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Sail power saves tons of fuel

March 24, 2008 by Adam DuVander

In many ways, the times of sail-powered ships were simpler. Now one company wants to help cargo ships go old school.

Partially sail powered shipping saves energy

SkySails tested one of their large sails on a Germany-Venezuela voyage and saved $1,000 per day. In buzzwords: SkySails has a hybrid system to bring green energy to the gas-addicted seas.

How can we make things simpler on the web by turning back the clock? There must be something good we can learn from 1995.

Via Grigs

Comments

  1. Ryan Williams says

    March 24, 2008 at 2:28 pm

    I love this idea. Learn from the past, look to the future.

    Reply
  2. Bubna says

    March 24, 2008 at 3:32 pm

    i believe that was “2.5 tons of fuel, or $1,000 a day”. 🙂

    Reply
  3. Adam says

    March 24, 2008 at 3:42 pm

    Thanks Bubna. That makes more sense. I switched to the dollar amount in the description now.

    Reply

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