Tag: Michel Pery

Renault To Use Sails For Cutting Emissions On The Routes Of Trans-Atlantic

Renault Group is taken on the mission to truncate the carbon footprint by 6% by the end of 2022. About 60% of the parts of the supply chain of Renault are known to travel by these at certain points. Several completed automobiles are transported with the help of a ship. Renault is now forming a partnership with Neoline in order to build 2 rolls off that are experimental and roll on carriers that are powered by sails. Each of the sails is going to be 446 feet long. Moreover, it is capable of carrying 45,000 sq. feet of sails.

Each of them can carry 478 cars and can achieve an average of 11 knots when they sail at sea. They are expecting that this present age sailing ships will reduce the emission caused by them by 90% in comparison to the conventional freighters. As a matter of fact, they are also going to have hybrid propulsion for functioning in the ports and making sure that the deliveries are on time. Both of them are expecting to become a part of commercial service before 2020. The design has the present-day marine technologies and consists of lessons that you get to learn from the off-shore competitive sailing.
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