Comment on NEOLINE cuts fuel use 70% on transatlantic service, targets 78% in 2027
oneser@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Awesome stuff! I was sceptical about this venture, so it’s really great to see it come off. Anyone know the expected cost or scalability? 70% could relate to like $50,000 per day fuel cost reduction!
supersquirrel@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Scalability? These are 136 meters long, they are already being used at physical scale and their cost savings makes scaling in terms of how many sails are built a straightforward process.
B0rax@feddit.org 1 day ago
136m is relatively short for a transatlantic ship… these days conventional ships are up to 400m long.
supersquirrel@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
True but at a longer hull length you just add more sails, the limitation would be sail area per unit of hull length.