Eco Factor: Vessel optimized to harness the power of wind to reduce fossil fuel use.
Designed by Dijkstra and Partners, Greenpeace’s flagship, Rainbow Warrior III, will be getting masts, booms, rigging, winches, deck equipment, furling systems, hydraulics and sails from Rondal. The vessel is due to be launched during Greenpeace’s 40th anniversary year in 2011.
The vessel is currently under construction at the Fassmer Shipyard in Germany and will feature two 45m high aluminum A-frame masts that will carry five hydraulically furling sails. The Rainbow Warrior III will also make use of recycled aluminum and feature the latest in green technologies.
Generator heat in the vessel will be reused to heat water and pre-heat the engines. Moreover, the vessel will also be optimized to harvest wind energy to reduce the amount of fossil fuel being consumed. This would enable the crew of the Rainbow Warrior III to sail this ship without using the engines whenever possible.
Via: SuperYachtTimes
