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Economics. The solar panels would be more expensive than bunker fuel. Sails would be cheaper.
by buckle8017 2y ago
Economics.
The solar panels would be more expensive than bunker fuel.
Sails would be cheaper.
- retrocryptid 2y agoit might be fun to try to make a modern wooden sailing ship cargo fleet. maybe with an emergency diesel engine in the back.
- seb1204 2y agoIt's been done, however the scale of modern Panamax containerships is baffling and most people underestimate their size. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445620-worlds-largest-sailing-cargo-ship-makes-first-transatlantic-voyage/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445620-worlds-largest-...