Now, you have to believe that wind has the power to propel even a 462ft steel ship, assuring a ‘greener’ future, one can dare to dream of. Believing in the ‘green age’ buzzwords, the cargo vessel – MS Beluga — owners have come up with an innovative way to prove that the modern steel ships can replace diesel engines with nature’s power wind.
The crew will deploy a 160 square-meter kite – named strong>SkySail — that will fly more than 600ft above the vessel, during its journey from Bremen to Venezuela. At this height, the winds are stronger and more consistent than at sea level. And, if this venture is successful, the kite will not just significantly reduce carbon emissions, but also cut diesel consumption by up to 20 per cent! This in turn, will save a day’s fuel costs by £800!
Thanks to its 34-year-old inventor, Stephan Wrage. His enthusiasm takes him to plan for an even bigger kite in future which will fly up to 5,000 square meters above the vessel. And, he believes that it could result in saving fuel of up to 35 per cent in addition to the considerable reduction in pollution. But, can this environment-friendly and economic venture bring in a revolution? If it does, Wrage claims, the kites can eventually power up to 60 percent of the world’s 90,000 commercial ships!
Via: telegraph
