Oceanbird: World's Largest Wind-Powered Ship for Cargo with Niclas Dahl

Welcome to the Evolution Show, Im Johan Landgren.   

I´m back in the Evolution Show studio with a super inspiring guest and wing sail technology! I´m joined by Managing Director Niclas Dahl, the head of AlfaWall Oceanbird, a joint venture developing the world´s largest sailing ship for freight! Niclas Dahl guides us through the remarkable wing sail technology they are developing and that may completely revolutionize the way we ship goods on the sea! Fossil free and silent for the oceanic wildlife!  

You don´t want to miss this episode! And stick around for next week´s episode when we are back with part 2 of our conversation. 

This time we broaden the scope and I discuss the future with of shipping with Niclas Dahl, using the Oceanbird wing sails as well as other technologies. We also cover the challenges and opportunities we face shipping on the sea today and how we can address them and go fossil free!    

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Links: 

AlfaWall Oceanbird and the Oceanbird project: 

oceanbird.com 

Wallenius Marine and the story behind the Oceanbird project in detail: 

walleniusmarine.com/our-services/ship-design-newbuilding/ship-design/wind-powered-vessels/  

Previous episode on the Evolution Show on solar with Solar dude Ron Swenson about his world record kite sail:  

youtube.com/watch?v=FrPDXnS-qjc&t 

Team behind Evolution Show:  Producer and host: Johan Landgren 

Studio technician and photographer: Gustav Andersson 

Studio technician: Hannes Anagrius 

Music for animation: Alexander Sparf - roding.bandcamp.com