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Solar Speedboat Gets 30 Knots

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May 31st, 2008

Solar Speedboat Here’s another flashy concept that uses solar energy for transportation: the solar speedboat! Unlike the solar sailor we talked about earlier, the Dutch MK1 prototype is designed to travel at speeds up to 30 knots! In 2006 the Delft Technical University Solarboat Team raced the speedboat to first place in the Nuon Frisian Solar Challenge. The 10 meter long lightweight boat has a carbon fibre body and an 80 kilowatt motor powered by 14 square meters of solar panels. The boat is obviously not designed for utilitarian purposes, but it is a positive step toward further development of solar technologies. Watch the video to see it in action!

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One Response to “Solar Speedboat Gets 30 Knots”

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    didcrywolf:
    June 16th, 2008

    How do you get home at night after a cottage party?


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