tst123@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoGiant kites could pull ships across the ocean – and slash their carbon emissionswww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1294arrow-down124cross-posted to: solarpunk@slrpnk.netgreen@lemmy.mlenvironment@beehaw.org
arrow-up1270arrow-down1external-linkGiant kites could pull ships across the ocean – and slash their carbon emissionswww.cnn.comtst123@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square67fedilinkcross-posted to: solarpunk@slrpnk.netgreen@lemmy.mlenvironment@beehaw.org
minus-squareWarmSoda@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·1 year agoInteresting. So that one ship has done it for 15 years, and no one else huh. It must be a huge success!
minus-squarebstix@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThere are several others. Its not exactly difficult to find. https://newatlas.com/marine/new-aden-supertanker-sails/ Maersk has also had one ship fitted with rotor sails: https://maersktankers.com/newsroom/norsepower-rotor-sails-confirmed-savings
minus-squareWarmSoda@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down6·1 year agoI like how you think I care enough to try finding any others
minus-squaresizzler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·1 year agoWhy are you being toxic in a conversation about ship sails? Just check yourself for a minute.
minus-squareWarmSoda@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·1 year agoRelax. Besides, they’re kites. Not sails.
minus-squareWarmSoda@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoNo one’s ever said that to me before… So, uh… are you, like, are you seeing anyone?
Interesting. So that one ship has done it for 15 years, and no one else huh. It must be a huge success!
There are several others.
Its not exactly difficult to find. https://newatlas.com/marine/new-aden-supertanker-sails/
Maersk has also had one ship fitted with rotor sails: https://maersktankers.com/newsroom/norsepower-rotor-sails-confirmed-savings
I like how you think I care enough to try finding any others
Why are you being toxic in a conversation about ship sails? Just check yourself for a minute.
Relax.
Besides, they’re kites. Not sails.
You’re a kite.
No one’s ever said that to me before… So, uh… are you, like, are you seeing anyone?