PLANET SOLAR - HISTORY IN THE MAKING

The 12.5 million euro Tûranor PlanetSolar, entered the record books as the first electric boat to complete a (585 day) world circumnavigation. She arrived at the Hercule Harbour in Monaco on Friday the 4th of May at 2:15p.m. Celebrations to welcome the crew back to Europe were arranged after they crossed the finish line.

Tûranor PlanetSolar spreads her wings wide to capture the sun

Raphaël Domjan, the project founder, is set to reveal that highlights of the eco adventure. There will be a party to include a “SolarLightShow” and a music concert featuring the Swiss band Sonalp, all to be powered by solar energy stored in the boat’s batteries.

The MS Tûranor PlanetSolar will have sailed almost 60’000 km across every ocean powered only by energy from nature. The whole crew, including the engineers, organisers and sponsors deserve the biggest accolade for daring to dream the impossible. A huge well done from all of us at Max Energy.

Planet Solar video

NASA keeps an eye on the Tûranor PlanetSolar from an orbiting Space Shuttle

LINKS:

1. Technical Data Sheet". PlanetSolar. http://www.das-solarboot.de/technical-data-sheet.html. 

2. "Tûranor PlanetSolar". Knierim Yachtbau. http://www.knierim-yachtbau.de/html/gb/yachts/planet-solar.php. 

3. "The solar boat PlanetSolar is launched during ceremony in Kiel". Reuters. http://www.fotoglif.com/f/eid4m89dm74f. 

4. Pilato, Fabrizio (February 26, 2010). "PlanetSolar set to sail in March". Mobile Magazine. http://www.mobilemag.com/2010/02/26/38000-photovaltaic-solar-cells-set-to-sail-in-march/. 

5. Gaylord, Chris (February 26, 2010). "PlanetSolar: The sun-powered super yacht". The Christian Science Monitor. http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2010/0226/PlanetSolar-The-sun-powered-super-yacht. 

6. "First around the World with solar Energy". PlanetSolar. http://www.planetsolar.org/bateau.en.php. 

7. "PlanetSolar Unveils World's Largest Solar Boat". Environment News Service. February 27, 2010. http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/feb2010/2010-02-27-02.html. 

8. Kharrl, Nate (April 13, 2009). "Solar Planet Plans to Circle the Earth on Solar Power". Eco Factory. http://www.ecofactory.com/news/solar-planet-begins-construction-sun-powered-boat. 

9. "PlanetSolar". LOMOcean Design. http://lomocean.com/project.php?id=7. Retrieved 2010-04-24. 

10. Behling, Frank (24 April 2010). "Das Solarschiff fährt" (in German). Kieler Nachrichten. http://www.kn-online.de/lokales/kiel/148722-Das-Solarschiff-faehrt.html. 

11. "A Milestone in the Progress of Solar Mobility". PlanetSolar. http://www.das-solarboot.de/index.html. 

12. planetsolar.org

13. lomocean.com

Tûranor PlanetSolar is crane hoisted from dry dock

THE ROUTE:

The first solar electric world circumnavigation was from the East to the West. The Tûranor Planet Solar departed on 27 September 2010 from Monaco. The team followed a route close to the Equator as per the Elizabeth Swan's planned route. After crossing the Atlantic ocean, the Panama Canal, the Pacific ocean, the Indian ocean, the Suez Canal, and the Mediterranean, the ship will reach Monte Carlo with an estimated time of arrival set to spring 2012.

World route map

THE BOATS SPECIFICATIONS:  

Switzerland
Name:	Tûranor PlanetSolar
Owner:	PlanetSolar SA
Builder:	Knierim Yachtbau, Kiel, Germany
Cost:	€12.5 million
Launched:	31 March 2010
General characteristics
Class and type:	Yacht
Displacement:	85 metric tons
Length:	31 m (35 m with flaps)
Beam:	15 m (23m with flaps)
Propulsion:	2 Permanent Magnet Synchronous Electrical Motors - 60kW each (max) @ 1600 rpm 2 Permanent Magnet Synchronous Electrical Motors - 10kW each (max) @ 1000 rpm
Speed:	max.: 14 knots (26 km/h) cruising (est.): 7.5 knots (14 km/h)
Crew:	4

PlanetSolar is currently the biggest solar ship in the world (at 17-4-12). 537 m2 of photovoltaic panel power 6 blocks of lithium-ion batteries. This technology offers maximum power and energy density, thus enabling a navigation time that is unmatched to date!  

The business end of the Tûranor PlanetSolar - her variable pitch propellers 

PlanetSolar

Case Postale 70
CH-2009 Neuchâtel

Postal Account: 17-450479-6

By E-mail : info@planetsolar.org
Partners: partenaires@planetsolar.org
Press: press@planetsolar.org

Design concept  -  Raphael Domjan  -  PROMOTIONAL TOUR 2012

English - Swiss - French - History - Links - Homecoming

Tûranor PlanetSolar under powerful thrust from her 60Kw motors

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MWline à Yvonand Switzerland

Institute of Electrical Energy Technology Germany

KOPF-Solardesign  GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.

Solar Storm England

Solar passengers boat "Sonnenschein" Austria

Ecocats builder of solar boats England

Solar Narrow Boat Company England

"Only those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, will!"  -  Henry Dunant

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