“In 2010, the Tûranor PlanetSolar, a 35 metre long, 26
metre wide catamaran yacht powered by 537 square metres of solar panels, was
unveiled. On May 4, 2012 it completed a 60,023 kilometres (37,297 mi)
circumnavigation of the Earth in Monaco after 585 days and visiting 28
different countries, without using any fossil fuel. It is so far the largest
solar-powered boat ever built.”
HISTORY OF ELECTRIC BOATS
"Most
of water vessels are powered by diesel engines, with sail power and gasoline
engines also remaining very popular, boats powered by electricity have been
used for over 120 years. Electric boats were very popular from the 1880s until
the 1920s, when the internal combustion engine took over Since the energy
crises of the 1970s, interest in this quiet and potentially renewable marine
energy source has been on the rise,
especially as solar cells became available, for the first time making possible
motorboats with an infinite range like sailboats. The first practical solar
boat was probably constructed in 1975 in England."
