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SideWind solution with Solbian solar panels aboard Samskip’s Helgafell
SideWind and Solbian solutions on Samskip’s Helgafell
Sea trials have commenced on the SideWind horizontal wind turbines, topped with Solbian solar panels.
OceanWings tiltable wingsail and Solbian solar panels on board Ant. Topic’s Maria Topic
Sea trials commenced in August 2026.
Concept of future builds usint the WHISPSER solutions.
WHISPER concept: Rendered view of the 1029 TEU container feeder ship with 2 OceanWings sails (OW363) and the three 40″ SideWind containers (Copyright: SDI)
Tanker with Ayro’s Oceanwings
SideWind technology explained.
Kick-off meeting of WHISPER’s partners
Whisper logo
Videos
SEA TRIALS on board Maria Topic and Helgafell
Concept designs by Stirling Design International
WHISPER Sea Trials aboard Samskip’s Helgafell: SideWind and Solbian
News
WHISPER newsletter is out
How can renewable energy help power today’s vessels—and shape tomorrow’s ships? In our latest...
Joint webinar with NEMOSHIP & WHISPER
Join us to discuss ready-to-deploy solutions for maritime decarbonisation! The webinar will bring...
WHISPER installs hybrid wind-solar container system and begins sea trials on container ship
The WHISPER project has reached a major full-scale demonstration milestone with the installation...
WHISPER moves to full-scale sea trials with wind propulsion and solar power retrofit aboard bulk carrier
The WHISPER project today announced the successful completion of OceanWings rigid wingsail retrofit installation aboard the Ant...
Meet WHISPER at SMM Hamburg
WHISPER will participate in SMM Hamburg from 1–4 September 2026, bringing the project’s work to one of the maritime industry’s...
Latest newsletter: Major milestones ahead!
The latest WHISPER newsletter is now available, featuring key project milestones, technology updates from SideWind, Solbian and...
OceanWings Wins Maritime Technology Award for Rigid Wingsail
OceanWings has received the Advanced Maritime Technology International Award in the category of Environmental Achievement of the...
WHISPER Newsletter #7: Preparations for sea trials
In the latest edition of our newsletter, we share exciting updates on preparations for upcoming full-scale trials, including the...
WHISPER Newsletter #6
The WHISPER newsletter is now out – with fresh news from the project’s activities. One of the project’s three technological...
WHISPER White Paper published
The WHISPER consortium has reached a scientific milestone with the publication of its peer-reviewed paper, “WHISPER Project:...
Whisper Newsletter #5
The WHISPER newsletter is now out - with fresh news from the project's activities. Highlights include a scientific milestone...
WHISPER in Amsterdam
WHISPER partner Solbian participated in the events at Metstrade exhibition in Amsterdam this November, showcasing both their...
New merchant ship concepts
At the 17th Symposium on High-Performance Marine Vehicles (HIPER’25), held in Tullamore, Ireland, from 5–7 May 2025, Stirling...
WHISPER newsletter #4 – now on LinkedIn
The WHISPER newsletter has now been moved to LinkedIn, for better access and dissemination to our core audience! Read our latest...
OceanWings receives three Approvals in Principle
Recently, OcenWings received Approval in Principle for Innovative Wind Propulsion System from three of the world’s leading...
Solar modules for the harshest marine conditions
Solbian has entered the operational phase of the WHISPER project. By mid-2025, more than 200 kWp of photovoltaic capacity will...
WHISPER newsletter #3
With the holidays approaching, it can be useful to look back on the year and also - to plan ahead! We invite you to read our...
Congratulations to SideWind!
SideWind, which provides one of the three technological solutions of the WHISPER project, was selected as one of the 5 finalists...
WHISPER at IceFish
WHISPER project partner and project lead, VERKÍS, took part in the IceFIsh 2024 expo in Kopavogur, Iceland in September, using...
Joint Workshop at SMM
Like many of our industry partners, WHISPER had several representatives at the SMM Hamburg this year, sharing information on the...
June edition of the WHISPER newsletter
The June 2024 edition of the WHISPER newsletter is now out, brimful of exciting news of the projects' developments! [button...
Wind for Power and Propulsion: Joint Workshop at SMM Hamburg
Whisper and Orcelle Horizon are pleased to invite you to a joint workshop, Wind for Power and Propulsion during SMM Hamburg,...
Whisper newsletter
The first edition of our newsletter, Whisper from Whisper, is now out, where we share some basic information on the WHISPER...
Development in progress
A project like WHISPER has many elements and a high level of complexity.
WHISPER takes off!
The kick-off meeting for WHISPER took place in Reykjavík, Iceland, in 31 January - 2 February 2023. 14 partners from across...