List of solar-powered boats

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

  • Solaris built by the Hudson River Maritime Museum's restoration crew under the direction of Jim Kricker, this vessel is the only solar-powered boat in operation on the Hudson River.[2]
  • EcoCat from the EcoBoat series by MetaltecNaval. Launched in 2018 is a zero emission commercial passenger boat achieving speeds of up to 9 kn. Currently operating in Santander Bay taking up to 120 passengers on zero emissions tours.
  • Aditya (boat), India's First Solar Ferry[3], 75 passenger boat is operating in Vaikom, Kerala, India.[4][5] It is the largest solar boat in India. It transports about 500,000 passengers each year.
  • 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.[6][7]
  • de:MobiCat - passenger catamaran for 150 passengers, in Switzerland. Used on Lake Biel since 2001[8][9]
  • SolarCat Solar-Electric Catamarans[10], available on the consumer market, utilize batteries or solar panels. Boats are for individual use or for rental operations. Made in Diamond Springs, CA by Sub Sea Systems, Inc. [11] FunCat has been rebranded as SolarCat, an individual catamaran powered by both solar panels and batteries.
  • SB Collinda was the first solar powered vessel to cross the English Channel (in 1997).[1]
  • SeaZen is a Suncy SolarBoat operated in the Côte d'Azur, between Nice and Monaco. This motor catamaran is the first 100% solar powered boat, operated at sea, for boat tours or for boat rentals.
  • 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]
  • Sun CRZ 9 - Compact solar boat in Eranakulam, Kerala, India.[16]
  • Sun CRZ 30 - Cruise boat for 20 passengers operating in Bathinda Lake, Punjab, India, India.[17]
  • SunRider - Cruise boat for 10 passengers operating in Kerala, India.[18][19]
  • 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 in the world and first crossing of the red sea powered by solar energy[20]
  • Silent-Yachts series of luxury solar-powered boats. "SILENT-YACHTS presents the first and only oceangoing production yachts in the world that are fully solar sustainable and powered by solar energy. Pure solar-powered luxury" [21]
  • Swe'Pea, a 13 ft dinghy, traveled 120 nmi through the Salish Sea using solar alone at an average speed of 3.1 kn in June 2019. She is capable of up to 40 nmi on a sunny mid-summer day in the Pacific Northwest. Her system uses commercially available components; a standard EP Carry outboard system, a solar controller and 200 W of crystalline flex cells.
  • Solar Sal is a 27 ft solar cruiser capable of 6.5 kn and cruises an average of 4 to 5 kn on solar alone.
SB Collinda crossed the English Channel on solar power[1]
Solar Sailor of Australia

See also
SunRider during trials

References
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  3. "Significant Small Ships 2017". RINA.
  4. "Kerala company builds country's largest solar ferry". timesofindia-economictimes. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  5. "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.
  6. Seidler, Christoph (23 May 2000). "Technik: Größtes Solarschiff der Welt in Hamburg". Spiegel Online (in German).
  7. "Our Fleet". ATG Alster-Touristik. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  8. "Switzerland builds world's largest solar powered boat". swissinfo. January 10, 2001.
  9. Bieler Busse fahren bald mit Strom vom Schiff
  10. "Sub Sea Systems - Our World: Learn About FunCat Electric-Solar Catamarans". Sub Sea Systems - Our World. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  11. http://www.funcats.com
  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. "CIFT SunBoat inagurated [sic] by Minister | NavAlt Solar & Electric Boats". navaltboats.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  17. "Punjab goes green with solar boat | NavAlt Solar & Electric Boats". navaltboats.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  18. Yoney, Domenick. "Solar-powered pontoon boat gets official thumbs up w/video". Autoblog. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  19. "SunCRZ 22 - Navgathi Marine Design & Constructions Pvt. Ltd". Navgathi Marine Design & Constructions Pvt. Ltd. 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  20. Jones, Billy (2019-04-02). "Silent Yachts - Self-sufficient bluewater solar powered catamarans 55, 64 and 80 feet long". https://www.silent-yachts.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02. External link in |website= (help)
  21. Böse, Franz. "Energy efficiency with SILENT-YACHTS | Solar yachts without limits". SILENT-YACHTS. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
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