Good news stories from the past seven days
A cargo ship that has been fitted with giant, rigid sails designed to cut the vessel’s carbon emissions set out on its maiden voyage from Singapore this week. The Pyxis Ocean was chartered by the US commodities group Cargill, in an attempt to investigate how wind power could reduce energy usage in the shipping industry, which is estimated to account for about 2.1% of global carbon dioxide emissions. The ship’s 123ft-tall, fibreglass “WindWings” sails, which were developed by the British firm BAR Technologies, can rotate and fold down to the ship’s deck. If they prove a success, hundreds more ships are expected to be fitted with them.
