Green Options » skysails http://greenoptions.com/tag/skysails Posts tagged 'skysails' Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:24:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en “Huh, it Works” says Captain of First Kite Powered Commercial Ship http://ecoscraps.com/2008/01/20/huh-it-works-says-captain-of-first-kite-powered-commercial-ship/ http://ecoscraps.com/2008/01/20/huh-it-works-says-captain-of-first-kite-powered-commercial-ship/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:24:44 +0000 mcmilker http://ecoscraps.com/2008/01/20/huh-it-works-says-captain-of-first-kite-powered-commercial-ship/ beluga-skysails.jpg

The commercial vessel, MS Beluga SkySails, sets sail with 10,000 metric tons of freight using a computer-guided kite to harness powerful ocean winds and reduce fossil fuel usage.

Comments from the crew…

“Huh. It works.” Captain Lutz Heldt just nodded approval.

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