Sail power saves tons of fuel

Posted March 24, 2008

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

3 Comments so far

  1. Ryan Williams on March 24th, 2008

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

  2. Bubna on March 24th, 2008

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

  3. Adam on March 24th, 2008

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

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