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  1. If we're going to have #CargoShips, they might as well be sail-driven!

    A cargo ship’s ‘WindWing’ sails saved it up to 12 tons of fuel per day

    After six months sailing around the world, the numbers are in for the retrofitted ‘Pyxis Ocean.’

    By Andrew Paul
    Posted on Mar 14, 2024

    "Using the wind force captured by its two giant, controllable sails to boost its speed,#PyxisOcean reportedly saved an average of 3.3 tons of fuel each day. And in optimal weather conditions, its trips through portions of the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans reduced fuel consumption by over 12 tons a day.
    "According to Cargill’s math, that’s an average of 14 percent less greenhouse gas emissions from the ship. On its best days, Pyxis Ocean could cut that down by 37 percent. In all, the #WindWing’s average performance fell within 10 percent ts designers’ computational fluid dynamics simulation predictions."

    Read more:
    popsci.com/technology/windwing

    #SolarPunkSunday #SteamPunk

  2. Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship sets sail
    bbc.com/news/technology-665436 #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Renewables #WindPower

    "The #WindWings sails are designed to cut fuel consumption and therefore #shipping's #carbon footprint... Enabling a vessel to be blown along by the #wind, rather than rely solely on its engine, could hopefully eventually reduce a cargo ship's lifetime #emissions by 30%... The #PyxisOcean's maiden journey, from China to Brazil, will provide the first real-world test"

  3. Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship sets sail
    bbc.com/news/technology-665436 #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Renewables #WindPower

    "The #WindWings sails are designed to cut fuel consumption and therefore #shipping's #carbon footprint... Enabling a vessel to be blown along by the #wind, rather than rely solely on its engine, could hopefully eventually reduce a cargo ship's lifetime #emissions by 30%... The #PyxisOcean's maiden journey, from China to Brazil, will provide the first real-world test"

  4. Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship sets sail
    bbc.com/news/technology-665436 #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Renewables #WindPower

    "The #WindWings sails are designed to cut fuel consumption and therefore #shipping's #carbon footprint... Enabling a vessel to be blown along by the #wind, rather than rely solely on its engine, could hopefully eventually reduce a cargo ship's lifetime #emissions by 30%... The #PyxisOcean's maiden journey, from China to Brazil, will provide the first real-world test"

  5. Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship sets sail
    bbc.com/news/technology-665436 #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Renewables #WindPower

    "The #WindWings sails are designed to cut fuel consumption and therefore #shipping's #carbon footprint... Enabling a vessel to be blown along by the #wind, rather than rely solely on its engine, could hopefully eventually reduce a cargo ship's lifetime #emissions by 30%... The #PyxisOcean's maiden journey, from China to Brazil, will provide the first real-world test"

  6. Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship sets sail
    bbc.com/news/technology-665436 #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Renewables #WindPower

    "The #WindWings sails are designed to cut fuel consumption and therefore #shipping's #carbon footprint... Enabling a vessel to be blown along by the #wind, rather than rely solely on its engine, could hopefully eventually reduce a cargo ship's lifetime #emissions by 30%... The #PyxisOcean's maiden journey, from China to Brazil, will provide the first real-world test"

  7. #Frachter mit Flügeln bricht zur Jungfernfahrt auf

    #Schiffe müssen Emissionen reduzieren, aber wie? Entwickler haben nun einen Frachter nachträglich mit #Segeln ausgestattet. Sie funktionieren nach einem Prinzip, das bereits vom America’s Cup bekannt ist.
    #PyxisOcean #Schiffsverkehr
    spiegel.de/auto/singapur-frach