Solar powered boat cost $16 million

rollandelliott
rollandelliott Solar Expert Posts: 834 ✭✭
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http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/06/03/solar.powered.boat.australia/index.html?hpt=te_bn8

pretty cool boat!
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  • TheBackRoads
    TheBackRoads Solar Expert Posts: 274 ✭✭
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    Re: Solar powered boat cost $16 million

    Sweet! I wonder what it looks like inside!:cool:
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  • john p
    john p Solar Expert Posts: 814 ✭✭✭
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    Re: Solar powered boat cost $16 million

    cool boat BUT isnt there always a BUT? totally impractical. 250 days to go half way around the world .. it came to my home city Brisbane. For a boat that carries 4 people it appears huge.. Was told panels have to be cleaned evey hour from salt.
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  • niel
    niel Solar Expert Posts: 10,300 ✭✭✭✭
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    Re: Solar powered boat cost $16 million

    odd having a mountain guide designing a solar yacht.

    hmm, i may have to read into it as who would give a mountain guide $16 million to do this?
    after further reading they didn't reveal who gave the $, but i'm certainly for hire when talking this kind of $.:D
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  • john p
    john p Solar Expert Posts: 814 ✭✭✭
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    Re: Solar powered boat cost $16 million

    For $one million I think I could design a SAIL boat that would hold more people and go around the world faster. and be even more Green that the solar boat.
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  • Gitchee Gumee Kid
    Gitchee Gumee Kid Registered Users Posts: 19 ✭
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    Re: Solar powered boat cost $16 million

    They apparently had to modify the original array layout of covering all available deck space with panels. Even with "cantilevered wings" to add more panels they still don't generate enuf power to propel the craft at a decent speed.

    And I bet those wings contribute to major handling issues during a blow.

    GGK
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