Green ship technologies and kite assisted propulsion

Shipping is the key to international trade. Our aim should be to make it more environmentallyfriendly. The proliferation of 'green' legislation and heightened environmental expectationsgenerally have created new market opportunities and seen the emergence of technologicalsolutions that attempt to enhance the green profile of the shipping industry. This presentationwill discuss the opportunities that exist in the area of alternative sources of power and thepotential energy savings by design solutions. Reference will be made to the currenttechnology measures available and define the alternative sources of power that may beuseful for ship design. The second part of the presentation will discuss the current greenshipping technology outlook. Those are divided into technologies that may affect our industryover the short to medium term or over the long term. As a case study a brief analysis of theresults from a theoretical study into kite-assisted propulsion will be discussed