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Startup bets on kitesurf to blow away shipping pollution
Startup bets on kitesurf to blow away shipping pollution
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Inspired by kitesurfing, French firms want to deploy the same wind technology to propel everything from yachts to cargo ships in order to cut the shipping industry's massive carbon footprint. There are also semi-rigid sails manufactured by Ayro and used on the 121-metre-long cargo ship Canopee to transport elements of the Ariane 6 launcher from Europe to French Guiana.