ProdigalFrog to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish • 1 year agoA cargo ship’s ‘WindWing’ sails saved it up to 12 tons of fuel per daywww.popsci.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1306arrow-down17
arrow-up1299arrow-down1external-linkA cargo ship’s ‘WindWing’ sails saved it up to 12 tons of fuel per daywww.popsci.comProdigalFrog to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-square@beatle@aussie.zonelinkfedilink13•1 year agoLooks like this only works for bulk haulage and wouldn’t be compatible with intermodal freight (shipping containers)
minus-squaretryptaminev 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺linkfedilink11•1 year agoWhy wouldn’t it? Those sails are 37m tall. I found stacked containes to be at max stacked up to 25m.
minus-square@RecallMadness@lemmy.nzlinkfedilink2•1 year agoAt a guess, because the 25m of containers only leave you with 12m of sail sticking out of the top. You can’t make the sail higher, as you’d just end up rolling the ship.
Looks like this only works for bulk haulage and wouldn’t be compatible with intermodal freight (shipping containers)
Why wouldn’t it? Those sails are 37m tall. I found stacked containes to be at max stacked up to 25m.
At a guess, because the 25m of containers only leave you with 12m of sail sticking out of the top.
You can’t make the sail higher, as you’d just end up rolling the ship.