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MS ''Beluga SkySails'' is a German commercial container cargo ship. It is the world's first ship partially powered by a giant computer-controlled kite,〔 called the SkySails system. It comprises a kite similar to a huge paraglider of up to area. ==Kite power== The kite has an area of and reduces fuel consumption by 15–20% on average; it will be upgraded to in order to save about 30%. Stephan Wrage, managing director of SkySails GmbH – which installed the kite – announced: "During the next few months we will finally be able to prove that our technology works in practice and significantly reduces fuel consumption and emissions." Verena Frank, project manager at Beluga Shipping GmbH, SkySails GmbH's partner further stated that "the project's core concept was using wind energy as auxiliary propulsion power and using wind as a free of charge energy". This kite is connected to the ship by a rope, and controlled by an automatic pod to maximize the wind benefits. The kite functions at an altitude between and . By using this system it is possible to improve the speed of the ship and reduce fuel consumption. SkySails calculates that the use of its technology worldwide could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 146 million tons (about 0.6% of the entire global energy-related emissions of CO2). SkySails estimates the potential upgrade market for its system at more than 40,000 ships. Through 2013, the company is targeting less than 1% of that market – about 400 ships. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MS Beluga Skysails」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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