Two Japanese companies are building a new solar power system to run alongside the diesel engines on a cargo ship that transports motor vehicles to the USA, claiming it will cut fuel consumption by 6.5 per cent.
The average cargo ship burns 120 gallons per mile and the fuel is commonly known as bunker fuel, which is claimed to be one of the ‘dirtiest’ fuels available.
A study published in Environmental Science and Technology found emissions from bunker fuel cargo ships may have caused 60,000 deaths worldwide.
Subsequent research found ship exhaust contributed as much as 44 per cent of the sulphate found in fine particulate matter in the atmosphere of coastal California, USA.
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