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A cargo ship with 123-foot ‘WindWing’ sails has just departed on its maiden voyage

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A cargo ship with 123-foot ‘WindWing’ sails has just departed on its maiden voyage

Photo caption: The giant sails could reduce CO2 emissions by as much as 30 percent. Photo credit: Cargill. Article by Andrew Paul. Popular Science – August 21, 2023.

A massive cargo ship retrofitted with a pair of nearly 125-foot-tall “wing sails” has set out on its maiden voyage, potentially providing a new template for wind-powered ocean liners. Chartered by shipping firm Cargill, the Pyxis Ocean’s journey will take it from China to Brazil in a test of its two, rigid “WindWings” constructed from the same material as wind turbines. […]

Video: Pyxis Ocean sets sail with ground-breaking wind technology – Cargill

 

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