Comments on: 35% Fuel Savings in Store for World’s Largest Kite-Powered Ship http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/06/35-fuel-savings-in-store-for-worlds-largest-kite-powered-ship/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 10:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Shipping Coffee by Sailing Ship? | Sustainablog http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/06/35-fuel-savings-in-store-for-worlds-largest-kite-powered-ship/#comment-131709 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:28:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=23893#comment-131709 […] that means carbon emissions and other pollutants. The shipping industry has experimented with reintroducing wind power… but nothing quite so anachronistic as bringing back the purely sail-powered ship… […]

]]> By: Todd Griset http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/06/35-fuel-savings-in-store-for-worlds-largest-kite-powered-ship/#comment-95000 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:20:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=23893#comment-95000 Kite-powered ships are a natural extension of traditional sail design. The idea of combining a sail or kite with solar panels is certainly creative! Solar-powered craft are already plying the world’s waters. As you read this, the 100-foot MS Turanor PlanetSolar has crossed the Atlantic, traversed the Panama Canal, and is well under way across the Pacific in its bid to be the first solar-powered vessel to circumnavigate the globe.

http://energypolicyupdate.blogspot.com/2011/03/march-1-2011-solar-ships.html

Now they’re cruising on through the Marquesas. What a voyage!

]]> By: Tina Casey http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/06/35-fuel-savings-in-store-for-worlds-largest-kite-powered-ship/#comment-94977 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:55:07 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=23893#comment-94977 Thank you, John. It should also be noted that larger ships can move greater quantities of freight more efficiently, so potentially container shipping can become not only the most energy efficient but also the least carbon-heavy method of transportation. It’s the carbon part (among other pollutants) that needs work.

]]> By: John http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/06/35-fuel-savings-in-store-for-worlds-largest-kite-powered-ship/#comment-94975 Sun, 06 Mar 2011 23:32:57 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=23893#comment-94975 Just one thought regarding the CO2 emissions of container ships — while it’s true they emit a lot of CO2, it’s also true that they emit far less than just about any other form of transportation. They have some of the most energy efficient diesel engines in the world. Compared to trucks, trains, or (gasp) planes, these ships are incredibly energy efficient. Making them even more efficient would certainly be great, but they’re really not all that bad to begin with.

]]> By: Dr.A.Jagadeesh http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/06/35-fuel-savings-in-store-for-worlds-largest-kite-powered-ship/#comment-94956 Sun, 06 Mar 2011 12:25:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=23893#comment-94956 Great Innovation.

Dr.a.Jagadeesh Nellore(AP),India

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