New senior hire reflects the maritime industry’s growing interest in Norsepower’s wind propulsion technology to help improve environmental performance Helsinki, Finland – 15th of August 2022: Norsepower Oy Ltd., the leading global provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems, today announced the appointment of Mr Jufo Peltomaa as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). He brings decades of international...
Helsinki, Finland – Wednesday, 10th August 2022: BHP has partnered with Pan Pacific Copper (PPC), a member of JX Nippon Mining & Metals group, and Norsepower, the leading global provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems, to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from maritime transportation between BHP’s mines in Chile and PPC’s smelters in Japan. The parties are...
Norsepower jointly organised a webinar with RINA on ‘Accelerating Sustainable Shipping with Rotor Sails’ to discuss the need to reduce emissions across the industry, and the role that wind propulsion technology can play in this transition. Joining Norsepower’s CEO, Tuomas Riski, were RINA Singapore’s Head of Decarbonisation, Energy Transition and Innovation, Jan-Paul De Wilde, RINA...
Nefco, the Nordic Green Bank, has signed a loan agreement with Norsepower Oy Ltd which will accelerate Rotor Sail production within Asia. As the world-leading provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems, Norsepower’s Rotor Sail technology provides efficient, easy-to-use and reliable auxiliary wind propulsion for the shipping industry with installations already onboard tankers, bulkers, RoRo ships...
Norsepower is supporting Scandlines with its goal of becoming emission-free by 2040, setting higher targets than the Paris Agreement, with the installation of a 30m high Rotor Sail on the Scandlines hybrid ferry, M/V Berlin. Norsepower has completed the second installation for Scandlines onboard the M/V Berlin in just a few hours, following the successful...
A new agreement between clean tech and maritime software leaders will use voyage optimisation tools to help wind-assisted vessels in their voyage planning to boost fuel savings and emissions reductions. Norsepower Oy Ltd has signed a formal agreement with NAPA, the global maritime software, services and data analysis expert, to offer weather routing software in...
Norsepower has announced an agreement signed with CLdN, the logistics specialist for road, sea and rail, to install two tilting Rotor Sails on board a 2018-built Ro-Ro vessel to improve ship fuel efficiency and carbon emissions reduction. Preparations are currently taking place with the installation anticipated to be completed by December 2022. The MV Delphine, a...
Norsepower has been granted Approval in Principle for its Rotor Sail technology solution from classification society, RINA. The Norsepower Rotor Sail Solution is a modernised version of the Flettner rotor – a spinning cylinder that uses the Magnus effect to harness wind energy to propel a ship, allowing the main engine to be throttled back...
Kongsberg, Norway, 24th November 2021 – Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the leading global provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems, Norsepower Oy Ltd. The collaboration between these industry leaders will facilitate the addition of wind propulsion to KM’s integrated power and propulsion systems. Under the MoU, ship owners and shipyards...
Norsepower has been announced as the winner of the international Energy Globe Award, a global sustainability prize, in the ‘Air’ category. The mission of the Energy Globe Awards is to demonstrate that there are proven solutions for current environmental challenges, implemented by innovative people who put ideas into action. Shipping has begun to realise the...