neuralex , 4 months ago @Ailantd @OliverUv nice vision, but i’m pretty sure that even huge awesome sails like that merely reduce fuel usage by 10% or so; i’m no engineer so take this with a grain of salt yeah even this rah-rah press release claims “up to 30% fuel reduction on new-build vessels” https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/new-wind-powered-cargo-ship-sets-sail-2023-08-22_en
@Ailantd @OliverUv
nice vision, but i’m pretty sure that even huge awesome sails like that merely reduce fuel usage by 10% or so; i’m no engineer so take this with a grain of salt
yeah even this rah-rah press release claims “up to 30% fuel reduction on new-build vessels” https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/new-wind-powered-cargo-ship-sets-sail-2023-08-22_en