Climate control solution for sea-faring ships


Ships, worldwide, account for about 5% of all carbon emissions. German scientists have come out with a novel way to reduce the fuel required to propel ships. For this they looked at our past, and came up with a computer controlled giant kite that helps augment the engine thereby reducing fuel consumption.
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