowing optimization of individual performances.

Solar ensures the onboard battery system remains charged to handle its duties, and can provide sufficient energy for auxiliary systems – especially useful when the vessel is stationary in a port queue.