Team

Leadership & Core Development Team

Interdisciplinary development team focused on scalable wind-assisted propulsion systems for commercial shipping.

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Herwig Klima Ph.D.

Founder, CEO

Leading technical development & maritime integration with background in industrial infrastructure engineering.

Portrait of Susanne Klima – co-founder with a background in education and coaching; contributes to team dynamics, ethics, and organizational development.

Susanne Klima LSB

Investor Relations

Investor communication, strategic coordination & research activities.

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Lukas Klima BA

Strategic Communication

Responsible for international positioning, brand strategy & project communication.

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Laura Klima BA

Organizational Development

Responsible for organizational coordination.

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Ary Klima

Business
Development

Focused on financial planning & business model development.

Institutional & Industrial Partners

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BE Energy GmbH

Project Partner

Austria’s largest wind farm operator supporting blade supply, testing, and renewable energy integration.

BE Energy
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TU Graz – IGSM

Research Partner

Research partner supporting fiber optic measurements, and force validation.

TU – Graz IGSM

Technical Research Support

Project partner Dominik Breitfuß from Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH – expert in CFD simulation for sustainable maritime innovation

Dipl.-Ing. Dominik Breitfuss, BSc, BSc

Structural Simulation (Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH)

Specialist in structural mechanics, simulation, and technical system development.

Collaboration with leading advisors and R&D institutions to advance climate-friendly technologies in the shipping industry

Vishwas Kulkarni, MSc, BSc

CFD (Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH)

Aerospace engineer specialized in CFD and aerodynamic simulation.

PUBLIC RECOGNITION

Growing recognition across research, industry & public media.

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Business Magazine

Featured by Austria’s leading business magazine trend for innovative wind-assisted maritime propulsion technology.

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Austrian Research Promotion Agency

Public Funding

Public research funding supporting the technical development of Klima-Sail.

Austrian Research Agency
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European Commission

EU executive body

Recognized by the European Commission as an official EDIH Success Story for innovative maritime technology.

European Commission

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Saalfelden · Vienna

Phone:

+43 664-381-4477

Email

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