Comments on: PlanetSolar — World’s Largest Solar Boat — Arrives in Boston! http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/25/planetsolar-worlds-largest-solar-boat-arrives-in-boston/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Sun, 28 Dec 2014 17:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Chelsea Richards http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/25/planetsolar-worlds-largest-solar-boat-arrives-in-boston/#comment-168585 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 07:01:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53224#comment-168585 People have been utilizing solar power to cruise for many years. It’s not surprising to know that everyone knows where the wind comes from. It appears to me that it might be more proficient and faster to have poles with sails and have the sun based boards on the sails.
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]]> By: Kendolph http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/25/planetsolar-worlds-largest-solar-boat-arrives-in-boston/#comment-168209 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 09:20:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53224#comment-168209 It was my first though when I saw this ship long time ago. But those 4000hp are kind of far far far far far cry from the ~80 MW needed to push a container ship :)

]]> By: Wayne Williamson http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/25/planetsolar-worlds-largest-solar-boat-arrives-in-boston/#comment-168145 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 22:21:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53224#comment-168145 I keep wondering if container ships could be powered by solar, but the most horse power I come up with is 4000 (400mx50m=20000m2@100watt=2mw/500=4000hp) and of course that would only be in the middle of the day, dead in the water for 18 hours. Tried to find out what kind of engines they use but not easily found(5 minute search;-)

Also 10000 panels would run about 5 million(all number are very rough).

Just a thought…..

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