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If we're going to have #CargoShips, they might as well be sail-driven!

A cargo ship’s ‘WindWing’ sails saved it up to 12 tons of fuel per day

After six months sailing around the world, the numbers are in for the retrofitted ‘Pyxis Ocean.’

By Andrew Paul
Posted on Mar 14, 2024

"Using the wind force captured by its two giant, controllable sails to boost its speed,#PyxisOcean reportedly saved an average of 3.3 tons of fuel each day. And in optimal weather conditions, its trips through portions of the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans reduced fuel consumption by over 12 tons a day.
"According to Cargill’s math, that’s an average of 14 percent less greenhouse gas emissions from the ship. On its best days, Pyxis Ocean could cut that down by 37 percent. In all, the #WindWing’s average performance fell within 10 percent ts designers’ computational fluid dynamics simulation predictions."

Read more:
https://www.popsci.com/technology/windwing-ship-sails/