Wind propulsion heralds a new age of decarbonised shipping
The Pat Kenny Show · Newstalk
May 27, 20259m 57s
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Show Notes
In recent times, a race to slash fuel costs and carbon emissions has heralded a new era of sailing. As a result of this, the first ever modern cargo ship purpose built to combine both diesel and wind propulsion will be launched from a shipyard in Shanghai at the end of the month.
Dr James Mason, Wind Assist Technologies Researcher at the University of Manchester explained it all to Pat this morning.