Giant inflatable sails could be key to making shipping greener in the future.
. It urged the industry to take up the technology, noting that"21st century wingsails" could play a significant part in reducing the industry's emissions, especially when retrofitted onto cargo ships.Thanks to their size, material and automation, modern sails are able to harness more wind than those of the past.
But Michelin isn't the only company bringing high-tech sails to cargo ships. UK-based BAR Technologies haswith US shipping giant Cargill to retrofit its"WindWings" onto a bulk cargo ship chartered by the company by 2022. BAR Technologies' CEO John Cooper explains that 100% wind power works for routes with guaranteed wind or in situations where it's acceptable for a ship to be a couple of days late. But he says that isn't an option for most commercial shipping.
is introduced, or if the industry moved to more expensive, low-carbon fuels like hydrogen, ammonia or liquefied natural gas.However, the shipping industry may need a bigger stimulus to convince it to take up these technologies, says Tristan Smith, associate professor and head of the Shipping Group at University College London.
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