In 2005, Michael Köhler turned away from the diesel engines that had been powering his boats for 23 years and went instead with solar power, an idea that seemed laughable, given the technology’s ...

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For many years, yacht builders adding solar panels to their boats discovered those panels would typically power a few things like the electricity and galley, and if they helped with propulsion, it ...

Explore the potential of solar power in maritime transportation with our video on solar-powered boats. As the cost of solar ...

Rememberthe luxury zero emission Solarwave 62 catamaran designs from the end of 2015? Well,Turkish shipyard Ned Ship teamed with Solarwave to create the seriesof zero emission solar yachts, now ...

Dutch firm Soel Yachts is taking the fast-growing industry of ecotourism and reduction of transport emissions into unchartered waters: solar-powered boats. The company’s SoelCat 12, a solar-electric ...

After previously following and reporting on Silent Yachts, the solar-electric boat maker invited me down to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to experience a cruise on the vessel for myself. The SILENT 60 ...

Solar boat engineer and designer Silent Yachts has shared new details of the SILENT-60, a 60′ catamaran with 42 solar panels and two electric propelled motors backed by 286 kWh of battery capacity.

For luxury yacht owners, switching to solar power isn't about saving money on electricity costs. It's about silencing a noisy generator that threatens the tranquility of a cruise off the coast of ...

For many years, yacht builders adding solar panels to their boats discovered those panels would typically power a few things like the electricity and galley, and if they helped with propulsion, it ...

In 2005, Michael Köhler turned away from the diesel engines that had been powering his boats for 23 years and went instead with solar power, an idea that seemed laughable, given the technology’s ...