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World's first 10,800 car carrier with solar power delivered by China
interestingengineering.com/transportation/china-delivers-worlds-first-10800-vehicle-ship
Interesting EngineeringWorld's first 10,800 car carrier with solar power delivered by ChinaChina has delivered the world's first 10,800-vehicle car carrier equipped with a solar power system, combining photovoltaic technology with LNG dual-fuel propulsion.
Replying to @inari@piefed.zip
That looks a little gimmicky to me. I’d expect more panels on that ship if they were going to have a meaningful impact.
Replying to @yaroto98@lemmy.world
I saw a story about a similar car carrier with solar panels, basically they’re used to offset the hotel load of the ship, and have nothing to do with the propulsion.
Which is still a significant improvement considering how much time a vessel like this spends at port loading and unloading.