An age of greener, more efficient shipping may be in the offing as a specially modified 43,000-tonne bulk freighter completes a six-month sea trial using a combination of diesel engines and a set of high-tech automatic sails to catch the wind.
  • @RememberTheApollo_
    -4•6 months ago

    IIRC it still burns a crapload of regular fuel, say 14T a day; so yeah, it’s a savings, but it needs to be better.

    • @mapleseedfall
      26•6 months ago

      Any savings is a good step. stop discounting those steps

    • @Tebbie
      3•6 months ago

      14% gain is still extremely good.