Giant Kites Being Used for Cargo Ships
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Allowing up to 50% fuel savings this seems a no brainer for ships to power themselves across vast distances. Hey maybe a kite powered race across the Atlantic. SkySails is doing a brisk business outfitting ships with kite power.
Orginal article is in French; link to translated version below:
Version traduite de la page http://kitesquad.com/kitenews/?p=529.
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