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SkySails is a registered label name that Hamburg company SkySails GmbH & CO. Kg, which develops a fully automatic course kite drive, which is to pull large yachts, cargo ships and tankers by wind energy.
The company indicates that the course kites can produce an achievement of up to 5.000 KW (approx. 6,800 HP correspond). In the annual average are so the fuel costs, dependent on the ship type, which actual wind conditions and the reached length of application, between 10 - 35% are lowered. If optimal wind conditions prevail, the fuel consumption can be reduced occasionally over up to 50%.
The kite is to float in 100 up to 300 m height, in order to profit there from the uniformity and larger strength of the wind; its surface amounts to up to 5.000 m It is fastened free-floating to only one hauling cable and steered via a computer system.
The computer system is constantly supplied with current data via the weather, in order to ensure and with danger of a storm in time to react be able an optimal adjustment of the kite.
Over a hoist and a starting and a landing mast the kite can be pulled on board and stowed away there space-saving. In emergency the kite can be released over an emergency system.
The SkySails is installed as booster and used for the discharge of the Hauptmaschine, if the wind conditions permit it. It is meant Diesels as addition of the conventional engine, usually.
The kite can be used up to an angle of approx. 50 degrees at the wind, without the ship leans.
The introduction on the market for so-called superyachts starting from 15 m lengthens is announced for 2006, 2007 to 2008 are to be used the first cargo ship with a guidance kite.
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