Enviro Back to the Future
posted by on January 22 at 14:55 PM
The world’s first commercial cargo ship partially powered by a giant kite is setting sail from Germany to Venezuela.
The designers of the MS Beluga Skysails say the computer-controlled kite, measuring 160sq m (1,722sq ft), could cut fuel consumption by as much as 20%.
Rest of the story is here.
The SkySails website (“turn the wind into profit!”) is here.
Your title says it all: isn't that just a sail? And haven't we had partially motor-powered sailboats for a while now?
Wow, scientists have invented a sailboat! What will they think of next!
Next thing you know they'll suggest we use high-speed passenger and freight trains that travel at 200-300 mph and use 1/8th the energy and release 1/6th the global warming emissions instead of jet planes ...
Nah. The oil lobby will kill that.
Hmmmm, traveling from Germany (ex-Nazis) to Venezuela (Godless Communists)
That pretty much says all you need to know about this so-called technology.
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