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    BHP and the shipping industry rediscover the power of wind

    Centuries after colonial powers sailed the seven seas on nothing but wind, big corporates like BHP are pushing a wind renaissance through the shipping industry.

    Peter Ker and Lap Phan
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    When the MV Copenhagen ferry makes its 10 Baltic Sea crossings between Germany and Denmark on Monday, the commuters on board probably will not realise they are part of the great wind renaissance.

    On the deck of their 169-metre ferry will be a giant pole standing 30 metres tall, five metres in diameter and spinning at about 160km/h.

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    Peter Ker
    Peter KerResources reporterPeter Ker covers resource companies for The Australian Financial Review, based in Melbourne. Connect with Peter on Twitter. Email Peter at pker@afr.com
    Lap Phan
    Lap PhanProducerLap is a podcast producer and actor based in Sydney. He has appeared in numerous film, TV and theatre productions. Connect with Lap on Twitter. Email Lap at lphan@afr.com

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