Largest Solar Boat sets Fastest Record across Atlantic Ocean
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The world’s largest solar boat, MS Tûranor PlanetSolar, has set a new record by crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a vessel powered entirely by solar energy in 22 days, four days earlier than the previous 2010 record. The 115-foot Swiss catamaran has a total of 516 m2 photovoltaic surface which powers 6 blocks of lithium-ion battery. The vessel has set five world records for a solar-powered boat so far, including the first trip around the world, the fastest solar-powered crossing of the Atlantic and of the South China Sea.
Link: http://inhabitat.com/turanor-planetsolar-worlds-largest-solar-powered-boat-sets-transatlantic-speed-record/
Date and Source: 21, May 2013, inhabitat.com
