法国船东Socatra签署了一份合同，为其5万载重吨的中型（MR）成品油船“Alcyone”号安装挪世航力公司的旋翼帆（ Norsepower Rotor Sails™️）风力辅助推进系统。这艘建造于2022年的油船由道达尔能源公司租用，完成改造后它将拥有两桅35米 x 5 米的筒转帆。这项技术可以使韩国-法属波利尼西亚航线的平均油耗和碳排放量减少8%，Socatra公司表示，通过使用航程优化技术还可以进一步节省成本。道达尔能源公司航运高级副总裁杰罗姆·库辛（Jérome Cousin）透露，该项目的成功可能会引导能源公司更广泛地采用风力辅助推进技术。

        Socatra has signed a contract for Norsepower Rotor Sail™️ installations on board its 50,000dwt medium-range (MR) product tanker, Alcyone. The 2022-built tanker, on charter to TotalEnergies, is to have two 35m x 5m rotor sails supplied by Norsepower. Average fuel and emission savings of 8% are likely as the ship sails between South Korea and French Polynesia. Further savings are possible by using voyage optimisation technology, the company said. Speaking for the charterer, TotalEnergies’ SVP, Shipping, Jérome Cousin, revealed that the success of the project could lead to broader adoption of wind-assisted propulsion by the energy company. 

Rotor Sails  n. 旋翼帆

Tips：旋翼帆也被称为旋筒风帆、Flettner旋筒，指在船舶甲板上设置垂直圆柱，通过航行过程中圆筒随风旋转的力量，利用可再生的风能为船舶航行提供动力的装置。目前全球约有18艘船舶部署了该系统。在小型船舶上安装旋翼帆，通过先进的计算机控制技术能够节省4.5%-25%的燃料，而利用风力推进技术与航线优化相结合的解决方案，能为大型船舶节省15-40%的燃料。