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We are sailing: Norsepower sails slash fuel emissions for Maersk tanker

Toby Hill
clock 25 October 2019 •
Norsepower Rotor Sails helped propel the Maersk Pelican through tropical and Arctic waters. Image courtesy of Norsepower.
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Norsepower Rotor Sails helped propel the Maersk Pelican through tropical and Arctic waters. Image courtesy of Norsepower.

Norsepower Rotor Sails saved the equivalent of 1,400 tonnes of CO2, independent analysis found

Mechanical sails installed on a Maersk tanker slashed fuel consumption by 9.2 per cent over the course of a year, an independent analysis has found. Norsepower Rotor Sails are large, cylindrical sails...

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