Solar systems can be a great way to harness the sun's energy to create electricity that you're able to use when sailing on your boat, whether that's to power all the appliances onboard or to keep ...

For less than $10,000 — and with three years, off and on, of work — Captain Carter Quillen transformed a 50-foot ketch on its last sea legs into the largest solar-powered concrete boat in the ...

Making a solar-electric bike from a kit is one thing, but this solar-powered boat is a master class in hacking at all levels, from the solar drive train to the pontoons, and even the anchor.

Named the Solar Sal as a tribute to the iconic mule in the old canal song, the 39-foot vessel is the brainchild of retired RPI professor David Borton, who designed its solar-powered propulsion system.

High school students will compete in solar boat competition, Solar Cup, in May. ... This team is solar powered up. By Barbara Diamond . Jan. 23, 2013 3:25 PM PT . Share; ...

In 2025, Kara Solar will launch a new project on the Kapawari River, in Pastaza, eastern Ecuador, that aims to replace 50 gasoline-powered boats with solar-electric ones.

Wherever the Archimedes goes, she turns heads. The long row of solar panels, up above deck where the sails otherwise would be, makes for gawkers at ports of call. “I’ll get people sayin… ...

In a secluded part of the Amazon rainforest, Kara Solar’s boats snake through the Wichimi River, powered by the Ecuadorian sunshine. CNN values your feedback 1.

In a secluded part of the Amazon rainforest, Kara Solar’s boats snake through the Wichimi River, powered by the Ecuadorian sunshine.