| Watch The Future of Shipping In Action: SkySails Video! |
| Written by Hank Green | |
| Monday, 31 March 2008 | |
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I've been wanting to see the SkySails system 100% in operation and the deployment and retraction procedures. And finally, it's here for me to drool over. Per square foot of sail, it's 3x more effective than traditional sails. It does not require extensive training to deal with, and there's no need for maintenance during travel. The sail literally unfolds and folds itself at the touch of a button. While deployment isn't particularly fast, it is extremely simple and entirely automated. Seeing this thing in action is really fantastic, and I can't imagine that, within the next five years, these won't be being installed on thousands of ships of all shapes and sizes. And, of course, this will reduce emissions from the shipping industry as much as 20% per ton shipped. Fantastic. Comments
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AWESOME!
written by James , April 01, 2008
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written by Mario Vellandi , April 01, 2008
Same here - nice idea, but what about its effectiveness rate in relation to ship capacity (measured in TEU [twenty-foot container equivalent]), and weight (ship load)?
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