Powering shipping vessels may soon take on a new look. SkySails is equipping companies with computerized, parasail-like kites capable of reducing a ship’s fuel use by up to 35%. This reduction in fuel can help turn around the prediction that by 2050, the shipping industry will be accountable for up to 18% of global greenhouse emissions.
Cargill, food and livestock supplier and sponsor for SCIENCE SCREEN REPORT and SCIENCE SCREEN REPORT FOR KIDS, signed up this week to have a 320-square meter kite tied to a ship that hauls loads up to 30,000 deadweight tons. In 2012, when this kite-driven vessel is in operation, it will be the largest equipped with a SkySail kite. Many believe that the leadership of large corporations such as Cargill, will lead the way for other shipping companies to look toward this eco-friendly way of shipping products and supplies.
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