SkySails launched: CO2 reduction for vessels
Last Sunday, the MV “Beluga SkySails” was launched in Hamburg. It’s the first commercial merchant ship pulled by a giant kite aiding its engines to slash fuel consumption and cut greenhouse gas emissions. The 132-meter long Beluga will make its maiden voyage across the Atlantic to Venezuela in early January.
This photo is of a smaller “demo” vessel, the MS Beaufort. Tests have show that the Beaufort was able to reduce fuel consumption by 20%.