Cargill Plans to Bring Wind Power to Offshore Ships

Written by Valdemar Medeiros

Published on 11/11/2020 at 12:12

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Cargill Wants to Add Giant Wind Energy Sails to Cargo Ships to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Cargill, the world’s largest agricultural commodities trader, plans to harness wind energy by installing enormous sails on part of its fleet of cargo ships to reduce fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions. Shipping is responsible for about 90% of global trade and nearly 3% of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions.

Cargill Promises to Reduce Carbon Emissions Using Wind Energy on Ships

The industry has pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2050, compared to 2008 levels. How it will achieve this and which new fuel technologies it will use to replace traditional oil-based fuels on ships is still in question.

Cargill wants to add – in an untested idea – solid wing sails to harness wind energy, up to 45 meters (148 feet), attached to the decks of specially designed cargo ships that the trader and its partners say can reduce fuel use by up to 30%. Minnesota-based Cargill has about 600 chartered ships at any given time.

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