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Offline IsailedawayfromFR

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Tanker Ships Are Now Being Fitted With Sails To Cut Carbon Footprints
« on: December 20, 2024, 08:27:00 pm »
Tanker Ships Are Now Being Fitted With Sails To Cut Carbon Footprints
Wednesday, Dec 18, 2024
Ever seen a massive tanker ship...with wind sails? You might soon.

That's because the Sohar Max, a 400,000-deadweight-ton vessel, was just retrofitted with five 35-meter rotor sails at China's COSCO Zhoushan shipyard, according to Bloomberg. The purpose is to reduce fuel use by 6% and cut annual carbon emissions by 3,000 tons.

Bloomberg reported that the shipping industry already faces regulatory pressure to reduce emissions. Rotor sails remain uncommon, and the adoption of wind technologies hinges on cost savings. Their appeal may grow as shippers transition from oil to pricier, cleaner marine fuels, the report says.

Nick Contopoulos, chief production and partnerships officer at Anemoi Marine Technologies, said: “There’s definitely an uptick in the adoption of wind propulsion and not just rotor sails, but other technologies too.”


https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/theyre-now-fitting-tanker-ships-sails-try-and-cut-their-carbon-footprint
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Re: Tanker Ships Are Now Being Fitted With Sails To Cut Carbon Footprints
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2024, 09:03:51 pm »
Very interesting.

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Re: Tanker Ships Are Now Being Fitted With Sails To Cut Carbon Footprints
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2024, 09:51:14 pm »
Seems I saw something like this in Popular Science years ago...
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Re: Tanker Ships Are Now Being Fitted With Sails To Cut Carbon Footprints
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2024, 11:38:18 pm »
The Greeks did this back in the day.

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Re: Tanker Ships Are Now Being Fitted With Sails To Cut Carbon Footprints
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2024, 06:29:21 am »
This is actually not a bad idea to save fuel costs, at least outside the Doldrums.
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Re: Tanker Ships Are Now Being Fitted With Sails To Cut Carbon Footprints
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2024, 04:31:42 pm »
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Re: Tanker Ships Are Now Being Fitted With Sails To Cut Carbon Footprints
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2024, 04:36:03 pm »
Don't you have to navigate to where the wind goes in a beneficial direction? And if so, how much longer is the route and does it actually reduce the fuel used in the real world?
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Re: Tanker Ships Are Now Being Fitted With Sails To Cut Carbon Footprints
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2024, 04:48:13 pm »
Quote from: Timber Rattler on December 21, 2024, 06:29:21 am
This is actually not a bad idea to save fuel costs, at least outside the Doldrums.
But will it actually cut 3,000 tons of carbon emissions???
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Re: Tanker Ships Are Now Being Fitted With Sails To Cut Carbon Footprints
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2024, 05:12:27 pm »
Looking at the pic in the original article, I wonder...

... how many existing bridges will that thing fit under...?
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Re: Tanker Ships Are Now Being Fitted With Sails To Cut Carbon Footprints
« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2024, 06:29:01 pm »
Quote from: Fishrrman on December 21, 2024, 05:12:27 pm
Looking at the pic in the original article, I wonder...

... how many existing bridges will that thing fit under...?

I imagine they are collapsed to the deck while moving into or out of a port.  Then lock them in an upright position while cruising.
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Re: Tanker Ships Are Now Being Fitted With Sails To Cut Carbon Footprints
« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2024, 07:06:32 pm »
Quote from: Timber Rattler on December 21, 2024, 06:29:21 am
This is actually not a bad idea to save fuel costs, at least outside the Doldrums.

yup
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