Turanor Planet Solar on her way

12:33 AM Thu 30 Sep 2010 GMT

'PlanetSolar September 2010' . Click Here to view large photo

The 31m solar powered, carbon fibre wavepiercer catamaran 'Turanor Planet Solar', designed by New Zealand's Auckland-based LOMOcean Design, departed Monaco this Monday on the first leg of a world tour intended to highlight sustainable energy. When the voyage is complete, Turanor Planet Solar is expected to be the first vehicle ever to circumnavigate the globe using electricity derived solely from photovoltaic cells, driving electric motors and carbon fibre propellers. LOMOcean Design - also the designers of Earthrace/Ady Gil - was responsible for the naval architecture, styling, arrangement drawings and structural engineering of Turanor Planet Solar. The Swiss-flagged, ...

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