Pushing the boat out
The shipping industry turns to giant high-tech wings.
"Why didn't I think of that?" You may well ask. After all, it is a simple premise - huge 20-metre wings that propel cargo ships and reduce carbon emissions. When bolted to a vessel’s decks and sitting upright, the wing, called FastRig, will act as a sail harnessing the power of wind.
Smart Green Shipping (SGS), the company that has developed the device, and some of the world’s leading shipowners are convinced that it can provide clean power to supplement ships’ engines.