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- | A collection of notes about wind assisted / Fair transport.Some vague possibility of this as a connection between older knoeledges | + | A collection of notes about wind assisted / Fair transport.Some vague possibility of this as a connection between older knowledges |
=== Meeting at NSRSail conference in Harlingen=== | === Meeting at NSRSail conference in Harlingen=== | ||
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The main project for NSRsail is the Ecoliner, a sail assisted container transport vessel. | The main project for NSRsail is the Ecoliner, a sail assisted container transport vessel. | ||
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+ | In general, there is a lot of renderings and plans, unfortunately few actual existing projects. Other than Tres Hombres. I hope to add more actual projects below. | ||
==Transcript of notes, extended== | ==Transcript of notes, extended== | ||
- | Film "Ready About" | + | Film "[[http:// |
Leeuwarden will be capital of culture in 2018 and there is interest to carry on some cultural aspect of this project in that context. | Leeuwarden will be capital of culture in 2018 and there is interest to carry on some cultural aspect of this project in that context. | ||
- | Mast shapes is difficult in aluminium or steel. A cheap cylinder can have less that 1% up to 8% losses. | + | Mast shapes is difficult in aluminium or steel. A cheap cylinder can have less than 1% up to 8% losses. |
Early motor driven vessels carried sails as they were a guarantee that the vessels could get through. | Early motor driven vessels carried sails as they were a guarantee that the vessels could get through. | ||
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"Is the expression "Clean Cargo" greenwashing? | "Is the expression "Clean Cargo" greenwashing? | ||
- | Andreas Lackner from Tres Hombres talked about their Fair Transport work. Since 2013 they have reached a break even point. So this is financially sustainable, | + | Andreas Lackner from Tres Hombres talked about their Fair Transport work. Since 2013 they have reached a break even point. So this is financially sustainable, |
- | Question about transport in the Baltic / Ostsee: is it somehow greener, due to local legislation or other requirements? | + | Question about transport in the Baltic / Ostsee: is it somehow greener, due to local legislation or other requirements? |
- | Carbon credit markets and rerlated | + | Carbon credit markets and related |
+ | As efficiencies increase, CO levels go down, but NOx (and perhaps SOx) emissions go up. | ||
- | === Water / Sail and Arts Network === | + | The International Wind Ship Association ([[http:// |
- | As a result | + | [[https:// |
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+ | Otto Heinu from [[http:// | ||
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+ | Global Maritime Environment Conference [[http:// | ||
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+ | Fritjof Giese, a Vienna based industrial designer, | ||
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+ | Presentation about the Solar Challenge, building solar powered boats. Connections to e-cars. They hydrofoil on solar energy. | ||
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+ | It was claimed / mentioned that Banana boats were the fastest sailing vessels for bringing fresh bananas to Europe. But this might not be real: evidence needed. | ||
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+ | General feeling of a lack of " | ||
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+ | There is a heavy legislative and regulatory load. Fuel cost cutting has already given 25-33% fuel savings. the low fruit are gone. some costings were thrown around. daily revenues of 5250 Euro. This gives economic viability. Eco advantage is not part of this calculation (which I have not properly noted). The converse question might be: how much hidden oil subsidy is present? Note that banks think sustainability if high risk. | ||
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+ | Three factors: fright/ | ||
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+ | People working on boats think they are invisible. | ||
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+ | Norwegian pollution funding has led to cleaner shipping. | ||
- | ==Cape Farewell== | ||
- | David Buckland runs this in the UK. Artists and environmental considerations. Arts/ | ||
===Sustainable Sea Transport=== | ===Sustainable Sea Transport=== | ||
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There seems to be a useful series of meetings and work going on. | There seems to be a useful series of meetings and work going on. | ||
- | If I understand, the issue is developing vessels for cargo between | + | If I understand, the issue is developing vessels for cargo between |
One suggested design, similar to the one above: [[http:// | One suggested design, similar to the one above: [[http:// | ||
- | ===Island Mesh=== | + | === Water / Sail and Arts Network |
- | A voyage from Fiji to Rotuma should take place under the name of Island Mesh. Call will be made in Feb 2015. | + | |
- | This is an ANAT / ADA Aotearoa Digital Arts) collaboration. | + | |
- | This might be connectied | + | As a result of meeting Madadh MacLaine at NSRsail, a conversation with various people and organisations has arisen. Let us try and keep track of them here. They of course begin to interconnect with other conversations.... |
- | ===Windfinder=== | + | |
+ | ==Cape Farewell== | ||
+ | David Buckland runs this in the UK. Artists and environmental considerations. Arts/ | ||
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+ | ==Windfinder== | ||
Wipke Iwersen has been sending out small, unmanned sailing vessels that sail into the wind, as his search for "the origin of the wind" since 2004. [[http:// | Wipke Iwersen has been sending out small, unmanned sailing vessels that sail into the wind, as his search for "the origin of the wind" since 2004. [[http:// | ||
- | ===Marin=== | + | ==Marin== |
While its acronym is relatively general, Media Art Research Interdisciplinary Network, there is a strong Makrolab taste about these projects. Journeys, data streams, autonomous sensor networks, etc. One sees close connections to ATOL's project in Slovenia and the Arctic Perspective Initiative as well. Ran 2009-2011, unsure about current status. | While its acronym is relatively general, Media Art Research Interdisciplinary Network, there is a strong Makrolab taste about these projects. Journeys, data streams, autonomous sensor networks, etc. One sees close connections to ATOL's project in Slovenia and the Arctic Perspective Initiative as well. Ran 2009-2011, unsure about current status. | ||
Link: [[http:// | Link: [[http:// | ||
- | ===Meeting the Odysee=== | + | ==Meeting the Odysee== |
A 5 year EU Culture project, re-exploring the Odyssee in the context of the Baltic, The Ionian (I think, around Italy) and the Aegean. | A 5 year EU Culture project, re-exploring the Odyssee in the context of the Baltic, The Ionian (I think, around Italy) and the Aegean. | ||
[[http:// | [[http:// | ||
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+ | ==Island Mesh== | ||
+ | A voyage from Fiji to Rotuma should take place under the name of Island Mesh. Call will be made in Feb 2015. | ||
+ | This is an ANAT / ADA Aotearoa Digital Arts) collaboration. | ||
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+ | This might be connectied to the Mesh Cities project about arts in transitional spaces. | ||
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