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Solar powered boat completes round the world trip

PlanetSolar – she’s arrived! First around the world on solar energy   Sail World, 6 May 12, On Friday 4th May, after precisely 32,401nm, the MS Tûranor PlanetSolar arrived back into the Hercule Harbour in Monaco, thereby achieving the first around-the-world voyage with solar energy!    It was probably not planned, but appropriate, that the vast-decked, strange-looking craft arrived back at its point of departure the day before Connect-the-Dots Day , a consciousness-raising day in search of world unity on the necessity for discarding fossil fuels.   A large crowd turned out to welcome them. The 115ft catamaran – the largest solar-powered boat ever built – crossed the finish line at 2.12pm local time.

The leader of the PlanetSolar expedition, Raphaël Domjan predictably told waiting reporters: ‘We are extremely happy to have achieved this first world tour with solar energy!

‘We have shown that we have the technologies as well as the knowledge to become sustainable and safeguard our blue planet.’

In her journey around the globe, PlanetSolar visited 28 countries and travelled 585 days without using a drop of fuel. ….  http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/PlanetSolar—shes-arrived!-First-around-the-world-on-solar-energy/96885

May 7, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, renewable