Wind Power Returns To Cargo Ships, Now With Plastic Bottles
Why wait for alternative fuels? Norsepower is scaling up its plans for bringing wind power back to the cargo shipping industry.
Why wait for alternative fuels? Norsepower is scaling up its plans for bringing wind power back to the cargo shipping industry.
Wind power gives an assist to low-impact wildlife filmmaking in “Animals Up Close.”
Shipping industry taps new “hard sail” aerodynamic wind energy harvesting devices to cut its carbon footprint (or, just shop less).
A new cargo ship will use 100% wind energy to ferry goods between Europe and the US, without the carbon baggage.
Wind power is attracting more heavy hitters in the global shipping industry, including Sea-Cargo and Sumitomo.
Wind power can help solve the shipping industry’s carbon woes, as demonstrated by the new Seawing sail from the French firm Airseas.
The shipping giant K Line has high expectations for wind power and the fuel efficient cargo ship of the future.
Wing-like rigid sails are leaping from the rarified world of yacht racing to the backs of cargo ships.
Norsepower has big plans to bring wind power back to the shipping industry, with an assist from the Magnus effect to save fuel and maximize energy efficiency.
Wind power might not be the cure-all for shipping industry emissions, but Airsail is talking an average 20% cut in fuel with just two days for installation of its new Sailwing all-automatic parafoil.