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Inspired by kitesurfing, French firms want to deploy the same wind technology to propel everything from yachts to cargo ships in order to cut the shipping industry's massive carbon footprint. The sector is under fresh pressure to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels as the International Maritime Organization sealed a…
ARCACHON, France: Inspired by kitesurfing, French firms want to deploy the same wind technology to propel everything from yachts to cargo ships in order to cut the shipping industry's massive carbon footprint.
In Arcachon Bay in southwest France, the startup Beyond The Sea tested a blue inflatable kite sail the size of a small studio to pull a specially-designed catamaran across the water.
Inspired by kitesurfing, French firms want to deploy the same wind technology to propel everything from yachts to cargo ships in order to cut the shipping industry's massive carbon footprint. There are also semi-rigid sails manufactured by Ayro and used on the 121-metre-long cargo ship Canopee to transport elements of the Ariane 6 launcher from Europe to French Guiana.
ARCACHON: Inspired by kitesurfing, French firms want to deploy the same wind technology to propel everything from yachts to cargo ships in order to cut the shipping industry's massive carbon footprint. The sector is under fresh pressure to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels as the International Maritime O