Newest Technological Breakthrough! Wind Powered Cargo Ships…

That’s right, they finally did it.

They invented wind-powered cargo ships…

…For the first time in history.

People must have forgotten about the ships that had sailed for most of history!

I had to Google this. It's not satire. They know sailing ships existed, but they still proclaim this as a first.https://t.co/nGg8ZlB6K5. https://t.co/H4z4xlbJFd

— Crazy Druid (@CraigVecellio) August 26, 2023

More from CNN:

The shipping industry produces more than one billion tons of carbon dioxide each year, accounting for nearly 3% of human-caused global emissions. In July, the sector pledged to reduce its planet-heating pollution to net zero “by or around 2050.” The use of wind is one way towards this. While it’s not a new concept (sailing ships date back more than 5,000 years) new wind assisted propulsion technologies have been making an appearance in recent years.

Huge kites and rotor technologies have been tried on cargo ships in attempts to reduce their dependence on diesel. But according to the International Windship Association, there are only around 20 large commercial vessels equipped with wind propulsion operating today.

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The entrance of Cargill – one of the world’s largest agricultural traders, transporting around 225 million tons of commodities each year – could be influential.

John Cooper, CEO of BAR Technologies, tells CNN that having the company on board has been essential in building momentum for WindWings. “They lead the way, and other people watch what they’re doing with respect,” he says.

The year is 2030. Your insect rations have been cut yet again due to shipping delays.

Regressing 200 years to power the World economy with sailing might not seem the best idea but at least it doesn’t anger the Climate fairies. https://t.co/y0lIuHff6u

— World Ecommunist Forum (@EcommunistForum) August 22, 2023

What a strange time to live in.

Do you think wind-powered planes are following?

“first wind powered cargo ship”

Vasco da Gama says hi. 😆 pic.twitter.com/8124fiH5b4

— Nihar Panda (@PoppiPanda) August 27, 2023

"what do we do with all the cargo cap'n?"
"Best wait til someone invents a wind powered ship that can carry cargo, might be the 21st century before anyone figures it out"
"So what do we do with the cargo?"
"Better dump it overboard, til someone invents a real cargo ship" pic.twitter.com/mhNV32n7aW

— Rick Drury (@RickDrury10) August 27, 2023

Let’s see what the Daily Mail has to say:

Dubbed ‘WindWings’ – the foldable steel and fibreglass sails standing at approximately 37.5 metres in height, fitted to the deck of cargo ships ‘to harness the power of wind’.

While the WindWings addition is novel, the Pyxix Ocean ship has been functioning as a regular cargo ship since being built by Mitsubishi in 2017.

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The WindWings were installed to the six-year-old ship at a Chinese shipyard.

Much like ships of previous centuries, the sails harness wind for propulsion, but BAR’s modern counterpart has been specifically designed for efficiency.

Yara Marine Technologies says: ‘We expect to generate average fuel savings of up to 30 per cent on new build vessels, which are to be used in commercial shipping’.

BAR claim that ‘International shipping as an industry churns out more emissions than all of Germany.

‘If it was a nation, it would be the sixth worst polluter of CO2 in the world.

‘It is hoped the wind power will reduce the complete reliance on diesel-powered engines, slashing the amount of pollutants produced’.

"First wind-powered cargo ship" https://t.co/xKAHuvwqZr pic.twitter.com/bIGK38dSKS

— High King Fëanor – Alpha Chad of Middle-earth (@LostHistory9) August 27, 2023

We’ll have to see how efficient these ships are.

It is an exciting concept, but it seems to be another push by climate activists to destroy our economic efficiency.