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A cargo ship with 123-foot ‘WindWing’ sails has just departed on its maiden voyage (www.popsci.com)
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A cargo ship with 123-foot ‘WindWing’ sails has just departed on its maiden voyage::Retrofitted with 123-foot ‘WindWings,' 'Pyxis Ocean' is testing two giant sails on its six-week journey from China to Brazil.

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[–] Hazdaz 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh man I remember reading articles about this kind of tech in magazines like Popular Mechanics and Popular Science ages ago on how in the future ships might use these rigid sails to save fuel. They were always portrayed as being right around the corner, even though it was clearly not the case.

[–] d7sdx 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wind is finally cheaper than oil and gas. 🙃

I too remember reading about this ships already 30y ago in the German P.M. mag.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Bunker fuel (HFO) is pretty cheap, as long as you don't care about the environment...