List of solar-powered boats

SB Collinda crossed the English Channel on solar power[1]
Solar Sailor of Australia

List of solar-powered boats is a list of boats powered by Sun, typically solar panels providing electrical power to motors.

  • Alstersonne is a passenger boat for 100 persons on the river Alster in Hamburg, Germany. As of year 2000 it was the largest solar-powered ship in the world.[2][3]
  • SB Collinda was the first solar powered vessel to cross the English Channel (in 1997).[1]
  • Tûranor PlanetSolar circumnavigated the globe on solar power
  • Sun21 sailed the Atlantic from Seville to Miami, and from there to New York.[4] It was the first crossing of the Atlantic powered only by solar.[5]
  • The Firefly solar boat[6]
  • Solar Sailor[7] shuttles passengers in Sydney harbor Australia
  • Sun CRZ 9 - Compact solar boat in Eranakulam, Kerala, India.[8]
  • SunRider - Cruise boat for 10 passengers operating in Kerala, India.[9][10]
  • Sun CRZ 30 - Cruise boat for 20 passengers operating in Bathinda Lake, Punjab, India, India.[11]
  • Aditya (boat), India's First Solar Ferry was under construction in Kochi, Kerala, India.[12][13]
  • FunCat Electric-Solar Catamarans[14], available on the consumer market, utilize batteries or solar panels. Boats are for individual use or for rental operations. Made in Diamond Springs, CA by Sub Sea Systems, Inc. [15]
  • SeaZen is a Suncy SolarBoat operated in the Côte d'Azur, between Nice and Monaco. This motor catamaran is the first 100% solar powered boat, operated at sea, for boat tours or for boat rentals.

See also

SunRider during trials

References

  1. 1 2 "Solar power rules the waves". New Review (34). 1997. Archived from the original on 4 March 2005.
  2. ↑ Seidler, Christoph (23 May 2000). "Technik: Größtes Solarschiff der Welt in Hamburg". Spiegel Online (in German).
  3. ↑ "Our Fleet". ATG Alster-Touristik. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Solar boat makes Atlantic history". BBC News. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Solar boat completes fuel-free voyage". USA Today. Associated Press. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Firefly: A $2900 electric boat powered entirely by homemade solar panels". EcoChunk. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ "CIFT SunBoat inagurated by Minister | NavAlt Solar & Electric Boats". navaltboats.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  9. ↑ Yoney, Domenick. "Solar-powered pontoon boat gets official thumbs up w/video". Autoblog. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  10. ↑ "SunCRZ 22 - Navgathi Marine Design & Constructions Pvt. Ltd". Navgathi Marine Design & Constructions Pvt. Ltd. 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  11. ↑ "Punjab goes green with solar boat | NavAlt Solar & Electric Boats". navaltboats.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  12. ↑ "Kerala company builds country's largest solar ferry". timesofindia-economictimes. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  13. ↑ "Kerala Govt. Commissions India's First Solar-Powered Boat, Paves the Way for a Greener Tomorrow". The Better India. 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  14. ↑ "Sub Sea Systems - Our World: Learn About FunCat Electric-Solar Catamarans". Sub Sea Systems - Our World. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  15. ↑ http://www.funcats.com
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