Catamaran to circle the globe on solar power alone

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1:19 AM Mon 4 Oct 2010 GMT

'She is finally away - Planet Solar' .

Last week, on Monday 27th September, after many months of planning and construction, a very large solar solar-powered yacht called Planet Solar set out from Monaco on a 31,000 mile trip around the globe. Its goal is to be the first to circumnavigate the globe in a 'solar' boat, i.e. one powered by a silent, pollution-free electrical engine, driven exclusively by solar energy. It is estimated it will maintain an average speed of 7.5 knots per hour. At that speed it should take about 160 days to travel around the planet. The multihull will be home to four sailors during ...

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