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VELA

The first 100% sailing cargo transport trimaran
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Emmanuel van Deth
Published on 11/07/2023
By Emmanuel van Deth
Issue: SP20
Published: Aug. / Sep. 2023
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The environmental impact of maritime transport now accounts for 3% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (13.5% in Europe). Today, on a conventional merchant ship, most greenhouse gas emissions are linked to the fuel required to propel the vessel. If the world’s merchant fleet is to go green (again), the priority is to (re)implement decarbonized propulsion systems... you guessed it, sailing ships are making a comeback! Thanks to the use of wind power, VELA will be able to decarbonize 99% of the greenhouse gas emissions linked to propulsion - the remaining 1% is…
Tags: trimaran , forever green , VELA , VPLP Design

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