Introducing Oceanbird
In September 2020, Wallenius Marine revealed the new design for the wind powered ship Oceanbird. At a digital press conference, journalists got a pre-view of…
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Watch the first sea trial of Oceanbird model
The sun was shining over the eleven naval design students from KTH, when they put the Oceanbird model in water. This first sea trial would…
Testing the hull of Oceanbird
Computer simulations can take us quite far but not all the way. The team that are designing wind powered vessels, needed a boat in the…
New insights from high level wind measurements
In designing wind powered vessels, we need to understand how the wind behaves above the ship. Therefore, the research team have installed advanced laser measurement…
Don’t let the empty office fool you
How do you keep a social distance in a project where partnerships and collaboration is key to success? The Wallenius Head office in Stockholm may…
Young minds gave Oceanbird a flying start
Three naval architecture students from KTH the task to explore alternative wing designs for wind-powered vessels. “A dream job” says Filip Wängelin, who will continue…