Wind+Wing Technologies is the company behind the nation’s first winged and wind-assisted ferry vessel for public use in the San Francisco Bay Area. The ferry will utilize the wind, an inherent natural resource in the Bay Area, in conjunction with an innovative wing to power and maneuver the vessel. The final design, will save up to 40 percent in fuel costs compared to the ferries currently operating in the Bay Area.
For more than a year, Wind+Wing Technologies
has been in communication with the three major
ferry operators in the Bay Area to formally present
its plans to develop a demonstration vessel and
eventually a public passenger ferry. The
operators, Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District, the Water Emergency
Transportation Authority (WETA) and Blue & Gold Fleet, wrote letters of interest for the project and
members expressed a desire for a more fuel efficient, cost effective and eco-friendly vessel.
Wind+Wing Technologies enlisted Morrelli & Melvin Design & Engineering for the design of the boat
and Harbor Wing Technologies for the design and engineering of the wing.