Hard Sails & Green Hydrogen For The Cargo Ships Of The Future
Old and new collide in Japan with the “Wind Challenger” research mashup of green hydrogen, hard sails, and cargo ships.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Consortium Created To Promote Zero-Emission Electric Vessels
Electric bikes, electric cars, electric vans, electric trucks — we keep electrifying bigger and bigger vehicles. Next on the plate are large ocean vessels and airplanes. Regarding the latter, we’ve covered oodles of startup and large corporate efforts to get electric aircraft off the ground. (Pun not initially intended.) Regarding electric ocean vessels, that appears to be a much less mature industry, but work is commencing.
The Japanese Are Developing Greener Sailboats
The government of Japan is working with a consortium of maritime shipping companies and the University Of Tokyo to develop more energy-efficient sailboats. This might be a response to increased emissions standards slated for 2015 by the International Maritime Organization, a UN affiliate. The government will provide $96,670 (10 million yen) in … [continued]
