Auriga Leader
{{Short description|Japanese car carrier ship built in 2008}}
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}} {{Infobox ship image |Ship image=Auriga Leader.jpg |Ship image size=300px |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=Singapore |Ship flag=Image:Flag of Singapore.svg |Ship name=Auriga Leader |Ship operator=File:NYK Line house flag.svg Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Nippon Oil |Port of Registry=Singapore |Ship ordered= |Ship builder=Mitsubishi |Ship yard number= |Ship laid down= |Ship launched= |Ship completed=2008 |Ship acquired= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship identification=*{{IMO Number|9402718}}
|Ship fate= |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Ship class=Car carrier |Ship tonnage=*18,758 metric tons (deadweight tonnage)
|Ship displacement= |Ship length={{convert|199.99|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|32.26|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught= |Ship depth={{convert|34.52|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship ice class= |Ship sail plan= |Ship propulsion= |Ship speed= |Ship capacity=6,200 cars |Ship crew= |Ship notes= }} |
Auriga Leader is a car carrier, owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha, and used for mobile machineries and cars worldwide; for example, Mitsubishi vehicles from Japan to the rest of the world. A small amount of the ship's power is produced by photovoltaic panels.
Experimental
Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Nippon Oil developed the Auriga Leader partly as an experimental vessel, where it is supposed to gather statistical research in how solar power can assist in powering a ship at sea. The ship's experimental stage was planned for two years.{{cite press release|publisher=NYK Line|url=http://www.nyk.com/english/release/31/NE_090908.html |title=NYK and Nippon Oil Corporation Joint Project Auriga Leader Completes Seven Months of Voyages Using Solar Power|date=September 8, 2009}}
= Results =
Efficiency
The Auriga Leader's solar power capabilities produced an anticipated 0.05% of the ship's propulsion power and 1% of its electrical usage. This will contribute to lowering the ship's fuel usage by approximately 13 tonnes and its CO2 output by 40 tonnes per year.