The German company SkySails is making its debut in style this January: With a 433-foot ship headed from Europe to Venezuela, Venezuela to Boston, then back to Europe. Attached to a 15-meter-high mast on board the MV Beluga SkySails will be a giant, computer-guided, $725,000 kite. The kite will fly at up to 300 meters high, where the winds are strong, and could cut fuel consumption and CO2 output by 20%.

If the maiden voyage is successful, expect to see a few more SkySails on the horizon over the next few years. You might also expect them to get bigger--up to 600 square meters, which could cut fuel consumption in half.

At any given time, there are about 50,000 ships on the seas, carrying 90% of our goods; they contribute substantially to global CO2 emissions. SkySails is shooting to equip 1,500 vessels by 2015.



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