Kite Power Could Finally Pull Global Shipping to the Green Side
Kite Power Could Finally Pull Global Shipping to the Green Side
Parasailing may no longer be just for your Caribbean vacation. This month, a commercial cargo ship will become the first to go into service employing a large parafoil lashed to its bow to provide a cheaper—and cleaner—way across the waves.
If the 459-ft. vessel, built and operated by the Bremen-based Beluga Group, demonstrates the practicality of its SkySails system, the global shipping industry might have a new way to mitigate its environmental impact—for every single vessel—as the world’s biggest contributor to greenhouse gases.
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