International operator Carisbrooke Shipping Ltd based in Cowes, Isle of Wight and Rotterdam, The Netherlands, will install revolutionary solar cells on its dry-cargo vessels, to manage and store renewable energy following successful trials in Equatorial waters.

Carisbrooke Shipping which operates a fleet of dry-cargo multi-purpose vessels ranging from 5,000-30,000dwt, has signed a letter of intent with the Anglesey in Wales and the Manchester, England based Grafmarine to utilise the cutting-edge NanoDeck AI Solar tile management solution.

Over the past 12 months, companies have worked in partnership with Grafmarine, providing a vessel to test their NanoDeck technology, a solution which can be attached to any flat surface, in this case a cargo ship. This is where the technology will capture, store and remotely manage clean energy generation via AI solar technology.

The first Carisbrooke cargo ship to have the NanoDeck technology installed was the 8,500dwt UAL Osprey which took place in Middlesbrough port in north-east England. An engineering team placed the NanoDeck technology above the bridge.

The trials included a return voyage from Scotland to West Africa. During the voyage the NanoDeck sent live data that gave both organisations a better understanding of how the equipment will withstand the rigours within the context of a marine environment.

Asides the 2012 built UAL Osprey, there are plans to roll it the technology to multiple vessels when additional tests are successfully concluded.

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