Airbus SeaWing Kite Sails To Cut Fuel Costs For Cargo Ships 20%

Airbus SeaWing Kite Sails To Cut Fuel Costs For Cargo Ships 20%

September 11th, 2018 by Steve Hanley

Last year, a group of Airbus engineers formed a new company called AirSeas to develop wind power technology for ocean-going cargo ships.

Each SeaWing will be up to 11,000 square feet in size.

Similar to the the parafoils that power kiteboarders all over the world today, they can reduce fuel costs by as much as 20%

CleanTechnica

https://cleantechnica.com/2018/09/11/airbus-seawing-kite-sails-to-cut-fuel-costs-for-cargo-ships-20/