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The Pathway to Decarbonization: Flettner Rotor Application in Maritime Logistics

Authors
Muhammad Fakhruriza Pradana1, 2, *, Bernd Noche1, Fikri Abdulhakim Ichsan1
1Institute of Transport Systems and Logistics, University of Duisburg-Essen, Forsthausweg 2, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
2Department of Civil Engineering, University of Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Jl. Jend Sudirman Km 3 Cilegon 42435, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: mfakhruriza@untirta.ac.id
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Muhammad Fakhruriza Pradana
Available Online 1 February 2022.
DOI
10.2991/aer.k.220131.012How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Maritime Logistics; Flettner Rotor; WASP technologies; Fuel Efficiency
Abstract

The increasing carbon footprints are forcing international regulators to reform fossil fuels into alternative fuels. Maritime transportation contributes 2.89% of carbon to the earth. One of the solutions to push this emission (decarbonization) is creating alternative fossil-free energy. The most possible and feasible alternative energy on the open sea is natural wind. But we found that the old technology to capture wind energy in vessels such as kites, rigid sails, and soft sails has large dimensions and is very volatile. Nowadays, Flettner rotor technology is more resilient and achieve high saving fuels in the unpredicted weather condition. This paper uses a narrative literature review to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the Flettner rotor compared to other wind-assisted ship propulsion (WASP) technologies. The result shows that the Flettner rotor is better in terms of size and fuel efficiency result. Flettner rotor potentially achieves 30% fuel saving by using only 4 meters of the diameter of the rotor. On the other hand, the challenges of the Flettner rotor are parameter selection of the rotor, the weather condition or weather forecasting accuracy, and the economic aspect.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Conference on Broad Exposure to Science and Technology 2021 (BEST 2021)
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
1 February 2022
ISBN
978-94-6239-526-8
ISSN
2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/aer.k.220131.012How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.
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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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