L2M – SolarSail (Dual Axis Solar Tracking System for Marine Vessels)

Dual Axis Solar Tracking System for Marine Environments is a project that aims to integrate a solar tracking technology onboard a marine vessel. By integrating 2 different tracking methods in one system for improving the efficiency of tracking, further leading to improvement in energy production, this project aims to make this technology economically and technically feasible for vessel owners to invest in. Other than the improvement in fuel consumption, vessels will also comply with the regulatory standards for exhaust gas emissions. The partner organization, Springboard Atlantic, is focused in bringing products from researchers to the economy, and this project aims to assess the viability of the product in the market, analyze the target consumers and develop it enough to be market ready. Thus, the partner organizations aims and goals are aligned with this project.

Faculty Supervisor:

Ashraf Ali Khan

Student:

Partner:

Springboard Atlantic Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Clean Technology; Green/Alternative Energy; Energy and Utilities

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

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