Latest newsletter: Major milestones ahead!

The latest WHISPER newsletter is now available, featuring key project milestones, technology updates from SideWind, Solbian and OceanWings, and a look ahead to the next phase of testing and sea trials. Read the full newsletter here....

OceanWings Wins Maritime Technology Award for Rigid Wingsail

OceanWings has received the Advanced Maritime Technology International Award in the category of Environmental Achievement of the Year – Propulsion System Design for the installation of its latest rigid wingsail on a retrofit bulk carrier – the Maria Topic – with the...

WHISPER Newsletter #7: Preparations for sea trials

In the latest edition of our newsletter, we share exciting updates on preparations for upcoming full-scale trials, including the installation of OceanWings’ wingsails and Solbian’s solar panels on an ANT Topic bulk carrier this summer, as well as progress toward...

WHISPER Newsletter #6

The WHISPER newsletter is now out – with fresh news from the project’s activities. One of the project’s three technological solutions is the SideWind horizontal wind turbine, and we have some exciting updates from the workshop floors of Canoe in France and SideWind in...

WHISPER White Paper published

The WHISPER consortium has reached a scientific milestone with the publication of its peer-reviewed paper, “WHISPER Project: Energy Transition from Wind and Solar Energy,” in the Journal of Sailing Technology published by the Society of Naval Architects and Marine...