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Solar Powered System Helps Reduce Ship's Emissions - Innovation on the High Seas
Posted on September 05, 2008
Japan's largest shipping line, Nippon Yusen KK, has teamed with Nippon Oil Corporation in developing a system of solar panels capable of generating 40 kilowatts of electricity for use on a 60,000 ton cargo ship for Toyota Motor Corporation.Unlike the solar panels soon to be offered on the tops of the Toyota Prius that I wrote about last week, these panels are designed to assist with the ship's motive power. Solar panels aren't new on ocean-going ships, but until now they've only been used to power crew cabins and living quarters. This system will help reduce diesel fuel consumption by...
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