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BEYOND THE SEA
Kite-based traction for ships
SHIPS OF
THE FUTURE
Partners
PROJECT SUPPORTED BY ADEME AS PART OF THE FUTURE VEHICLE PROJECT IN THE INVESTMENTS FOR THE FUTURE PROGRAMME (PIA)
Duration: 4 years
Launch: September 2014
Total cost of the project: €16 M
Including PIA support of: €4.4 M
Form of PIA support: subsidies and refundable grants
Location: France Bassin d’Arcachon (33), Marseille (13)
Coordinator
Context
Captured by the kite, wind is the energy that will drive merchant shipping in the future.
This vision has been worked on by Yves PARLIER for several years now in the
BEYOND THE SEA project aimed at making kite driven shipping efficient, universal and
a must for vessels of all sizes.
This belief has been reinforced by the assessment of the significant potential of all
natural renewable energy sources to propel ships as well as through numerous
meetings with fishing and merchant ship-owners in a world in search of new business
opportunities.
Yves PARLIER has brought together the finest French industrial and academic players
in their fields of competence. The dual business and ecological aspect of the BEYOND
THE SEA project is a strong unifying element. All the partners have come together in a
consortium that is unique, relevant and committed to the project on a daily basis.
Objectives
The practical project objective is to design a comprehensive system to enable
automatic management of the dynamic flight of a 200 m² kite with a launch / retrieval
system and an autopilot and this within 3 years.
At the same time, within the next 4 years the project aims to put in place 800 to
1,600 m² kites that are fully automated and driven by embedded actuators that
could be used to drive very large ships. The ultimate goal is to adapt it to a CMA -
CGM container ship which will enable the model to be validated operationally .
Implementation
By calling on scientific partners at the forefront of kite technology and its various
components as well as professionals from the fishing, merchant shipping or yachting
industries, BEYOND THE SEA has adopted a rigorous and innovative design approach
that has led to the full systems specifications being drafted. This approach was
conducted concurrently in three different directions:
Energetic modelling of the kite as a traction system;
Innovative technology design for a kite traction system easy to
operate under all conditions;
Adaptation of kite traction systems to the different types of activities
with the aim of creating added value.
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Kite-driven container ship
ADEME is a public agency reporting to the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, and the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.
Expected results
Innovation
The kite traction performance will be fine-tuned to achieve
the best consumption reduction results.
Innovation will concern 4 systems: the wing, lines, the
drive unit and the launch and retrieval system
Economic et social impacts
Mobilize all energies to set up a new market for kite-driven
boats and give people the prospect of a low-carbon future,
such is challenge taken up by BEYOND THE SEA.
Environment
For a 320 m² kite, fuel savings would amount to around
25% on an Atlantic crossing (i.e. 134 tons of CO2), which
would be a major benefit at present given that 90% of
goods in the world are transported by sea.
Applications and markets
The know-how developed in terms of kite design will be
used to consolidate the achievements before turning to
more demanding markets. This is part of the goal to fit out
all ships between 18 and 400 metres long.
The markets initially targeted will be yachting and
fishing. Given the size of these vessels, the technology
implemented may be limited to partial automation of
operations (launch, retrieval, etc.) while continuing to
address economic and environmental issues. Training,
supported by tests or feedback, will be organised in
fishing schools to encourage the use of kites in this
market segment.
Once the product is finalised, the targets will be large
fishing vessels, research ships, cruise ships and tug-boats.
At the same time, merchant ships will start to be fitted out
starting with CMA CGM and its 430 ships, backed by
ENSM, who will train ocean-going ship captains about the
system.
Contacts information.
Technical:
Fabien GRIFFON
Communication:
Yves PARLIER
For more information
www.ademe.fr/invest-avenir
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