Generally these ideas do actually mean kites rather than sails. The article in the image is about a design for a kite on a cable a few hundred metres long. This would only work when going downwind, but it does mean it’s a lot easier to retrofit to existing ships
Giant kites? You mean sails? Not exactly cutting edge technology.
Generally these ideas do actually mean kites rather than sails. The article in the image is about a design for a kite on a cable a few hundred metres long. This would only work when going downwind, but it does mean it’s a lot easier to retrofit to existing ships
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/30/travel/airseas-giant-kites-ships-slash-carbon-emissions-scn-climate-spc/index.htm
This is the article that was linked. It really is kites and not sails.