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New ‘whale tail’ technology for ships sharply cuts CO2 emissions, claims engineering firm

Published 22:57 on May 31, 2023  /  Last updated at 05:23 on June 1, 2023  / Paddy Gourlay /  International, Shipping

One of the world’s biggest engineering companies has developed a new propulsion system that mimics the movements of a whale tail, which it says reduces the energy consumption of some vessels by more than a fifth, cutting carbon emissions.
One of the world’s biggest engineering companies has developed a new propulsion system that mimics the movements of a whale tail, which it says reduces the energy consumption of some vessels by more than a fifth, cutting carbon emissions.


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