Norsepower is  pleased to announce the successful installation of one Norsepower Rotor Sail? onboard the bulk carrier Yodohime (completed in February 2016), which was decided by IINO Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Yusuke Otani; hereinafter “IINO LINES”) and Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director President: Hitoshi Kanno; hereinafter “J-POWER”) manufactured by Norsepower Oy Ltd. (Head Office: Finland; CEO: Heikki P?ntynen; hereinafter “Norsepower”). The installation work was carried out at a dockyard in December 2024, and the first voyage after the installation was successfully completed in Jan.

The 24m x 4m Norsepower Rotor Sail is a wind propulsion system which was installed on the forecastle deck of the vessel. It utilizes the latest AI technology to automatically control the rotation, direction, and speed of the rotor sail using real-time meteorological information, such as wind direction and wind speed, detected by sensors.

The Magnus effect generated when wind meets the rotating cylindrical sail produces a powerful thrust which, in combination with the voyage optimization system, is expected to reduce fuel consumption and CO? emissions by approximately 6-10%.

Source: Norsepower