Sky Power project wants to develop sail-powered cargo ships for Pacific Ocean traveling (Fish Radio)
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Fish Radio with Laine Welch] October 14, 2014
new approach to an old idea could pioneer a cleaner planet.
"The end goal of the project is to have a fleet of sail powered cargo vessels in operation in the Pacific Ocean traveling from the west coast to Hawaii, then to Asia and back over to Alaska."
Dan Tracy heads Pacific Sky Power in Seattle. The company aims to design a new style that cuts air pollution from the 10,000 or so cargo ships that cover the globe. Estimates say shipping produces 20 million tons of greenhouse gases each year. Sky Power has come up with a Transformer kind of wide stance ship design that uses a telescoping mast and retractable hulls. (www.pacificskypower.com)
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