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Experimental wind-assist sails of various sorts for modern cargo ships have been around at least a decade, and the question has generally been whether the fuel
by fennecfoxen 5y ago
Experimental wind-assist sails of various sorts for modern cargo ships have been around at least a decade, and the question has generally been whether the fuel savings is worth the added capital and operational expenses of maintaining the sails. My understanding was that it isn't yet clear that this is the case, which is why they aren't deployed everywhere.
- jeffbee 5y agoThe first article I can remember reading about kites on cargo ships was in the Economist in 2005. These things have been around for a long time and have completely failed to have a meaningful impact.