# Solar-Powered Sails China Cuts Cargo Costs with Clean Power By Luc Tremblay | Published 2008-11-08 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chinese-cargo-ships-to-sail-solar-jumbo-sized-sails-for-wind-and-sail-power References: [solarsailor](http://www.solarsailor.com/media_cargoships_081028.htm) SolarSailor, a company from Australia, signed a deal with China’s largest shipping line to outfit their fleet with jumbo-sized solar sails. Transportation cost is one of the major profit killers, especially with a slowed economy. Why not install these massive solar sails to help cut down on expenses of your mighty [cargo fleet](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/maritime-transportation-system)? I have no doubt that many companies, yacht owners and any other seafaring individuals will have no problem adopting the synergy of this [green technology](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solar-energy-technology) for their vessels. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.8/10 - Popularity: 40% | Activity: 67% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Solar-powered Sails:** Harnessing solar power for sail technology presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the shipping and transportation industries. - **Clean Power Solutions:** Using renewable energy sources like solar power to reduce fuel costs and environmental impact is a disruptive innovation opportunity in the shipping industry. - **Synergy of Green Technology:** Integrating green technologies, such as solar sails, into seafaring vessels offers disruptive innovation potential for companies and yacht owners alike. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Shipping:** The integration of solar-powered sails presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the shipping industry to reduce costs and improve sustainability. - **Transportation:** Adopting solar-powered sails in cargo fleets offers disruptive innovation potential for the transportation industry to cut down on fuel expenses and embrace clean energy solutions. - **Renewable Energy:** Solar sails represent a disruptive innovation opportunity for the renewable energy industry to expand its application in the maritime sector. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI-Powered Sail Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sail-system.md) - [Solar-Powered Private Catamarans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zen50.md) - [Solar Panel-Covered Boat Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ms-porrima-concept-boat.md) - [Solar-Powered Cargo Vans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solar-electric-van.md) - [Enchanting Old-World Sailing Ships](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/orient-express-silenseas.md) - [Solar-Powered Electric Boats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solarpowered-electric-boat.md) - [Solar-Powered Refrigerated Shipping Trucks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/birds-eye-shipping-trucks.md) - [Minimalist Solar Power Catamarans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soel-senses-62-electric-catamaran.md) - [Solar-Powered Compact Houseboats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fng-sng.md)