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Bar Technologies hopes its product can decarbonize the maritime sector, which is currently responsible for about 3% of global emissions._ Feb 14, 2024 10:34 PM UTC  by [Joey Lautrup](https://time.com/author/joey-lautrup/)  ## Joey Lautrup Feb 14, 2024 10:34 PM UTC BAR Technologies hopes its large steel-and-glass sails can help decarbonize the maritime sector, which is currently responsible for about 3% of global emissions. ## Transcript Which state industry as a whole is the bigger contributor to carbon emissions than some entire countries shipping worldwide contributes more carbon dioxide emissions to the environment every year than Germany. When the rains are large rigid sales, especially if you think that mr. The wind is moving the list Propel the way forward. It can change its shape like an airplane's Wing dogs on its high speeds or the high winds and go into a more streamlined shape. There be War era. Now. He doesn't have to be a sailor to use it. So the trimming of the sales in positions of the or optimized constantly by the controller's distant measures the environment of the ship in the wind speed direction the ship's speed and then it automatically trim the way he puts things into the optimal position. That is a generating the most board processing time. Looking at the average condition that ship would be in each weighing will say on average one and a half tons of fuel per day and not safe for them to four and a half tons of carbon dioxide emissions saved her day her way. The first battle that launched with wind vanes in August was the Texas ocean. We got to see trials around China and then it continues on its first voyage to Singapore and then on to Brazil for the first loading of cargo, we saw some really fantastic Tuesday. They really good wind conditions really good savings, and she finally these weddings doing what they were put out there today to redeem awarding. You think Jesus would ever feel you're using so it the minute that's heavy oil all of these future deals that are coming in so they're expensive and they take off a lot of space. So by using wind in place of that field, you're actually saving more cost. There's been a huge turnaround in the industry in the last couple years ago. My father is wanting to be recognized as being at the Forefront of the green movement. 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