There and Back Again:A Yacht's Tale

摘要

After a bit of pomp and circumstance, the Turanor Planet Solar (an Elvish name meaning "power of the sun" in the Lord of the Ring trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien) was lifted out into the world on its first adventure. But what makes this boat so special? Sure, you may notice the usual carbon-sandwich design within the 30-meter long catamaran (the largest ever built), but for the truly unique you'll need to look a bit higher. This high-performance catamaran's deck is covered with photovoltaic panels, 825 in all, giving it nearly 94,000 kilowatts (KW) of power.