AMPHFOIL
offshore wind farm crew transfer vessels and support boats
Amphfoil CTV:
Resolves the incongruity of using high-polluting
fossil fuel-powered vessels for clean energy projects.
Low carbon emissions hybrid electric propulsion vessels coupled with new internationally-patented technology.
70mph/112kph 350nm/650km
Patented Amphfoils use proven energy-free aerodynamic lift physics hybrid electric propulsion for offshore wind farm industries to help solve the Climate Change crisis. Amphfoil’s cutting edge hull design and electric propulsion technology moves people, supplies and services safely, quickly, and comfortably into the 21st century
The offshore wind farm industry has major issues to confront :
- Current work boats create 40 times more pollution than cars and trucks
- Current work boats use inefficient 1950’s era propulsion systems and construction method
- Current work boats have terrible offshore and stationary motion affecting worker productivity
- Current work boats are a hazard to sea mammal safety and create shoreline wake damage
Amphfoil offshore CTVs and work vessels have more of everything the wind farm industry needs to function efficiently, environmentally-friendly and profitably:
- More economical to build than custom aluminum water jet catamarans
- More usable speeds at 112kph/70mph using 66% less energy demand
- More environmentally friendly with ample reduction in carbon emissions and other
pollutants - More profitability using Amphfoil’s molded platform construction methodology
- More productivity by cutting crew recovery time due to transit motion issues
- More comfort, stability and safety during stationary periods at offshore wind farm fields
- More operational periods with no risk to marine mammals during migrations
- More sensitivity to wake turbulence damage to delicate shoreline ecosystems
- More flexibility for model sizes and specific work demands
In this short video, Amphfoil’s naval architect and CEO Walt Schulz explains why Amphfoils are the first foil boats to use three distinct types of lift technology.
Hydrofoils were first perfected in 1898. But hydrofoils can have significant limitations. In this 4-minute video, Rhett Nanson, Shannon’s catamaran and hydrofoil chief engineer, points out how Amphfoil technology addresses and overcomes these limitations.
Today, the inability to ship nationally and globally
is a major issue
Amphfoil technology is patented in over 42 developed countries. However, the ability to economically ship Amphfoils or any boat to customers worldwide is a major issue. Bill Ramos, Shannon’s vice president of operations discusses how Shannon solved this critical problem in this 3-minute video.
AMPHFOIL Offshore CTV and Work Vessels
The first wind farm CTV and work boat in history to fully utilize the molecular phenomenon of surface effect lift and tilting air propeller lift in addition to hydrofoil lift to create a new type of offshore foil boat with speeds up to 112kph/70mph+ that still provides intermediate and slow speeds, a stable stationary work platform and much more.
Amphfoils are available in sizes from 28’/9m to 75’/24m with multiple configurations in accordance with the user’s needs.
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