Largest-ever EcoPeller shipped by Schottel

Schottel said it has shipped the largest EcoPeller ever manufactured was recently shipped from the company’s Wismar production facility.

The five-bladed SRE 700 has a propeller diameter of 3600 mm and an input power of 3.2 MW. Because of its compact design, the company said the integrated LE-Drive (“embedded L-Drive”) allows more freedom in vessel design. In addition to this, it offers extremely low vibration and noise levels. The thruster’s controllable pitch propeller is designed to enable efficiency increases by means of pitch adjustment, the company said, and the delivered type also permits the full-feathering function, enabling the propeller blades to be moved to a low-resistance position if required.

The largest Schottel EcoPeller ever manufactured was recently shipped from the Wismar production facility. (Image: Schottel)

Since its market launch, the SRE has been gaining use in almost all vessel segments, Schottel said. The hydrodynamically optimized design allows the thruster to produce maximum steering forces and enables top values in terms of overall efficiency and course keeping ability. This reduces fuel consumption and ensures both lower operating costs and emissions.

The Schottel Group, with its headquarters in Spay/Rhine, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of steerable propulsion systems for ships and offshore applications. Founded in 1921, the company has been developing and manufacturing azimuth propulsion and complete propulsion systems with power ratings of up to 30 MW for vessels of all sizes and types, for more than 70 years. Around 100 sales and service locations worldwide ensure customer proximity.