23 December 2007

Energy Cool: Sailing Our Way to a Smart Energy Future � Celsias

Sail power could return to shipping but in the form of a kite. "Skysails seeks to adapt advances in kite design and understanding to the merchant marine (and luxury yacht) fleets. As per Skysails founder, Stephan Wrage, I thought the enormous power in kites could somehow be utilised.”.
Estimates of savings in carbon emitting fuels vary between 10% and 50%. This could start to be significant given that shipping is responsible for between 2% and 4% of global emissions.
Energy Cool: Sailing Our Way to a Smart Energy Future � Celsias:

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