Milestones

2022
Patent submission: “Assisted propulsion system adapted to propel a vessel or a mobile marine station”, a novel and disruptive ship propulsion system to enable ships to sail with 0-emission.

GALATEA Project “NepH2AIR” in consortium with NEPTECH and H2PULSE. In charge of optimizing the shape of the hulls and develop a methodology to integrate NepTech’s air injection technology into its CFD based predictions.

2021

Concept design, foil design and CFD responsible for Luna Rossa Challenge AC75 (36th America’s Cup – winner of the Prada Cup, Challenger series)

Hydrodynamics design, foil design and CFD responsible E1-Series / Seabird / Victory Marine for the development the Racebird, fully foiling electric race boat

Hydrodynamics design, foil design and CFD responsible Persico Marine Fly 40

Patent submitted for FOLDABLE HYDROFOIL FOR BOATS

R&D project “Assisted wind propulsion. Towards a 0 emissions maritime transport. This action is co-financed by the European Union through the Program Operation FEDER of the Valencian Community 2014-2020"

2020

Development of a disruptive and innovative wind propulsion and energy generation system to create a 0-emission ship (in patent process)

Concept design, foil design, propulsion design and CFD responsible for the hydrogen flying vessel developed for the French startup Seabubbles

R&D project “VIRTUAL INTELLIGENT DESIGN ASSISTANT” Subsidies by the CDTI, NEOTEC Program & with support of Ministry of Science and Innovation

2018

Foil concept, design and flight control for the innovative electrical flying taxi boat for the French company Seabubbles

2017

Foil design for Land Rover BAR (35th America’s Cup) (Caponnetto)

Opening of Caponnetto Hueber office in Valencia, Spain

2013

Concept, CFD and aerodynamic design of the Oracle catamaran platform: Integration of the wing to the beams, pod and endplates (34th America’s Cup Winner)

2010

Concept, CFD and aerodynamic design of the BMW Oracle Wing Sail (33rd America’s Cup Winner)

2004

First extensive use of RANS in the design of an IACC yacht for Luna Rossa Challenge (32nd America’s Cup)

2000

First seakeeping analysis of planing hull using Rans (Caponnetto)

1999

First calm water analysis of planing hull using Rans (Caponnetto)

1995

Genetic Algorithm for optimum propellers design for Rolla Propellers (Caponnetto)

1992

CFD & Design of “Il Moro di Venezia” IACC yacht (28th AC, LV Cup Winner) (Caponnetto)