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On a solar ship - how many solar panels of 20% efficiency can fit on it- using the surface area of the largest container ship [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_ship]. A container ship of 500 TEU [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_ship#:~:text=Vessel%20purchases,-This%20article%20needs&text=In%20March%202010%2C%20the%20average,million%20and%20%24105%20million%20respectively.] capacity costs $10M. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_ship#:~:text=Vessel%20purchases,-This%20article%20needs&text=In%20March%202010%2C%20the%20average,million%20and%20%24105%20million%20respectively.]. Largest container ship is 400x60 meters, or 24,000 square meters. [https://www.google.com/search?q=size+of+the+larges+container+ship&oq=size+of+the+larges+container+ship&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l3.6317j0j7&client=ubuntu&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8] | On a solar ship - how many solar panels of 20% efficiency can fit on it- using the surface area of the largest container ship [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_ship]. A container ship of 500 TEU [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_ship#:~:text=Vessel%20purchases,-This%20article%20needs&text=In%20March%202010%2C%20the%20average,million%20and%20%24105%20million%20respectively.] capacity costs $10M. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_ship#:~:text=Vessel%20purchases,-This%20article%20needs&text=In%20March%202010%2C%20the%20average,million%20and%20%24105%20million%20respectively.]. Largest container ship is 400x60 meters, or 24,000 square meters. [https://www.google.com/search?q=size+of+the+larges+container+ship&oq=size+of+the+larges+container+ship&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l3.6317j0j7&client=ubuntu&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8] | ||
Small container ships weigh 50k tons. Large ones weigh 200k tons. [https://boatinggeeks.com/how-much-does-a-cargo-ship-weigh/] | |||
Each square meter produces .2kW at best. That makes it 4800kW. | Each square meter produces .2kW at best. That makes it 4800kW. | ||
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Cargo Container Ships
On a solar ship - how many solar panels of 20% efficiency can fit on it- using the surface area of the largest container ship [1]. A container ship of 500 TEU [2] capacity costs $10M. [3]. Largest container ship is 400x60 meters, or 24,000 square meters. [4]
Small container ships weigh 50k tons. Large ones weigh 200k tons. [5] Each square meter produces .2kW at best. That makes it 4800kW.
$400/kw. $2M for the panels.
Cargo ship uses 16 tons of fuel per hour. Fuel cost is $300/ton. $38M/year in fuel.
About 8000 hours per year. 16x300x8000=$38M
1 container ship creates as much pollution as 50M cars.
A typical ship has a 9 MW power use.
With telescoping panels, solar can match industry standards.
Night time power - could be addressed via solar hydrogen production.