Aditya India's first solar ferry
Barracuda India's fastest solar boat
Indra India's largest solar boat
SB Collinda crossed the English Channel on solar power[1]
Solar Sailor of Australia

List of solar-powered boats is a list of boats powered by the sun, typically solar panels providing electrical power to motors.

  • Aditya, India's First Solar Ferry,[2] 75 passenger boat is operating in Vaikom, Kerala, India.[3][4]
  • Alstersonne is a passenger ferry for 100 persons on the river Alster in Hamburg, Germany. As of year 2000 it was the largest solar-powered ship in the world.[5]
  • Barracuda, India's Fastest Solar-electric Boat,[6] 12 passenger work boat is operating in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was launched in Kochi in December, 2023.[7]
  • de:MobiCat - passenger catamaran for 150 passengers, in Switzerland. Used on Lake Biel since 2001[8][9]
  • Indra is the largest solar boat in India.[10] It is a 27 m long, 7 m wide catamaran, double deck GRP boat with air-conditioned space for 100 passengers in the upper deck and open space for 100 passengers in the tier above. The boat started operations in Kochi waters in December, 2023.[11]
  • SB Collinda was the first solar powered vessel to cross the English Channel (in 1997).[1]
  • Solar Sailor[12] shuttles passengers in Sydney harbor Australia
  • Sun21 sailed the Atlantic from Seville to Miami, and from there to New York.[13] It was the first crossing of the Atlantic powered only by solar.[14]
  • The Firefly lar boat[15]
  • MS Tûranor PlanetSolar, the first vehicle to circumnavigate the globe on solar power (2010–2012), first crossing powered by solar energy of the Indian Ocean, biggest solar boat izine n the world and first crossing of the red sea powered by solar energy[16]
  • Mundoo 3 is a riverboat in Australia, based on the Philip Bolger Tennessee design. An 11m solar electric version has been produced with a 16 kW motor and a top speed of 8-9 knots, featured in Wooden Boat magazine number 185.[17]
  • Iron, from Ecomarine BD, a 100% solar powered catamaran having the international award in its category. Made in Bangladesh. 50 passenger carrying capacity.[18]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Solar power rules the waves". New Review (34). 1997. Archived from the original on 4 March 2005.
  2. ↑ "Significant Small Ships 2017". RINA.
  3. ↑ "Kerala company builds country's largest solar ferry". timesofindia-economictimes. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  4. ↑ "Kerala Govt. Commissions India's First Solar-Powered Boat, Paves the Way for a Greener Tomorrow". The Better India. 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  5. ↑ Seidler, Christoph (23 May 2000). "Technik: Größtes Solarschiff der Welt in Hamburg". Spiegel Online (in German).
  6. ↑ "'India's fastest' solar-electric boat Barracuda launched". The Hindu.
  7. ↑ "Fastest solar-electric boat sets sail for sustainable future in Kochi". tIndian Express. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  8. ↑ "Switzerland builds world's largest solar powered boat". swissinfo. January 10, 2001.
  9. ↑ Bieler Busse fahren bald mit Strom vom Schiff
  10. ↑ "SWTD launches India's largest solar electric boat". www.thehindu.com. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  11. ↑ "Navalt unveils Indra, India's largest solar electric boat". www.indiaseatradenews. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  12. ↑ "Australia's Solar Sailor | MIT Technology Review". www.technologyreview.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-29.
  13. ↑ "Solar boat makes Atlantic history". BBC News. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Solar boat completes fuel-free voyage". USA Today. Associated Press. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Firefly: A $2900 electric boat powered entirely by homemade solar panels". EcoChunk. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  16. ↑ Jones, Billy (2019-04-02). "Silent Yachts - Self-sufficient bluewater solar powered catamarans 55, 64 and 80 feet long". silent-yachts.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  17. ↑ "Duckworks - Boat Design without the Compromises". www.duckworksmagazine.com. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  18. ↑ "Bangladesh-made boat wins Gustave Trouvé Awards". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
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