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Cake day: July 18th, 2023

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  • You can’t compare total force output to efficiency like that. You need power in and power out.

    _However, the global economic crash caused a decrease in consumer buying confidence. In addition to this, Marine Diesel Oil (MDO) and the related engine technology required to use it became readily and cheaply available. Fuel prices at that point meant that any savings achieved by the rotor were too small for shipping companies to consider the investment due to the lengthy payback period. _

    So yeah cheap fossil fuels strike again