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this post was submitted on 23 Aug 2023
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Oh man I remember reading articles about this kind of tech in magazines like Popular Mechanics and Popular Science ages ago on how in the future ships might use these rigid sails to save fuel. They were always portrayed as being right around the corner, even though it was clearly not the case.
Wind is finally cheaper than oil and gas. 🙃
I too remember reading about this ships already 30y ago in the German P.M. mag.
Bunker fuel (HFO) is pretty cheap, as long as you don't care about the environment...