The GATERS Project – An innovative way of retrofitting ships for greener and safer operations

This paper presents the first-year activities of the H2020 Innovation Action project GATERS for greener propulsion of ships using an innovative retrofit energy-saving and steering device, the Gate Rudder System (GRS). One of the project's main aims is to retrofit a target coastal vessel with a...

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Published in:Transportation research procedia (Online) 2023, Vol.72, p.1958-1965
Main Authors: Atlar, M., Aktas, B., Gurkan, A., Sasaki, N., Sun, X., Korkut, E., Felli, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Conventional Rudder System
Energy-saving device
Gate Rudder System
Manoeuvring
Retrofitting
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Summary:This paper presents the first-year activities of the H2020 Innovation Action project GATERS for greener propulsion of ships using an innovative retrofit energy-saving and steering device, the Gate Rudder System (GRS). One of the project's main aims is to retrofit a target coastal vessel with a GRS for the first time and demonstrate its effectiveness. The target vessel is the existing 6400 DWT general cargo ship (MV Erge), currently fitted with a high-lift conventional rudder system (CRS), which a retrofit GRS will replace in GATERS as one of the project aims. This paper provides a background of GRS technology and the project motivation, including a brief project overview. The details of the retrofit task involving the design of the main GRS components and estimated power-saving are also reported in the paper. The vessel is scheduled to be retrofitted in December 2022 for demonstration and further performance monitoring.
ISSN:2352-1465
2352-1465
DOI:10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.676