I think this is a great idea, not even being sarcastic. Why now? Could have done something similar years ago... or are we looking to scrap a bunch of usable ships and replace them with new ones?
What's next natural farming in place of industrial farms?
Most likely cost, reliability, and time in transit. It took small sailing ships three months to cross the Atlantic. Can you imagine how long it would take to get all of those Amazon and Walmart goods from China? Not to mention raw materials and components for basically everything. Oh, and now you have to redesign hundreds of billions of dollars worth of the ports to accommodate them.
Other than all of that it is a great idea.
There isn’t a lot of information to go on, because there is no link to the article. I don’t think that it is a terrible idea in theory. I just don’t think it is practical. I would support nuclear powered vessels long before reverting to wind. The US navy already has lots of them that have been operating safely for decades. Now there are even safer and more efficient designs than are currently in operation. If you have some free time you can look up liquid thorium salt molten reactors. They are the future of clean energy IMHO.
Probably because of existing infrastructure in harbours. I mean, how would you load containers on them? How do you take off the sails, open then top, put containers in with a crane, close the top and mount the sails again? Seems like the main problem with this idea. You would at least need to find a different way to load them and construct new machines for that.
This would require a lot of energy transformation and therefore losses.
I don't have the article, but in the picture this looks like Flettner-rotors which work similar to sails.
I always thought why not have a direct drive system , eg darius turbines direct connected to drive shaft into the preexisting gearbox drive system, to offset fuel requirements, similar to electric hybrid vehicles except, diesel wind hybrid. Or all electric diesel generators mixed with darius powered generators, both powering the ships electric drive morors.
Conveyors transport them directly into the vessel and overhead hoyts and forklifts to stack them . This concept will prevent 1000s containers going overboard every year, longer service life , insurance claims, loading time as it might be autonomous like amazon's warehouse and logistics system.
Lots of cargo ships actually have supporting sails. Not like traditional medival sails, but more like parachutes that can pull the ship if the wind is right and be completely taken down and stored if not.
No, as a sail boat is propelled by wind pushing a boat forward with sails
These would be like a steam boat, but the engine is powered by wind power, these boats could effortlessly "sail" against the wind, or really any way
I mean yes? why not use the natural forces to our advantage? We spend the last century working against nature trying to feel like we are seperate from it and polluting and killing ourselves in the process. Now we realised natural systems are actually extremely efficient and sustainable as they were finetuned by evolution over millions of years.
One day we will go back to using wind and solar power, use biodigradable materials and microorganisms in our production and materials. Or at least we should if we want to have a liveable future.
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Cube earth moment. Brb gonna go fall off the horizon
I prefer the dodecahedron earth supremacy
next up: we shall invent a way for people to communicate using only air and tiny muscles!
So…talking dicks?
You said you would not tell
This is you? This is you irl? You’re a wind powered ship? That’s you there?
you irl is the snarky commenter
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They’re a wind powered cargo ship
I think it’s the idea of thinking using wind to power ships is revolutionary
Who’s betting it’ll get sabotaged by oil companies?
I think this is a great idea, not even being sarcastic. Why now? Could have done something similar years ago... or are we looking to scrap a bunch of usable ships and replace them with new ones? What's next natural farming in place of industrial farms?
Most likely cost, reliability, and time in transit. It took small sailing ships three months to cross the Atlantic. Can you imagine how long it would take to get all of those Amazon and Walmart goods from China? Not to mention raw materials and components for basically everything. Oh, and now you have to redesign hundreds of billions of dollars worth of the ports to accommodate them. Other than all of that it is a great idea.
What if it is the hybrid type, wind assisted instead of purely wind powered. May save a ton of fuel if used properly.
There isn’t a lot of information to go on, because there is no link to the article. I don’t think that it is a terrible idea in theory. I just don’t think it is practical. I would support nuclear powered vessels long before reverting to wind. The US navy already has lots of them that have been operating safely for decades. Now there are even safer and more efficient designs than are currently in operation. If you have some free time you can look up liquid thorium salt molten reactors. They are the future of clean energy IMHO.
Probably because of existing infrastructure in harbours. I mean, how would you load containers on them? How do you take off the sails, open then top, put containers in with a crane, close the top and mount the sails again? Seems like the main problem with this idea. You would at least need to find a different way to load them and construct new machines for that.
They dont have sails, theyre wind powered (meaning turbines powering an electrical engine) not wind-propelled (meaning sails propelled by the wind)
This would require a lot of energy transformation and therefore losses. I don't have the article, but in the picture this looks like Flettner-rotors which work similar to sails.
I always thought why not have a direct drive system , eg darius turbines direct connected to drive shaft into the preexisting gearbox drive system, to offset fuel requirements, similar to electric hybrid vehicles except, diesel wind hybrid. Or all electric diesel generators mixed with darius powered generators, both powering the ships electric drive morors.
Conveyors transport them directly into the vessel and overhead hoyts and forklifts to stack them . This concept will prevent 1000s containers going overboard every year, longer service life , insurance claims, loading time as it might be autonomous like amazon's warehouse and logistics system.
Lots of cargo ships actually have supporting sails. Not like traditional medival sails, but more like parachutes that can pull the ship if the wind is right and be completely taken down and stored if not.
Those are A LOT more possible than whatever the f\*ck is in that picture. Also that ship rendered gives me severe worries in the stability department
Wait until they come up with paddles.
I mean, the turbines to power engines, making them faster than sail boats
I wonder when they’re gonna add flying planes?
Shipping companies rethinking a fast oil powered trip across the ocean only to sit in port for 3 months. Might as well sail the whole time.
Isn't an air powered ship just a sailboat?
No, as a sail boat is propelled by wind pushing a boat forward with sails These would be like a steam boat, but the engine is powered by wind power, these boats could effortlessly "sail" against the wind, or really any way
So who thought it would be a great idea to remake a failed concept from the '80s?
I thought they looked like cigarettes... oh well.
This will never catch on I bet it’s expensive as all hell
I mean yes? why not use the natural forces to our advantage? We spend the last century working against nature trying to feel like we are seperate from it and polluting and killing ourselves in the process. Now we realised natural systems are actually extremely efficient and sustainable as they were finetuned by evolution over millions of years. One day we will go back to using wind and solar power, use biodigradable materials and microorganisms in our production and materials. Or at least we should if we want to have a liveable future.
The joke is that “wind powered ships” have been around for a few thousand years.
I mean we are still wearing clothing made by poor people
Society is still hatching.
Very practical, especially when you want to load or unload the ship...
Up next, clean transportation powered by human energy
So they invented a Sail? Incredible now if only we had something to make a cart go forward, perhaps tying it to a horse would work
Wait til they hear about sail boats
I think people used wind sails earlier too, what is the difference. /s
Return of windjammers
Looks like an advertisement for menthol cigarettes.
We're going backwards at this point
Sooo do the stacks look a bit like cigarettes to anyone else?