Wind Freighter: Arrive at Australian Port!
～Wind Challenger Project～
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines:
A Japanese bulk carrier with sails that use wind power to supplement the engine.
After completing her maiden voyage from Japan, she arrived at a port in eastern Australia.
The technology is aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
About 100 people, including officials from Japanese and Australian companies,
took part in a welcome ceremony at the port of Newcastle on Monday morning.
The coal carrier with a hard fiberglass sail was built by major Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines.
The ship uses a 15-meter-wide sail
that can extend as high as 53 meters to convert wind energy directly to a propulsion force.The height and angle of the sail
are automatically adjusted depending on the direction and strength of wind.At the ceremony,
a company official said the sail can help cut greenhouse gas emissions by 5 percent on a voyage between Japan and Australia.The deputy secretary of transport for the state of New South Wales,
Tara McCarthy, stressed that it is important to support the decarbonization of transport infrastructure.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines executive Shiotsu Nobuo said he hopes utilizing updated traditional sailing technology will help build an environmentally friendly society.
NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221024_14/
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Wind Freighter : arrivée au port australien !
～Projet Wind Challenger～
Lignes Mitsui OSK :
Un vraquier japonais avec des voiles qui utilisent l’énergie éolienne pour compléter le moteur.
Après avoir terminé son voyage inaugural depuis le Japon, elle est arrivée dans un port de l’est de l’Australie.
La technologie vise à réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre.
Windfrachter: Ankunft im australischen Hafen!
～Wind Challenger-Projekt～
Mitsui O.S.K.-Linien:
Ein japanischer Massengutfrachter mit Segeln, die Windkraft nutzen, um den Motor zu ergänzen.
Nach Abschluss ihrer Jungfernfahrt von Japan erreichte sie einen Hafen in Ostaustralien.
Die Technologie zielt darauf ab, die Treibhausgasemissionen zu reduzieren.