Auriga Leader, a freighter developed by shipping line Nippon Yusen K.K. and oil distributor Nippon Oil Corp, took off from a shipyard in the western city of Kobe, officials of the two firms said.
The huge freighter capable of carrying 6,400 automobiles is equipped with 328 solar panels at a cost of 150 million yen (S$2.4 million dollars), the officials said.
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- pjacobs51
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Lets see the Pirates try to steal that baby! At least Japan would probably blow them out of the water for trying!
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How about an article about the huge kite that's pulling the ship in the picture (which doesn't have any visible solar panels on it btw).
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Now, see. Someones thinking! That's honestly an idea i would never have thought of. I can't imagine how much solar energy it would take to cover all the needs of the ship and propulsion, but you gotta start somewhere!
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- DistantPlanet
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Nice job Japan, now drop the whaling...
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- krush_productions
- 12 months ago
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The photo used in this article isn't one of this newly launched ship. I watched this being built and although it has about 300 solar panels, when the sun energy is available they'll only provide 0.2% of the energy needed. 99.8% will be diesel.
Built here in Kobe Port by Kawasaki Shipyard, the largest employer here and full order books for five years. This ship was built to transport new cars, but few want new cars? A new sub for the Defense Forces was launched around the same time.
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Very interesting article, but it looks like the facts are out!
