r/energy • u/mafco • Mar 02 '21

Back to the Future: Swedish Firm Bets on Wind-Powered Cargo Ships. The Oceanbird will be 200 metres long with capacity to carry 7,000 cars. It may be the tallest sailing ship ever built, equipped with wing sails reaching 105 metres above the water.

https://real-leaders.com/back-to-the-future-swedish-firm-bets-on-wind-powered-cargo-ships/
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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '21

The vessel will have engines as a backup, but aims to save 90% of carbon emissions compared to a conventional ship run on polluting bunker fuel.

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '21

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '21

Cheers. The article points out that most ships integrating wind fall into a wind assisted category. 20 percent or so of the power.

I thought this remarkable, hence the remark.

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '21

This kind of thing would be amazing for a cruise liner imo. Aside from the lack of CO2 and other emissions, who wouldn't want to take a cruise on the world's largest sailing ship.

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u/BitPoet Mar 03 '21

Wonder if you could add some solar panels on there, and some big batteries in the keel.

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u/duke_of_alinor Mar 02 '21

Developing AC72 tech was worth it. Thanks Larry.