World's Largest Solar Powered Boat Prepares For Carbon-free Trip Around The Globe
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A joint effort of scientists, sailors, and investors from around the world, Planet Solar has made a huge push for solar energy by developing the world’s largest solar powered boat. Today, the 60-ton smart yacht is nearing completion, and soon it will make a voyage around the world leaving nothing but waves in its wake.
The global shipping industry has been struggling to find ways that it can improve its efficiency and generate fewer carbon dioxide emissions, and despite breakthroughs in salt water and algae fuels, progress has been slow.
According to EarthJustice, "ships transport 90 percent of the world's consumer goods, including computers, cars, shoes, clothes and toys...Ships burn tons of fuel per hour, generating 3 to 4 percent percent or more of human-generated global warming gases -- more than commercial aviation."
If successful, the launch of the futuristic-looking Planet Solar boat will demonstrate the versatility of renewable energy, and a bright hope for how the shipping industry might one day be able to eliminate its carbon footprint.
Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/global-warming/blog/worlds-largest-solar-powered-boa...
The global shipping industry has been struggling to find ways that it can improve its efficiency and generate fewer carbon dioxide emissions, and despite breakthroughs in salt water and algae fuels, progress has been slow.
According to EarthJustice, "ships transport 90 percent of the world's consumer goods, including computers, cars, shoes, clothes and toys...Ships burn tons of fuel per hour, generating 3 to 4 percent percent or more of human-generated global warming gases -- more than commercial aviation."
If successful, the launch of the futuristic-looking Planet Solar boat will demonstrate the versatility of renewable energy, and a bright hope for how the shipping industry might one day be able to eliminate its carbon footprint.
Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/global-warming/blog/worlds-largest-solar-powered-boa...
