荷兰船舶设计公司AURELIA与风力推进方案提供商Econowind、太阳能解决方案开发商Wattlab和近海航运公司Vertom合作开发的船舶绿色改造一揽子解决方案，已获得意大利船级社的原则性认可。该解决方案结合了刚性帆、太阳能电池板、储能电池、气象导航等技术，以及由水文和海洋顾问公司(HMC)开发的智能决策支持系统，旨在减少现有纽卡斯尔型散货船的排放。该方案的第一阶段计划在今年内完成，主要包括安装模块化太阳能系统Solar Flatrack、储能电池和HMC开发的SafePlan软件。SafePlan软件可用于优化船舶航线，而太阳能电池板和储能电池将有助于减少辅机的运行时间。荷兰近海航运公司Vertom Group的“Anna”号杂货船参与了该改造项目。

A green retrofit package solution designed by Dutch ship design company AURELIA in partnership with Econowind, Wattlab and Vertom has secured an Approval in Principle (AiP) from the Italian classification society RINA. The solution incorporates rigid sails, solar panels, batteries, optimized weather-routing, and a smart decision support system developed by Hydrographic and Marine Consultants (HMC). The package has been devised to slash emissions of an existing Newcastlemax bulk carrier. The first, to be done in 2023, involves the installation of Solar Flatrack technology, batteries, and the SafePlan software developed by HMC. The SafePlan software will optimize the vessel’s route, while the solar panels and batteries will help reduce the hours of functioning of the auxiliary engines. Dutch short-sea shipping company Vertom Group joined the retrofit project with the general cargo vessel MV Anna.