SolidSail Mast Factory

Holder:Chantiers de l’Atlantique
Total Budget:19.8M€
Carbon fibre masts for large vessel wind propulsion

SolidSail Mast Factory is a consortium that brings together six key players: Les Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Lorima, Multiplast, SNR-SMM, CDK Technologie and Avel Robotics. It is planning to launch a production facility in 2025 to manufacture carbon fibre masts for wind propulsion. The masts will be used by large vessels using the SolidSail system.

The project aims to enable a 40% reduction in the overall cost of the system, including cutting the cost of the mast by two thirds. This will facilitate further development of the system, while also multiplying production capacity by a factor of five to meet market demand in five years’ time.

The Mast Factory was financed through Corimer’s ‘First production facility’ (Première Usine) call for projects.