VIDEO :: GOOD magazine peaks into innovative Auriga Leader car carrier vessel

As the car carrier vessel carrying my Countryman is somewhere in the middle of Atlantic ocean, I can picture the CM taking a sun bathing on the top deck next to 328 solar panels!! Yes, Solar babies!! You see, Auriga Leader is the world's first cargo ship to be utilizing solar power to provide energy to reduce fuel costs and cut carbon emissions. GOOD magazine peaked into this innovative vessel. Read more for the clip.

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Developed by Nippon Yusen (Japan's largest shipping company) and Nippon Oil Corp, the vessel is capable of generating 10% of energy used while the ship is docked with its 328 solar panels on the top deck. The panels generate 40 kilowatts of power and installed on the ship's car-carrier, which is capable of carrying 6,400 cars. It's likely that NYK line will not be able to recover the investment of 1.68 million dollars for setting up the panels for a long time. However, NYK line recognizes the need to invest in environmentally friendly, sustainable way of carrying goods and raw materials over the ocean for the future.



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