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ECONOWIND

18TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF MARINE TECHNOLOGY

MAKE SHIPPING SAILING AGAIN

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"HARNESSING THE POWER OF WIND"

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PUBLIC OPINION

Rewinding

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"HARNESSING THE POWER OF WIND"

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PUBLIC OPINION

400 BC

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GREEK SHIPPING INDUSTRY

599 Greek Shipping companies

Global leadership

Unique Challenges

Successful partnerships

4901 Vessels totaling 364 Million DWT

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  • Development of the VentoFoil®
  • Performance and Features
  • Product Portfolio and Installations
  • Conclusions

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CONTENT FOR TODAY

MAKE SHIPPING SAILING AGAIN

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Development of the VentoFoil®

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Fan blows out the top

Egg shape with moving flap

Create Vacuum behind wing

Development of the VentoFoil®

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PUBLIC OPINION

Development of the VentoFoil®

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  • 2018 start of Econowind

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  • VentoFoil® design 16 meter

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  • 25 VentoFoil® installations sailing

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  • 20 Class Approvals

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  • Design 24 and 30 meter XL

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MAKE SHIPPING SAILING AGAIN

Development of the VentoFoil

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5x fans suck from side in, to side out

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Water-drop shape with fixed flap

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Create Vacuum behind wing

VentoFoil

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WORKING PRINCIPLE VENTOFOIL®

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SUCTION OFF, ANGLE OF ATTACK=24⁰

SUCTION ON, ANGLE OF ATTACK=24⁰

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16 meter

24 meter

30 meter

Max Propulsion

250 kW

1000 kW

1260 kW

EEXI power reduction at 11 knots

52 kW

186 kW

249 kW

Weight

7 tons

24 tons

26 tons

Material

Steel and Aluminium

Steel

Steel

VENTOFOIL® MAIN PARTICULARS

Performance and features

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  • Operated via a touchscreen display

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  • Sails Automatically

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  • All components are easily accessible

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  • Hydraulics and electrical familiar to the crew

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  • No moving flap

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VentoFoil® Onboard

Performance and features

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Best suited

Existing Tankers & Bulkers

New Tankers & Bulkers

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Highly flexibility situations

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Movable on deck

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Sizing

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  • 16 Meter
  • 24 Meter (2025)
  • 30 Meter (2025)

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  • 16 Meter
  • 24 Meter (2025)
  • 30 Meter (2025)

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* 10 Meter

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  • 10 Meter
  • 13 Meter

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VENTOFOIL® PRODUCT ASSORTMENT

RETROFIT

PUBLIC OPINION

NEW SHIP

CONTAINERIZED

FLATRACK

Portfolio and installations

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MORE THAN 40 INSTALLATIONS

Portfolio and installations

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TANKERS

The world’s first chemical tanker that has adopted WASP 2023

CHEMICAL CHALLENGER

VENTOFOIL CONFIGURATION

4x 16m VentoFoils

3 vessels New Build

TERNTANK

VENTOFOIL CONFIGURATION

4x 16m VentoFoils

Portfolio and installations

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DEEP SEA

Installed in 2024

NBA MAGRITTE

VENTOFOIL CONFIGURATION

2 x 16m Flatrack VentoFoils

Installed in 2023

SMT SUNNAVIK

VENTOFOIL CONFIGURATION

2 x 16m Containerized VentoFoils

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SHORT SEA

FRYSIAN SEA

VENTOFOIL CONFIGURATION

2 x 16m VentiFoils

Sailing since 2019

ANKIE

VENTOFOIL CONFIGURATION

2 x 13m VentoFoils

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NEW BUILT

REDERIJ GERDES

VENTOFOIL CONFIGURATION

2 x 16m VentiFoils

HARTELL

VENTOFOIL CONFIGURATION

2 x 16m VentoFoils

Portfolio and installations

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CONTAINER

MARFRET

VENTOFOIL CONFIGURATION

2 container units

ONE

VENTOFOIL CONFIGURATION

2 container units

Portfolio and installations

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Easy retrofitting

  • VentoFoil® can be installed in a short time at the quayside.

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Conclusions

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SCALE UP FACTORY 2024

Conclusions

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"HARNESSING THE POWER OF WIND"

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PUBLIC OPINION

Rewind your ship with Econowind’s Ventofoil.

Lower fuel consumption

Reduced emissions

Improved EEXI, CII and Fuel EU

Improved speed and stability

Long-term cost savings

Increased competitiveness

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