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...

Whisper Newsletter #5

The WHISPER newsletter is now out – with fresh news from the project’s activities. Highlights include  a scientific milestone with the publication of its peer-reviewed paper and puts a spotlight on another EU sponsored project, Nemoship, which also has a...

WHISPER in Amsterdam

WHISPER partner Solbian participated in the events at Metstrade exhibition in Amsterdam this November, showcasing both their innovative photovoltaic panels and the WHISPER project. Metstrade is the world’s most influential platform for professionals in the leisure...

New merchant ship concepts

At the 17th Symposium on High-Performance Marine Vehicles (HIPER’25), held in Tullamore, Ireland, from 5–7 May 2025, Stirling Design International (SDI) presented innovative work on the future of sustainable shipping. Fabio Pili and Thibaut Tincelin of SDI delivered a...