History is in the making !. Mumbai is soon going to play host to a very special visitor, a visitor touring the world...depending only on the sun for all its travel propulsion needs.... MS Turano PlanetSolar !
A beauty of a sailing vessel, the catamaran has 537 sq m of photovoltaic panels or solar cells and capacity to generate one megawatt of power for sailing on high seas. It has sailed about 40,000 km and visited Miami, Cancun, Panama, Galapagos islands, Bora Bora, Tonga, Brisbane, Manila and Hong Kong.
A beauty of a sailing vessel, the catamaran has 537 sq m of photovoltaic panels or solar cells and capacity to generate one megawatt of power for sailing on high seas. It has sailed about 40,000 km and visited Miami, Cancun, Panama, Galapagos islands, Bora Bora, Tonga, Brisbane, Manila and Hong Kong.
The world's largest solar-powered boat is 31 metres long, 15 metres wide and 7.5 metres high with a radical multi-hull design that incorporates a massive photovoltaic solar panel array covering 500m2 rated 93 kW, which in turn connect to one of the two electric motors in each hull. Although its hull is capable of hosting 200 persons,
Built by Knierim Yachtbau in Kiel, Germany, the PlanetSolar boat aims to navigate around the globe at an average speed of 14 knots.
On this its first solar boat expedition around the globe, the TÛRANOR PlanetSolar has already reached two records: fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by solar boat and longest distance ever covered by a solar electric vehicle.
The name Tûranor, translates to "The Power of the Sun".
Built by Knierim Yachtbau in Kiel, Germany, the PlanetSolar boat aims to navigate around the globe at an average speed of 14 knots.
On this its first solar boat expedition around the globe, the TÛRANOR PlanetSolar has already reached two records: fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by solar boat and longest distance ever covered by a solar electric vehicle.
The name Tûranor, translates to "The Power of the Sun".
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