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Research and development of a New Generation of Sails.

Summary

Profile Type
  • Business Offer
POD Reference
BOUA20250404009
Term of Validity
17 April 2025 - 17 April 2026
Company's Country
  • Ukraine
Type of partnership
  • Outsourcing agreement
  • Investment agreement
  • Commercial agreement
  • Supplier agreement
Targeted Countries
  • All countries
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General information

Short Summary
Ukrainian company offers cooperation to create a new generation of sails.
Counts on a cooperation agreement. Division of the project into areas of responsibility and joint implementation of the project.
Full Description
The New Generation of Sails.

The creation of modular folding sails is planned. This type of sails is primarily relevant for large ships that travel long distances.
Modularity allows you to put the desired number of sails or completely remove them if necessary.
A special feature of these sails is their adaptive geometry. This will allow it to have maximum thrust in any wind direction, and also to have zero thrust in case of critical wind speeds. This is impossible in classic sails, which is why they are dangerous.
Each module is energy-independent, so there is no need to supply any communications or ship modifications.
All modules are combined into a system that, based on previous simulations, can predict the optimal route and approximate fuel economy.
According to our preliminary calculations, such sails will save up to 3 million dollars on one trip (in the case of Triple E class vessels).
Advantages and Innovations
The company is headed by Iurii Makusev, an aerospace engineer with over 20 years of experience. Owner of dozens of patents.
The main occupation of the company is the creation of high efficient and high performance aviation platforms.
The company is not afraid of difficult tests, bold decisions and unique approaches to solving problems.
The main advantage of the company is the speed of work, lack of prejudices and openness to new ideas, which are superimposed on many years of experience and give extraordinary results.
Stage of Development
  • Lab tested
Sustainable Development Goals
  • Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
IPR status
  • No IPR applied

Partner Sought

Expected Role of a Partner
Business. Search for partners in the European Union or other countries
Type and Size of Partner
  • SME 50 - 249
  • University
  • R&D Institution
  • Other
  • SME <=10
  • SME 11-49
  • Big company
Type of partnership
  • Outsourcing agreement
  • Investment agreement
  • Commercial agreement
  • Supplier agreement

Dissemination

Technology keywords
  • 02009005 - Shipbuilding
Market keywords
  • 09001007 - Other transportation
Sector Groups Involved
  • Maritime Industries and Services
Targeted countries
  • All countries

Files

New generation of sails.pdf