Wind as main propulsion by ORCELLE

Project Information

Orcelle

Grant agreement ID: 101096673

DOI

10.3030/101096673

EC signature date 9 December 2022

Start date 1 January 2023

End date 31 December 2027

Funded under

• Climate, Energy and Mobility

Total cost

€ 9 058 727,50

EU contribution

€ 8 989 977,50

Coordinated by

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS
Norway

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (7)

Plan for dissemination and exploitation including communication activities (M18)

Develop a plan to disseminate and exploit results, building on the communication measures. Will plan how to coordinate the resources of each of the individual partners, and extend these with the project level work by MCT and other participants. Partner capabilities and networks, communication measures and targeted results are mapped. We deliver a plan that outlines the plan, that is updated at intervals linked to the reporting schedule. Relevant to task 7.2.

Data Management Plan (M6)

Document that describes how data is managed from project start-up, throughout the project and after the project is completed. Consider aspects such as data metadata, preservation, analysis, interoperability with use across organisations and simulation programs. Will help researchers with data-driven collaboration in the project, and also support research after the project completion. Relevant to task 1.5.

Data Management Plan (M18)

Document that describes how data is managed from project start-up, throughout the project and after the project is completed. Consider aspects such as data metadata, preservation, analysis, interoperability with use across organisations and simulation programs. Will help researchers with data-driven collaboration in the project, and also support research after the project completion. Relevant to task 1.5.

Governance structure, communication flows and methods

Document that describes governance structure, communication procedures (flows and methods). The document will follow state-of- the-art procedures for Horizon Europe governance, including adaptions to the needs of the project with two large-scale construction processes of vessels.Relevant to task 1.1

Business case framework for wind-powered shipping

Develop a business case framework that lets stakeholders analyse how to best deliver wind powered shipping. Will be written as a report, aimed for scientific publication. Relevant to task 4.1.

Plan for dissemination and exploitation including communication activities (M6)

Develop a plan to disseminate and exploit results, building on the communication measures. Will plan how to coordinate the resources of each of the individual partners, and extend these with the project level work by MCT and other participants. Partner capabilities and networks, communication measures and targeted results are mapped. We deliver a plan that outlines the plan, that is updated at intervals linked to the reporting schedule. Relevant to task 7.2.

Description of the Communication Secretariat

The Communication Secretariate will organise the communication measures needed for dissemination and exploitation of activities. In this task we deliver a description, as a report, on how it is set up. Relevant to task 7.1.

Other (1)

Data-driven numerical framework for structural integrity assessment

UGent is adapting previous work on frameworks for data-driven structural integrity assessment to the needs of this project. The results are used both in developing the condition monitoring system (D3.1) and is developed to be shared with the scientific community (D3.2). Relevant to task 3.2.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (7)

Optimization of Ship Design for the Effect of Wind Propulsion

Author(s): Timoleon Plessas; Apostolos Papanikolaou
Published in: International Marine Design Conference, 2024, ISSN 3050-4864
Publisher: TU Delft OPEN Publishing
DOI: 10.59490/IMDC.2024.884

Multi-Objective Optimization of Ship Design for the Effect of Wind Propulsion

Author(s): Timoleon Plessas, Apostolos Papanikolaou
Published in: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Issue 13, 2025, ISSN 2077-1312
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/jmse13010167

Ocean Engineering

Author(s): Ulysse Dhomé; Antonia Hillenbrand; Jakob Kuttenkeuler; Niklas Rolleberg
Published in: Ocean Engineering, 2025, ISSN 0029-8018
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/J.OCEANENG.2025.121229

Design Optimization and Assessment Platform for Wind-Assisted Ship Propulsion

Author(s): Timoleon Plessas, Apostolos Papanikolaou
Published in: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Issue 13, 2025, ISSN 2077-1312
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/JMSE13081389

Ship Design in the Era of Digital Transition

Author(s): Apostolos Papanikolaou; Evangelos Boulougouris; Stein-Ove Erikstad; Stefan Harries; Austin A. Kana
Published in: International Marine Design Conference, 2024, ISSN 3050-4864
Publisher: TU Delft OPEN Publishing
DOI: 10.59490/IMDC.2024.784

Observation of the atmospheric boundary layer over the Atlantic and its effects for wind propulsion

Author(s): Ulysse Dhomé, Jakob Kuttenkeuler, Antonio Segalini
Published in: Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Issue 258, 2025, ISSN 0167-6105
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.JWEIA.2025.106014

Sailing Performance of Wind-Powered Cargo Vessel in Unsteady Conditions

Author(s): Martin Kjellberg, Frederik Gerhardt, Sofia Werner
Published in: Journal of Sailing Technology, 2023, ISSN 2475-370X
Publisher: The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
DOI: 10.5957/JST/2023.8.12.218

Conference proceedings (17)

CFD Study on the Different Stratifications of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer and Their Effect on the Performance of Wind Propelled Ships

Author(s): Wielgosz, C., Giovannetti, L. M., Werner, S., and Kuttenkeuler, J.,
Published in: Issue 8th, 2024
Publisher: HPYD8

Data-driven lifetime assessment of a wing sail system

Author(s): Mebratu, Mekete; Hectors, Kris; De Waele, Wim
Published in: 2023 FEA Research Symposium, Abstracts, 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15077031

Optimization of Ship Design for the Effect of Wind Propulsion

Author(s): Plessas, T., Papanikolaou, A
Published in: International Marine Design Conference (IMDC-2024), Issue 15th, 2024
Publisher: Proceedings of the 15th International Marine Design Conference
DOI: 10.59490/imdc.2024.884

The Orcelle Project – Towards Wind-Powered Ships for Deep Sea Cargo Transport

Author(s): Werner, Sofia; Papanikolaou, Apostolos; Werner, Sofia; Fagergren, Carl; Dessen, Lars; Kuttenkeuler, Jakob; Santén, Vendela; Steinbach, Christoph
Published in: Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility. Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland - Volume 3: Eco-efficient Mobility Systems, 2023, ISSN 2196-5544
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-89444-2_22

Towards ITTC Guidelines for Wind-Powered Ships

Author(s): Werner, S.
Published in: High Performance Yacht Design Conference (HPYD 8), Issue 8th, 2023
Publisher: HPYD8

ITTC GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WIND PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY

Author(s): Sofia Werner
Published in: RINA Wind Propulsion Conference., 2024
Publisher: RINA Wind Propulsion Conference

Evaluation of the flow state over a rigid wing-sail through tell-tale detection using computer vision.

Author(s): Dhomé, Ulysse; El Khoury, Cynthia; Kuttenkeuler, Jacob
Published in: 2023
Publisher: INNOV’SAIL

A Comparative Study of Control Algorithms on Wind-Powered Cargo Vessel Performance

Author(s): Martin Kjellberg, Luis Felipe Sánchez-Heres, Frederik Gerhardt, Sofia Werner
Published in: SNAME 25th Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium, 2025
Publisher: SNAME
DOI: 10.5957/CSYS-2025-015

Dynamic Performance Prediction for Wind-Powered Ships,”

Author(s): Kjellberg, M., Persson, A., Gerhardt, F. C., and Werner, S.
Published in: High Performance Yacht Design Conference (HPYD 8), Issue 8th, 2024
Publisher: HPYD8

The Importance of Scale Effects for Wind Propulsion: Experimental and Numerical Analysis of a Wing Sail

Author(s): Chiara Wielgosz, Ulysse Dhomé, Erik Blackert, Laura Marimon Giovannetti, Stefan Wallin, Jakob Kuttenkeule, Sofia Werner
Published in: SNAME 25th Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium, 2025
Publisher: SNAME
DOI: 10.5957/CSYS-2025-016

Performance Indicators for Wind Powered Ships: Towards an Industry Standard

Author(s): Werner, S., Gerhardt, F., and Alterskjaer, A.,
Published in: Hull Performance & Insight Conference, Issue 8th, 2023
Publisher: Volker Bertram

Wind tunnel tests of a wind-powered car carrier

Author(s): Blackert E., Dhomé U., Hillenbrand A, Fagergren C., Kuttenkeuler J., Gerhardt F.
Published in: 2025
Publisher: KRISO (Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering)

SEAKEEPING AND MANOEUVRING SIMULATIONS FOR WIND-POWERED VESSELS AT THE DESIGN STAGE.

Author(s): Kontos, S., Kjellberg, M., Costa, N., Östh, J., Sanchez-Heres, L., Olsson, F., Gerhardt, F. C., and Werner, S
Published in: RINA Wind Propulsion Conference
Publisher: RINA Wind Propulsion Conference

Optimization of Tanker Design for Wing Sail Propulsion

Author(s): Timoleon Plessas, Aphrodite Kanellopoulou, Apostolos Papanikolaou, George Zaraphonitis
Published in: Innovations in Sustainable Maritime Technology—IMAM 2025
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-01566-2_9

Ship Design in the Era of Digital Transition

Author(s): Apostolos Papanikolaou, Evangelos Boulougouris, Stein-Ove Erikstad, Stefan Harries, and Austin A. Kana
Published in: International Marine Design Conference (IMDC-2024), Issue 15th, 2024, ISSN 3050-4864
Publisher: International Marine Design Conference
DOI: 10.59490/imdc.2024.784

The ORCELLE Project – Towards Wind-Powered Ships for Deep Sea Cargo Transport

Author(s): Werner, Sofia. Fagergren, Carl. Lars, Dessen. Papanikolaou, Apostolos. Jakob, Kuttenkeuler. Vendela, Santen, Christopher, Steinbach
Published in: SNAME Maritime Convention, 2023
Publisher: SNAME Maritime Convention
DOI: 10.5957/SMC-2023-089

CFD study on the Atmospheric Boundary Layer

Author(s): Chiara Wielgosz*, †, Laura Marimon Giovannetti†, Jakob Kuttenkeuler*, and Sofia Werner
Published in: 25th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium (NuTTS), 2023
Publisher: 25th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium (NuTTS)