SkySails: Go Fly einen Drachen, und Save the World
Das Produkt aus deutscher Ingenieur, Erfinder, und Kite-Flyer Stephan Wrage, die SkySail ist eine massive Fallschirm-ähnlichen Gerät, kann tatsächlich ziehen ein Ozean Frachter in der gesamten Oberfläche des Wassers. Auf 3000 Quadrat-Fuß in Größe und höher, die Segel sind computergesteuert zur Maximierung der Wirkung, und wenn es um Netto-Wirkungsgrad Gewinne in der Größenordnung von 35 Prozent. Diese Ergebnisse können einen langen Wegen zur Rechtfertigung der großen Höhe des Kaufpreises der SkySails-von 600.000 Dollar den ganzen Weg bis zu 4 Millionen Dollar. Auf einer kürzlich 14.000 Meilen Test Reise, die MS Beluga SkySails verwendet die massive Drachen zu erreichen, was beliefen sich auf Einsparungen in Höhe von etwa $ 2000 pro Tag.
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