Video after the jump.
The solar-powered Czeers MK1 is naturally going to be a lot quieter than its gas guzzling cousins, which would make it great for sneaking up over fish (though there is limited space to put them if you catch them. I would like to see a similar model with little bit more space for passengers, even if it did mean sacrificing some speed. Speedboats are so limited in what they are able to do, but if this had a little extra space, it could do so much more.
Looking at the images, I am seeing a tremendous amount of what looks to be carbon fiber. That and all of the plush leather are likely to push the price out of this world, but if you have a big bank balance, it would be an exciting boat to own. I think that this is an excellent start for solar boating.
Tags: boats, environmentally-friendly, Outdoors, solar-powered, Transportation
11 responses
May 26, 2008 at 9:14 am
It looks impressive
May 26, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Okay, simple math here:
Area X Solar Radiation
10m x 3m = 30m^2 *1000 W/m^2 = 30kW == 40hp
Conversion efficiencies of the best solar powered cars are about 25% So 10hp? Hardly a “speedboat”, but I did enjoy my old Evinrude 9.9hp on the Zodiac.
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May 26, 2008 at 11:09 pm
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May 27, 2008 at 1:14 pm
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May 27, 2008 at 1:47 pm
If you know anything of solar power speed boats, you know that THIS SPEED boat was NOT the first SOLAR powered speed boat.
As a matter of fact, the FIRST SOLAR powered speed boat was the boat in the movie, “The League of Extrodinary Gentlemen” starring Sean Connery. The boat was called The Nauticus and was owned by Captain Nemo.
Ok…now I’m just being silly.
At any rate, yeah, it’s a cool boat indeed. (Not the Nauticus, as that movie SUCKED!)
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[...] Posted by keelynet on May 28, 2008 Next will be across the ocean purely on solar power. What a neat way to take advantage of all that sunlight and still provide power. “The Czeers MK1 is a 10-meter vessel covered in photovoltaic cells that is capable of hitting speeds of up to 30 knots (55.5 km/ph to you non-nautical folks out there). While there are certainly faster boats on the water, those tend to use obscene amounts of fuel. The solar-powered Czeers MK1 is naturally going to be a lot quieter than its gas guzzling cousins, which would make it great for sneaking up over fish (though there is limited space to put them if you catch them. I would like to see a similar model with little bit more space for passengers, even if it did mean sacrificing some speed. Speedboats are so limited in what they are able to do, but if this had a little extra space, it could do so much more.”- Source [...]
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Aug 20, 2008 at 11:03 am
I think people are now looking too hard to find things to make “green”. How much pollution does all the world personal boats emit each year? Answer: Not enough to care. And if it isn’t cheaper, I’m sure no one else is going to either.
Just my 2 cents…
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