Comments on: WWF Solar Boat Promoting Renewable Energy and Marine Conservation [VIDEO] http://cleantechnica.com/2010/07/26/wwf-solar-boat-promoting-renewable-energy-and-marine-conservation-video/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 00:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Wendell http://cleantechnica.com/2010/07/26/wwf-solar-boat-promoting-renewable-energy-and-marine-conservation-video/#comment-10048 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:25:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=13324#comment-10048 Second point:

Think solar as you are roasting in the doldrums.

]]> By: Wendell http://cleantechnica.com/2010/07/26/wwf-solar-boat-promoting-renewable-energy-and-marine-conservation-video/#comment-10047 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:24:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=13324#comment-10047 The solar boat probably does not have decks, trim, and furniture of Filipino mahogany or Indonesian teak

as so many sailyachts do.

]]> By: Zachary Shahan http://cleantechnica.com/2010/07/26/wwf-solar-boat-promoting-renewable-energy-and-marine-conservation-video/#comment-10046 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:47:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=13324#comment-10046 ha! nice reply. i think using it for renewable energy activism seems like a good idea though

]]> By: Susan Levitt http://cleantechnica.com/2010/07/26/wwf-solar-boat-promoting-renewable-energy-and-marine-conservation-video/#comment-10045 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:07:04 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=13324#comment-10045 What is the total footprint for manufacturing photovoltaics and batteries for a solar boat versus the total footprint for a sail boat? Not to mention, there is a loss of efficiency in capturing sunlight, converting it to DC power, storing it in batteries, then rettrieving it to turn a propellor that you don’t experience when allowing the wind to directly push against the sail.

Ship propulsion is an inappropriate application for solar power! Wind power rules at sea.

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