Chris
04-13-2009, 09:37 AM
Advancements in technology are one of the primary things fueling the green movement. However, with the economy where it is, is this the best time for green companies to be spending large sums of money on what can easily be called toys? At the same time, anything that gets the green word out is a good thing, right? A swiss company is investing $13 million on a solar powered boat to sail around the world, artist renderings at the bottom. This is an amazing looking boat and it would be a feet, but is this the right time to be undertaking such a venture? I'm curious to see other opinions on this topic, so what do you think? Click the link (http://blog.wired.com/cars/2009/04/planet-solar-ca.html) to read more.
A group of engineers, scientists and sailors have banded together to form a team they call Solar Planet. The group are now building a 98-foot-long solar-powered boat, for the express purpose of sailing all the way around the world using nothing but the delicious power of the sun. The $13 million dollar vessel -- which is currently in construction in Kiel, Germany -- will have 5,059 square feet of photovoltaic cells, and should be able to circumnavigate the earth in about 120 days, at a rate of about 10 knots. The project is being funded by Swiss company Rivendell Holding AG, that has committed to investing in green technology. The group hopes to set sail sometime next year from Marseilles, France, with various stops off along the way. They will undoubtedly tire of hearing that Daft Punk song long before they ever leave the shore.
http://blog.wired.com/cars/images/2009/04/09/solar_model_sized.jpg
http://blog.wired.com/cars/images/2009/04/09/solar_model02_sized.jpg
A group of engineers, scientists and sailors have banded together to form a team they call Solar Planet. The group are now building a 98-foot-long solar-powered boat, for the express purpose of sailing all the way around the world using nothing but the delicious power of the sun. The $13 million dollar vessel -- which is currently in construction in Kiel, Germany -- will have 5,059 square feet of photovoltaic cells, and should be able to circumnavigate the earth in about 120 days, at a rate of about 10 knots. The project is being funded by Swiss company Rivendell Holding AG, that has committed to investing in green technology. The group hopes to set sail sometime next year from Marseilles, France, with various stops off along the way. They will undoubtedly tire of hearing that Daft Punk song long before they ever leave the shore.
http://blog.wired.com/cars/images/2009/04/09/solar_model_sized.jpg
http://blog.wired.com/cars/images/2009/04/09/solar_model02_sized.jpg