BAR Technologies Wins GREEN4SEA-Europort Energy Transition Award

6 November 2025

GREEN4SEA EUROPORT Award finalist, including Tom James, Sales Director at BAR Technologies (2nd from the right). (Image credit: BAR Technologies)

BAR Technologies, a pioneer in wind propulsion and maritime efficiency, has been awarded the 2025 GREEN4SEA-Europort Energy Transition Award in recognition of its commercially proven WindWings^® technology. The award was presented during the Europort 2025 Exhibition, celebrating organizations driving significant change in the maritime energy transition.

BAR Technologies was selected from a shortlist of respected maritime technology providers, including Accelleron, bound4blue, Brunvoll, NatPower Marine, and Oceanly Performance. The award recognizes WindWings as a commercially ready solution that delivers tangible emissions reductions and performance improvements across the global fleet.

WindWings is a wind-assisted propulsion system (WAPS) that reduces fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions through its advanced aero-design. Each WindWing features BAR Tech’s patented three-element wing configuration, delivering 2.5 times the lift of a traditional single-element wing without requiring continuous powering to spin (like flettner rotors) or for suction fans (like turbo sails). With average savings of 1.5 tonnes of fuel per wing per day, WindWings stands as the most powerful and scalable solution available for the decarbonization of ocean-going vessels.

Accepting the award on behalf of the company, BAR Technologies Sales Director Tom James said, “This award validates WindWings as a practical and impactful technology. It’s not just an innovation, it’s operational. We’ve shown that wind propulsion can deliver measurable decarbonization today, not just in future projections. At BAR Technologies, we’re focused on delivering scalable technologies that are commercially ready and performance-led.”

WindWings on the Berge Olympus. (Image credit: BAR Technologies)

Following the ceremony, James joined other award recipients in a panel discussion, where he highlighted the critical role of regulation, collaboration, and data transparency in driving environmental progress at scale.

John Cooper, CEO of BAR Technologies, added: “We are honored to receive this recognition from GREEN4SEA and Europort. WindWings reflects our core mission: to apply world-class engineering to solve real-world problems. This award is a tribute to the relentless work of our team and partners who believe, as we do, that sustainable shipping starts with solutions that perform, scale, and deliver significant reductions in global emissions.

The transition isn’t a future concept, it’s today’s challenge. Our role is to ensure operators have access to commercially viable pathways to decarbonization, and WindWings is delivering on that promise.”

This award builds on BAR Technologies’ momentum in deploying scalable wind propulsion across vessel types, reinforcing its position as a leader in sustainable maritime innovation.