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来源：Offshore Energy 

翻译：国际海事信息网 檀智 张运鸿 

 

        住友重机械工业的全资子公司——日本住友重机械工业海洋与工程公司（SHI-ME），与另一家日本企业ORIX公司共同开展了一项可行性研究，旨在利用风能助力ORIX旗下一艘散货船的节能运营。

 

        据住友重工业介绍，该研究将在散货船的吊杆柱上安装由日本北帆（NSJ）制造的翼形软帆，以获取风能作为船舶推进的辅助动力。这面软帆高8米，宽13.2米，采用先进的聚乙烯纤维面料制成，其“迎风”角度可根据风向进行调整。

 

        住友重工业指出，利用风能作为辅助推进力，旨在减少作为主要燃料使用的重质燃料油的消耗，并降低二氧化碳排放。

 

        据透露，在本次研究中，SHI-ME和NSJ将负责包括软帆在内的风帆辅助推进系统的设计，以及帆在使用过程中的运行数据分析。ORIX则负责软帆的安装，并在运营过程中测量和收集燃油效率数据。节能效果将根据本次实验获得的数据以理论值进行计算。

 

        住友重工业表示，两家公司进行此次可行性研究的目的在于提高现有船舶的燃油效率，深化对利用绿色能源驱动的风帆辅助推进系统的认识，并推动该系统的实际应用。

 

        值得一提的是，2024年9月，国际海事组织（IMO）被敦促就碳强度指标（CII）的强力修订达成一致，这是一项全球燃料标准，允许采用风帆推进。同时，还提出了一项雄心勃勃的征税计划，以确保航运业实现脱碳目标。

 

        海洋风险组织的航运政策官员Anaïs Rios敦促IMO通过高额征税，使脆弱国家能够利用这些收入实现航运业的脱碳和减少气候变化的影响。她补充说：“为了实现IMO的目标和实施其脱碳战略，我们需要做出明智的选择，并且必须关注那些清洁、易于获得且切实可行的技术。”

 

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Japanese Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering (SHI-ME), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, and compatriot ORIX Corporation have begun a feasibility study on utilizing wind power for energy-saving operations on one of ORIX’s bulk carriers.

 

According to Sumitomo, the study will utilize a wing-shaped soft sail, manufactured by North Sails Japan (NSJ), set on derrick post of its bulk carrier to obtain wind power as assisting power for the ship’s propulsion. This soft sail is 8 meters high and 13.2 meters wide. It is made of advanced polyethylene fiber fabric and its “attacking” angle can be adjusted depending on the wind direction.

 

Sumitomo noted that by utilizing wind power as an auxiliary propulsive force, the aim is to reduce the consumption of heavy fuel oil, which is being used as the primary fuel, and decrease CO2 emissions.

 

As disclosed, in this study, SHI-ME and NSJ will handle the design of the wind-assisted propulsion system, including the soft sail, as well as the analysis of operational data when the sail is in use. ORIX will be responsible for the installation of the soft sail and for measuring and collecting fuel efficiency data during operation. The energy-saving effects will be calculated as theoretical values based on the data obtained from this experiment.

 

Through this feasibility study, Sumitomo said that both ORIX and SHI-ME aim to improve the fuel efficiency of existing vessels, deepen their knowledge in utilizing the wind-assisted propulsion system powered by green energy and advance efforts toward the practical application of this system.

 

To remind, in September 2024, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) was urged to agree on a strong revision of the Carbon Index Indicator (CII), a global fuel standard that allows for the uptake of wind propulsion, and an ambitious levy to ensure the shipping industry reaches decarbonization targets.

 

Anaïs Rios, Shipping Policy Officer at Seas At Risk, urged the IMO to adopt a high levy, allowing vulnerable countries to take advantage of the revenues to decarbonize the shipping industry and reduce the effects of climate change, adding: “Wise choices need to be made to reach the IMO’s goals and deliver its decarbonisation strategy, and we must focus on technologies that are clean, readily available, and that make practical sense.”

 

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