Supertanker Becomes Vastly More Efficient by Adding Small Sails

Takeaways:

• A crude oil supertanker is making use of four large sails to reduce its fuel consumption.
• As a result, the sails have reduced consumption by 9.8 percent.
• The company estimates this system could save over 2900 tons of carbon dioxide emissions when travelling from the Middle East to China.

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