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Letter: Wind-powered boats. Published 6 April 2005. From George Jackson . Referring to the matter of wind power for ships, I tried this out in a 29-foot (9 metre) yacht some years ago.

The only downside of using wind power is that it will take about twice as long to cross the Atlantic. Typically, cargo ship journeys take seven days, the wPCC would take about 12.

"What a performance!" Groundbreaking kite-powered sailboat achieves mind-blowing speed: 'A major milestone' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Vindskip Concept Bringing Back Old Wind-Powered Boat Travel. Published: 9 Jan 2015, 17:16 UTC • By: ... The VindSkip however comes to rescue and bring wind power back into action.

Gov. Phil Murphy hopes his state will install enough turbines to supply 7,500 megawatts of offshore wind power, enough to power 3.2 million homes, before 2035 as part of his plan to make the state ...

An unusual-looking vessel docked in Morro Bay over the weekend. The "Energy Observer" is covered in solar panels and also runs on wind and hydrogen power. The experimental vessel is on an ...

Before they had the ocean wings, they tried installing wind turbines, which failed for obvious reasons. Life on board is spartan. The catamaran’s cabin is small for a crew of 8.

Since the dawn of sea travel sailors have been transporting cargo via boats powered by the wind, but those were nothing like this. This is the new wind-powered cargo ship Wind Turbine Powered ...

Vineyard Wind, under construction 35 miles off the mainland, is currently the country’s largest offshore wind project. When finished, it will have 62 turbines and produce about enough ...

In 2021, President Biden set a goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030 — enough, he said, ... Mr. Petit, the shipyard superintendent for Blount Boats in Warren, ...