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Environment and energy

Winds of change: could hi-tech sailing vessels turn global shipping green?

21 Sep 2022 James McKenzie

Ships may be the lifeblood of the global economy, but they’re dirty and polluting. James McKenzie wonders if a new generation of wind-powered vessels could be the answer

The proposed design of wind-powered ship Oceanbird
Blown away The Oceanbird wind-powered sailing vessel could transform the shipping industry. (Courtesy: Oceanbird)
I came across a meme the other day about wind-powered ships, where people were poking fun at Oceanbi

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James McKenzie is the writer of the Transactions column for Physics World about physics in industry. He is writing here in a personal capacity
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