A cruise company has revealed its plans to build a zero-emissions electric cruise ship with retractable sails and covered with solar panels, according to CNN in Arabic. The ship is scheduled to sail in 2030, and the company currently owns a fleet of 8 ships, each with a capacity of 500 passengers..

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The ships sail along the Norwegian coast from Oslo to the Arctic Circle, and despite being a relatively small company, she hopes this innovation can “inspire the entire maritime industry”.

The project, called “Sea ZeroOriginally in March 2022, and since then, the company has been exploring technological solutions that can help achieve zero-emission marine travel..

The design will be powered by 60 megawatts of batteries that can be charged at the port with clean energy, as renewable energy sources represent 98% of Norway’s electricity system..

To reduce dependence on batteries, three retractable sails (maximum height of 50 metres) will be hoisted on the deck when the weather is windy.

The company’s senior vice president of marine operations explained,Hurtigruten NorwayJerry Larson-Fade, who came up with the idea of ​​making a zero-emission ship, the possibility of adjusting the sails so that they retract when the ship passes under the bridges, and their angle can be adjusted to take advantage of the largest amount of wind.