developing solar battery tanker
Australia's expertise in the design, manufacturing, marine environmental protection technology company Solar Sailor, President Robert special. Dane recently told the U.S.VGP-BPL2C Cable News Network (CNN) visit to the disclosure, the COSCO Group is in talks with the company's tankers to design, installation of a rigid wing-like solar panels a new sail, you can follow the sun's rays change with the wind to promote the conversion point of view, bending and folding.
Sources said, Solar Sailor is currently working with Shanghai and San Francisco related to the company contact. The company's president Robert special. Dane on CNN, said, "When we started in 1999 when the trial, when the oil is 10 U.S. dollars a barrel, no one would have heard of hybrid cars, most people who have not received education in the global climate is warming."
CNN said the COSCO Group and Solar Sailor's installation of solar wing panels to discuss the tanker is the industry's leading companies. Other world-class shipping companies, such as Nippon Yusen KK has been in December 2008 in its one ro-ro "Auriga leader" Road to install solar panels. But not wing-shaped.
Earlier this month, COSCO President Wei Jiafu in Shanghai to attend a forum for international shipping, the acceptance of foreign media interviews, have been disclosed COSCO interest in the development of nuclear-powered ships. He has said that since the nuclear-powered submarines can go forward, why not have a nuclear-powered vgp-bps13 , vgp-bps13/s , vgp-bps13a/b vgp-bps13b/b, VGP-BPS10vessel. Shortly after, he Seatrade Asia Online to host an international conference, it was revealed COSCO is working with the development of China's nuclear industry, to discuss the possibility of nuclear-powered vessels.
Solar Sailor Solar sails developed by the aluminum, each 30 meters high, equivalent to one side the length of a Boeing jumbo jet wings. The fan can automatically detect the wind direction and sunlight to adjust the best angle, the ship may, by wind-driven, is expected to be so as to save two to four percent of fuel consumption, while on board equipment for 5% of total electricity.
Flange is equivalent to the length of the wing
Solar Sailor expects cost savings for each solar sails can be offset by the cost of investment in 4 years. The crew does not require special training learning how to operate camera battery solar sails, as long as through a computer connected to the existing navigation systems, sensors will automatically in response to wind direction, wind speed adjustment of solar sails to help the boats reach their destination.