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I wouldn't buy one for a pleasure craft, but even a small efficiency gain in ocean freight could turn the industry on its head.


Maybe the tech just does not scale for large propellers (it breaks, becomes less efficient or is too complicated to maintain). The company has been there for a few years now so if there was a real game changer I'm sure they would have accelerated much more.


Large container ships already use variable pitch props.




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