Chantiers de l’Atlantique’s Solid Sail helps slash large cruise ship emissions

Designed for large vessels, Solid Sail is a 1,200 m2 rigid sail made of composite panels assembled together and has a longer lifespan compared to a soft sail.

Bureau Veritas, which has been involved from the early stages, delivered the AiP in line with its Rule Note for Wind Propulsion Systems NR 206 after conducting an assessment of the Solid Sail’s design and system. This final validation step paves the way for the commercialisation of Solid Sail and its installation onboard vessels.

An ‘advanced and innovative’ solution

‘The concept of Solid Sail is the first of its kind, and is the most advanced and innovative solution of sailing propulsion of the large ships market,’ said Frédéric Grizaud, senior VP,  Chantiers de l’Atlantique. ‘The integration onboard a passenger ship of such an innovative solution is only possible thanks to the tremendous collaborative work done with Bureau Veritas on its new rules on Wind Assisted Propulsion.’

 Responded Laurent Leblanc, senior VP technical & operations, Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore, ‘We are pleased to deliver this AiP to Chantiers de l’Atlantique, bringing trust in wind propulsion systems and supporting the GHG [greenhouse gas] emission reduction of shipping more generally. That’s how we can help shape a better maritime world. We look forward to seeing the system in operation.’  

Ecorizon

 Increasing the energy efficiency of cruise ships and lowering their impact on the environment are two of the main objectives of Ecorizon - Chantiers de l’Atlantique’s 14-year old R&D programme dedicated to ship energy and environmental efficiencies.