Sailcargo and Ad Astra have joined forces to promote the development and implementation of hydrogen fuel cells for the maritime industry in Costa Rica.
Ad Astra Rocket Company and SAILCARGO INC jointly study hydrogen fuel cells in sailing cargo ships
SAILCARGO INC has begun working with Costa Rican company Ad Astra Servicios Energéticos y Ambientales (AASEA) led by Costa Rican engineer and astronaut Dr. Franklin Chang Díaz. The two companies are supporting the “Hydrogen for the Sea” campaign that will promote the development and implementation of hydrogen fuel cells in the maritime industry.
The “Hydrogen for the Sea” campaign will initiate a joint funding effort aimed at demonstrating the implementation of a hydrogen fuel cell system in zero emission cargo ships. Thanks to Costa Rican national electricity being produced from 99% renewable resources the production of green hydrogen using electricity from the national grid is a zero emission process. Green hydrogen fuel cell systems will be implemented in future ships of SAILCARGO’s CEIBA Line.
Eco-Friendly Wooden Ship To Export Coffee And Cocoa To North America
Eco-Friendly Wooden Ship To Export Coffee And Cocoa To North America
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COSTA RICA – A wooden cargo ship is being built to export goods from Latin America to North America.
The old-fashioned vessel is the brainchild of Sail Cargo Inc. The project “is estimated to cost $.2 million”, which is “significantly less” than what it would cost to build a modern cargo ship, said Jeremy Starn, the company’s media manager.
“There are not many examples to compare it to,” said Starn. “Ceiba [the boat] is an unprecedented cargo ship. Because no wooden vessel of this scale has been constructed in the 21st century and never in the history of Costa Rica.”
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The firm Sailcargo Inc. says it designed the vessel named Ceiba “to be the first of its kind in the world”. (Reuters) Social Share
Punta Morales – Some 200 workers from 27 nations are building a hybrid sailboat on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica designed to carry 350 tons of goods, hoping to demonstrate that in the 21st century it is possible to transport cargo without polluting the environment.
Inspired by the historic Finnish trading schooner Ingrid of the Aland Islands, the firm Sailcargo Inc says it designed the vessel named Ceiba “to be the first of its kind in the world.” It will rely mostly on wind power with two auxiliary electric engines for maneuvering in ports and low winds.
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Some 200 workers from 27 nations are building a hybrid sailboat on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica designed to carry 350 tons of goods, hoping to demonstrate that in the 21st century it is possible to transport cargo without polluting the environment.
Inspired by the historic Finnish trading schooner Ingrid of the Aland Islands, the firm Sailcargo Inc says it designed the vessel named Ceiba “to be the first of its kind in the world.” It will rely mostly on wind power with two auxiliary electric engines for maneuvering in ports and low winds.
“One of the most important things is to prove that it’s financially profitable” as well as be environmentally and socially sustainable, Sailcargo’s chief executive and founder Danielle Doggett told Reuters.