The shipping industry needs to decarbonize over the coming decades, but there are competing visions about how that will happen. While major shipping companies are looking to potential new fuels, including ammonia, other disruptors are already shipping small quantities of boutique goods, emission free, on sailboats harnessing the power of the wind. They are a reminder that all global trade used to travel by sail. Can wind propel us back to the future? There is a role for wind power in shipping as both a primary means of propulsion and a way to provide wind assistance to reduce a vessel’s fuel use. This article examines the possibilities and challenges for wind‐based sea transport.

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贸易之风：通过零排放运输

在未来的几十年中，航运业需要脱碳，但是关于如何实现脱碳存在着相互竞争的愿景。当主要的船运公司正在寻找潜在的新燃料，包括氨气时，其他破坏者已经在利用风能在帆船上运输少量无排放的精品货物。这提醒我们，所有全球贸易过去都是乘风破浪。风能推动我们回到未来吗？风力在航运中既是主要的推进手段，又是提供风力援助以减少船舶燃料使用的一种方式。本文探讨了基于风的海上运输的可能性和挑战。