#NEOLINE reports 70% fuel savings aboard #NeolinerOrigin in 2026, carrying over 12,000 tonnes across the Atlantic. CEO #JeanZanuttini targets 78% reductions as #WindPropulsion technology advances despite technical challenges affecting the vessel's rigging systems.
Awesome stuff! I was sceptical about this venture, so it’s really great to see it come off. Anyone know the expected cost or scalability? 70% could relate to like $50,000 per day fuel cost reduction!
Scalability? These are 136 meters long, they are already being used at physical scale and their cost savings makes scaling in terms of how many sails are built a straightforward process.
136m is relatively short for a transatlantic ship… these days conventional ships are up to 400m long.
True but at a longer hull length you just add more sails, the limitation would be sail area per unit of hull length, not some absolute limit to how big you can go in total sail area.