An age of greener, more efficient shipping may be in the offing as a specially modified 43,000-tonne bulk freighter completes a six-month sea trial using a combination of diesel engines and a set of high-tech automatic sails to catch the wind.
  • Iceblade@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    They already are propelled by electric motors - but the electricity is generated by massive fossil fuelled generators.