Hoisting the sail, a supply chain podcast
We talk to the innovators and professionals who use the wind to power the maritime supply chain.
Hoisting the sail, a supply chain podcast
Wind Propulsion Principles
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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In this week episode, we look at vessel design and energy savings with our guest Konstantinos Fakiolas, a Greek naval architect who moved to Finland a few years ago to specialize in energy efficiency and wind assist technologies.
Kostas is the author of the reference book Wind Propulsion Principles, a complete guide to harvesting the winds for commercial shipping, edition 2.0 was released in December 2020.
In this interview, Kostas details the 3 main wind assist technologies - Flettner, Wing Sail and Kite, providing a hands on analysis of benefits and limitations for each of them.