Modern wind-powered ships

[lg325]

So far the public comments on other boards is severely negative. But at least someone is putting forth an effort it may evolve into something useful. Wind-powered freight ships!

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[rightwinger]

Wind powered ships will never work

 

[The Duke]

Wind powered ships will never work

That's what they said around 1000 A.D.

 

[lg325]

Next thing you know they will haul freight over land with horses and wagons

it is good to see folks at least working on ideas to make things better.

 

[rightwinger]

That's what they said around 1000 A.D.

That is because they sailed off the edge of the Earth

 

[The Duke]

Man, where is that thing I got sucked into a couple weeks ago?

A documentary on the total history and evolution of shipping.

 

[lg325]

Man, where is that thing I got sucked into a couple weeks ago?

A documentary on the total history and evolution of shipping.

I had a book of that title and subject I will dig around for it I may not have it anymore. Authored by a British admiral.
But watching the video it is interesting seeing the way they set up for sail power on the modern ship. They put a big investment into it.

 

[The Duke]

I had a book of that title and subject I will dig around for it I may not have it anymore. Authored by a British admiral.
But watching the video it is interesting seeing the way they set up for sail power on the modern ship. They put a big investment into it.

That's a bulk cargo ship. Looks rusty enough to be Russian.

What color are Russian ships? Rust. It's not paint, it's rust.

 

[occupied]

That's a bulk cargo ship. Looks rusty enough to be Russian.

What color are Russian ships? Rust. It's not paint, it's rust.

It looks like red lead paint. Keeps the barnacles to a minimum.

 

[hadit]

Wind powered ships will never work

Wind ASSISTED ships, however, can indeed work. Rig a sail on a tanker and save fuel.

 

[occupied]

Wind ASSISTED ships, however, can indeed work. Rig a sail on a tanker and save fuel.

Large ships use something called bunker fuel. It's the dirtiest fuel because it's basically just filtered crude oil. It's like burning coal.

 

[hadit]

Large ships use something called bunker fuel. It's the dirtiest fuel because it's basically just filtered crude oil. It's like burning coal.

And if you put a sail on them, they use less of it.

 

[The Duke]

Wind ASSISTED ships, however, can indeed work. Rig a sail on a tanker and save fuel.

If it works, it's a good idea.

 

[hadit]

If it works, it's a good idea.

They're trying it now on big ships.

High-tech wind power lets ships slash fuel costs and emissions. - ASME

Over the past year, an unusual-looking Maersk tanker, Pelican, has been plying the world seas. It carries the same cargo as similar commercial ships, but it has one unique feature that gives it an unusual profile. Towering over its deck are two 30-meter-tall and 5-meter-wide columns.

From a distance, they may look like smokestacks. But on closer inspection—particularly a high wind—they are clearly spinning.

The two white towers are part of a sophisticated propulsion mechanism that has already helped the Pelican helping reduce fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions by 8 percent.

 

[lg325]

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Some want to go with green methanol but they will have to find away to make it less expensive.

 

[Grumblenuts]

I read the entire Horatio Hornblower series in my teens.. then wondered why. IIRC, he'd often gain speed and save fuel by blowing his horn to aft.