Gone with the wind on ‘kite ship’ by Ankit Shah

According to Steve Rosenberg in the BBC news article "Gone with the wind on kite ship", he was surprised when he learned about the giant cargo ship, which is passing through the sea by itself. The latest news says that there is 90% of world wide transportation done by the sea and because of this transportation ships emit 4% of the world's carbon dioxide (CO2) into the air, which is more than the aviation industry. But, MS Beluga Sky Sails has the solution of this global warming: a kite ship. The 1722 square foot kite is tied with a heavy metal rope to the ship with the help of the wind after half an hour; when the ship is on the way it picked up and with the help of the kite power, the ship’s engines don’t work at the same power; it causes a decrease in the power of engines. Kite power helps to save fuel as well as reduce the level of CO2 in the air. Two computers controlled the kite, one to keep flying the kite in a figure eight with maximum power, second to adjust the kite's direction. The kite level in the air must be 100-300 m. above the surface level because at this level winds are strong and steady. The kite ship runs at list 12-74 km/h not only in a forward direction but also in the opposite direction.

My opinion for this article is I personally believe that if we can come up with these kinds of new ideas for the ecosystem in the future we can figure out about how to decrease the global warming. Nowadays global warming and skyrockets of fuel can be a future problem or problem for the next generation. Most developed countries have no more gas, oil, or metal. They are importing from the other countries, but if we can find out about some of these new ecofriendly systems it can work for us and for our future also. Fuel rates go up and population has no control of increase. More people, more fuel, and the price goes up all the time. I think this kind of resources and idea must work in the future. We can see our future better with this kind of eco friendly systems.

-Ankit Shah, News C