Much larger ships than the Grain de Sail II are also experimenting with using wind power to move goods. Some ships, like the ...

Wind is an underutilized resource that has the potential to steer the notoriously dirty shipping industry toward a greener ...

Year by year, they will share the knowledge of sailing a wind powered ship with the world. “The feeling of sailing under these sails when we are really moving is still amazing,” says the captain.

Sea trials have begun on a cargo ship testing out a new wind-powered sail in efforts to cut shipping carbon emissions by up to a third. Scientists from the University of Southampton are ...