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- | A collection of notes about wind assisted / Fair transport. | + | A collection of notes about wind assisted / Fair transport.Some vague possibility of this as a connection between older knowledges and newer ones, that could help us deal with coming changes. |
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+ | === Projects === | ||
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+ | ==Avontuur== | ||
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+ | Deutsche Unternehmen, | ||
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+ | Article from early 2015: http:// | ||
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+ | Juni 2015: http:// | ||
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+ | ==Kwai== | ||
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+ | Basiert in Hawaii, sudpazifik. Ist noch nicht ganz Windbetrieben. | ||
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+ | ==Tres Hombres== | ||
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+ | The original. Hollandisches Schiff, seit 2009 unterwegs, bekannt durch rum, kaffee und chocolade. | ||
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+ | Bericht von einem Matrosen: https:// | ||
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+ | ==Nordlys== | ||
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+ | Zweites Schiff von Fairtransport Gruppe. 141 Jahre alt. Europaisches Kustennaehes Transport, Norwegen bis Portugal. | ||
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+ | Unfall: http:// | ||
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+ | ==Grayhound== | ||
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+ | UK basiert, organische Getraenke zwischen Normandie / Bretagne und suedliches UK. Beer und Wein, Cider. | ||
+ | Men Who Sail | ||
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+ | An Amsterdam based group who seem to charter one of the sailing vessels to do the deliveries ofr a bis music / arts festival in the islands off the Dutch coast. | ||
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+ | ==Undine== | ||
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+ | 81 year old steel vessel. Sylt nach Hamburg. | ||
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+ | https:// | ||
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+ | Nimmt 3 LKW Ladungen, die per Faehre 500 Euro kostet. Also es lohnt sich. | ||
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+ | ==Vermon Freight Sail Project== | ||
+ | They built a ship in 2012 for the cost of 20,000 USD. This did shipping up and down the Vermont River in 2012-14. It was planning an expansion, but did not find backers. The Vermont project closed in July 2015: https:// | ||
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+ | Some links to articles: http:// | ||
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+ | ==Schooner Ruth== | ||
+ | Afloat in the Caribbean. According to the riggers, it has a great rig but has not gone any further. | ||
+ | http:// | ||
+ | She has sailed at least one in February 2015: http:// | ||
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+ | ==John Leavitt== | ||
+ | 90 tonne sailing cargo vessel built by Ned Ackermann and a group in Maine in 1979 in response to oil embargo and massive increases in oil prices. Self overesimation, | ||
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+ | The film is called Coaster, but does not seem to be available online. | ||
=== Meeting at NSRSail conference in Harlingen=== | === Meeting at NSRSail conference in Harlingen=== | ||
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The main project for NSRsail is the Ecoliner, a sail assisted container transport vessel. | The main project for NSRsail is the Ecoliner, a sail assisted container transport vessel. | ||
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+ | In general, there is a lot of renderings and plans, unfortunately few actual existing projects. Other than Tres Hombres. I hope to add more actual projects below. | ||
==Transcript of notes, extended== | ==Transcript of notes, extended== | ||
- | Film "Ready About" | + | Film "[[http:// |
Leeuwarden will be capital of culture in 2018 and there is interest to carry on some cultural aspect of this project in that context. | Leeuwarden will be capital of culture in 2018 and there is interest to carry on some cultural aspect of this project in that context. | ||
- | Mast shapes is difficult in aluminium or steel. A cheap cylinder can have less that 1% up to 8% losses. | + | Mast shapes is difficult in aluminium or steel. A cheap cylinder can have less than 1% up to 8% losses. |
Early motor driven vessels carried sails as they were a guarantee that the vessels could get through. | Early motor driven vessels carried sails as they were a guarantee that the vessels could get through. | ||
- | "Is the expression "Clean Cargo" greenwashing? | + | "Is the expression "Clean Cargo" greenwashing? |
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+ | Andreas Lackner from Tres Hombres talked about their Fair Transport work. Since 2013 they have reached a break even point. So this is financially sustainable, | ||
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+ | Question about transport in the Baltic / Ostsee: is it somehow greener, due to local legislation or other requirements? | ||
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+ | Carbon credit markets and related topics are difficult. There are various markets.. LNG as a fuel is being considered. There is a problem with split incentives: the owner needs to act, but the charterer pays / saves. There is no existing methodology for (measuring / crediting) fuel savings. Voluntary / Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) is one international system. Given the Ecoliner' | ||
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+ | As efficiencies increase, CO levels go down, but NOx (and perhaps SOx) emissions go up. | ||
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+ | The International Wind Ship Association ([[http:// | ||
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+ | [[https:// | ||
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+ | Otto Heinu from [[http:// | ||
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+ | Global Maritime Environment Conference [[http:// | ||
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+ | Fritjof Giese, a Vienna based industrial designer, has set up [[cargosail.com|Cargosail]]. Interestingly, | ||
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+ | Presentation about the Solar Challenge, building solar powered boats. Connections to e-cars. They hydrofoil on solar energy. | ||
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+ | It was claimed / mentioned that Banana boats were the fastest sailing vessels for bringing fresh bananas to Europe. But this might not be real: evidence needed. | ||
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+ | General feeling of a lack of "go to market" | ||
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+ | There is a heavy legislative and regulatory load. Fuel cost cutting has already given 25-33% fuel savings. the low fruit are gone. some costings were thrown around. daily revenues of 5250 Euro. This gives economic viability. Eco advantage is not part of this calculation (which I have not properly noted). The converse question might be: how much hidden oil subsidy is present? Note that banks think sustainability if high risk. | ||
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+ | Three factors: fright/ | ||
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+ | People working on boats think they are invisible. | ||
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+ | Norwegian pollution funding has led to cleaner shipping. | ||
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+ | ===Sustainable Sea Transport=== | ||
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+ | Peter Nuttall at University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji. Have run several conferences. | ||
+ | There seems to be a useful series of meetings and work going on. | ||
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+ | If I understand, the issue is developing vessels for cargo between Pacific islands, that are commercially as well as ecologically workable and sustainable. Islands are losing transport chances because diesel is no longer affordable as a propulsion fuel. | ||
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+ | One suggested design, similar to the one above: [[http:// | ||
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+ | ==Gais Dream== | ||
+ | Saw [[http:// | ||
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+ | === Water / Sail and Arts Network === | ||
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+ | As a result of meeting Madadh MacLaine at NSRsail, a conversation with various people and organisations has arisen. Let us try and keep track of them here. They of course begin to interconnect with other conversations.... | ||
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+ | ==Cape Farewell== | ||
+ | David Buckland runs this in the UK. Artists and environmental considerations. Arts/ | ||
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+ | ==Windfinder== | ||
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+ | Wipke Iwersen has been sending out small, unmanned sailing vessels that sail into the wind, as his search for "the origin of the wind" since 2004. [[http:// | ||
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+ | ==Marin== | ||
+ | While its acronym is relatively general, Media Art Research Interdisciplinary Network, there is a strong Makrolab taste about these projects. Journeys, data streams, autonomous sensor networks, etc. One sees close connections to ATOL's project in Slovenia and the Arctic Perspective Initiative as well. Ran 2009-2011, unsure about current status. | ||
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+ | Link: [[http:// | ||
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+ | ==Meeting the Odysee== | ||
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+ | A 5 year EU Culture project, re-exploring the Odyssee in the context of the Baltic, The Ionian (I think, around Italy) and the Aegean. | ||
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+ | [[http:// | ||
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+ | ==Island Mesh== | ||
+ | A voyage from Fiji to Rotuma should take place under the name of Island Mesh. Call will be made in Feb 2015. | ||
+ | This is an ANAT / ADA Aotearoa Digital Arts) collaboration. | ||
- | Andreas Lackner from Tres Hombres talked about their Fair Transport work. Since 2013 they have reached a break even point. So this is financially sustainable, | + | This might be connectied |
- | Question about transport in the Baltic / Ostsee: is it somehow greener, due to local legislation or other requirements? | ||
- | Carbon credit markets and rerlated topics are difficult. There are various markets.. LNG as a fuel is being considered. There is a problem with split incentives: the owner needs to act, but the charterer pays / saves. There is no existing methodology for (measuring / crediting) fuel savings. Voluntary / Verified Carbon Standard is one international system. Given the Ecoliner' | ||