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Company news, project milestones and longer reads from the team.

Spaera Secures Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 6 grant

News · October 1, 2025

Spaera Secures Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 6 grant to Lead Cutting-Edge Research into Wind-Powered Shipping

A new UK SHORE award funds a consortium with the University of Southampton and Scotline to advance CFD methods for wind propulsion.

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First Physical Testing Completed at the Boldrewood Towing Tank

News · October 1, 2024

Project Milestone: First Physical Testing Completed at the Boldrewood Towing Tank

The first phase of experimental testing for Supercharging Wind Propulsion, completed with the University of Southampton and the Wolfson unit.

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Smart Shipping Acceleration Fund Project

News · October 24, 2024

Spaera embarks on Smart Shipping Acceleration Fund Project to advance digital tools for optimising fuel-cell based powertrains on next generation commercial ships

With Seabird Technologies, Scotline and University College London, part funded by the UK Department for Transport.

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Wind Propulsion Project with University of Southampton and Scotline

News · March 10, 2024

Spaera Launches Groundbreaking Wind Propulsion Project in Partnership with University of Southampton and Scotline, Co-Funded by Innovate UK

Supercharging Wind Propulsion gets under way, aiming to eradicate the gap between predicted and delivered WPT performance.

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Fuel for Thought - Choices of Energy Storage Media

Rob Palin

Fuel for Thought - Choices of Energy Storage Media

A comparison of fuel oils, LNG, methanol, ammonia and hydrogen as energy carriers for shipping, and why methanol comes out ahead.

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Whether you believe you can, or you believe you can’t, you’re probably right!

Rob Palin

Whether you believe you can, or you believe you can’t, you’re probably right!

How the way we frame the shipping transition limits the answers, and what changes once wind is back in the picture.

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The Rising Cost of Inaction

Charlie Spencer

The Rising Cost of Inaction

Why the bill for doing nothing about climate change keeps growing, and why industry rather than government has to make action pay.

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My Voyage to Spaera

Rob Palin

My Voyage to Spaera

The founder’s route from Formula 1 aerodynamics through Tesla to a cargo ship powered by fuel cells and sails.

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