Unique innovation to decarbonise shipping by H2020 project

One of the world's most environmentally friendly passenger ships is harnessing the wind for propulsion, cutting CO2 emissions and fuel consumption, thanks to the installation of an innovative rotor sail developed by an EU-funded project.

The cruise ferry M/S Viking Grace, operated by Åland-based shipping company Viking Line, made its first voyage equipped with the rotor sail in April 2018, travelling between Turku, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden – a route on which the wind-propulsion system is set to slash the ferry’s carbon emissions by up to 900 metric tonnes per year.