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Oil spills may not statistically happen that often, but they happen way too often. There has to be a way to prevent this from happening ever again.
by 0xdeadb00f 6y ago
Oil spills may not statistically happen that often, but they happen way too often.
There has to be a way to prevent this from happening ever again.
- Gibbon1 6y agoEasy, stop using oil.
- samvher 6y agoSimple maybe, but not easy.
- altacc 6y agoNot so easy. Powering large ships for the ranges needed for global trade without using fuel oil is currently an unsolved problem. There's a small EV cargo boat with a range of only 50 miles. Battery density and ship efficiency needs to be greatly improved before we can replace the engines and fuel tanks in cargo ships. (For clarification, the oil spill in Mauritius is the fuel oil from a bulk carrier, not an oil tanker.)
- samvher 6y agoAnd similar issues for powering air traffic, agricultural machinery, industrial applications requiring intense heat (metals and cement).
- BlueTemplar 6y agoSails ?
- altacc 6y agoThere are various concepts for wind propulsion but even the most optimistic think they’ll only provide some of the energy needed. Some kind of EV/wind hybrid might be the answer but battery size is still a major issue.