Michelin anew invented sails

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Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin anew invented sails. Inflatable sails in style Bibendum are urged to reduce fuel consumption by a water transport and to level damage of ecology. Within the Wisamo project the tire giant thought up and created a prototype of a revolutionary sailing wing. At the first stage the technology was rolled on a sailing vessel of the known French seaman Michel Dezhuayo. Initial tests took place on the lake Canton of Neuchatel to Switzerland. Now an inflatable sail established on a commercial vessel. The Wisamo project (%2B "Mobility") for environmentally friendly sea transportations started "Wing Sail" in 2012. Company...