nir-vana innovation network

Scientific laboratory and consulting company, based in Valencia, Spain, dedicated to innovation, technologies and “efficient design” solutions specialized in fluid dynamics and energy efficiency for the maritime and nautical industries.

Pioneers in the development and use of numerical simulation codes and methodologies in the nautical industry and in particular in the context of the America’s Cup for which the 2 founders of the company have worked during the five last editions and have won two of these editions.

Thanks to their deep scientific knowledge and their state of the arts design and simulation tools, they bring efficient design solutions to the broader industry (from alternative wind propulsion systems to foiling yachts) with the following goals:
• 0-emissions or low environmental impact yachts
• Maritime transportation sustainability
• Improve efficiency and performance
• Improve autonomy
• Improved comfort

They offer innovative products and services, “efficient design” solutions and numerical simulation CFD (Computational fluid dynamics) for:
• Mobility and Cleantech Start-ups
• Companies from the transportation and energy sectors
• Racing teams
• Naval architects and yacht designers
• Shipyards
• Ship owners
• Yacht owners

Services:
• Design, conceptual design and innovation
• R&D, Research and Development (internal and external)
• Numerical simulations CFD (Computational fluid dynamics) for all types of yachts and vessels
• Conceptual and design studies of high performance / high efficiency yachts and vessels
• Conceptual and design studies of flying boats (racing, sailing and electrical yachts)
• Conceptual and design studies of alternative or optimized propulsion (wind propulsion, high performance propellers, waterjets)
• Development of disruptive high efficiency solutions in the field of fluid dynamics and energy
• Product and prototype development for Mobility and Cleantech Startups
• Naval architecture and engineering (improvement of performance, autonomy, comfort, etc ...)
• Creation and extraction of sustainable energy

Products:
• SAAS (Software as a service): MARINE CFD (Computational fluid dynamics): 1-click CFD for non-experts to evaluate their design
• SAAS (Software as a service): MARINE DESIGN AND OPTIMISATION ASSISTANT: 1-click design and optimization assistant for non-CFD (Computational fluid dynamics) and optimization experts to improve their design

The company is looking for agents to develop its business. As far as the type of activity is very specific, the entities to co-operate with should be:
o Mobility, Cleantech and alternative energy generation start-ups
o Companies from the transportation and energy sectors
o Shipyards and ships owners
o Naval architects, hull, propellers and/or sails designers

Advantages & innovations

The company offers a track record of success in most competitive sailing events, also a creative mindset, scientific knowledge and design and simulation tools developed over the last 20 years. They can bring states of the arts or innovation solutions in term of fluid dynamics, conceptual and optimization work for your projects. The company is also ready to tackle the environmental challenges which are ahead. They are becoming the leaders in decarbonizing the industry and will open new markets and economical returns. Having worked for decades in the sport industry, the company knows that big challenges requires all the key players to gather and work together as a team (from innovation, expertise, industrial capabilities, investors, entrepreneurship, institutional, etc...) and that's why they offer their structure to push innovation and creativity into developing sustainable solutions.

Stage of development

Under development/lab tested

Partner sought

The company is looking for agents to represent its products and services. The objective of this search is to sign a commercial agency agreement, to stablish a relationship with an agent, so he/she can represent its products and services. The partner sought , due to the nature of the services provided by the requesting company, fluid dynamics engineering services (CFD, Computational fluid dynamics, Aero, Hydro,...) for the maritime world focusing on the yachts and the shipping industry, should have expertise in this mentioned sector. Therefore the partner sought could be one of the following organizations/persons: o Mobility, Cleantech and alternative energy generation start-ups o Companies from the transportation and energy sectors o Shipyards and ships owners o Naval architects, hull, propellers and/or sails designers