An age of greener, more efficient shipping may be in the offing as a specially modified 43,000-tonne bulk freighter completes a six-month sea trial using a combination of diesel engines and a set of high-tech automatic sails to catch the wind.
  • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    It would be more work but would it save enough on fuel to make it worth it? Who knows.

    Even without doing the math, I feel pretty confident saying that the answer is “no.”