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    The largest solar-powered vessel in the world arriving in Hong Kong this week. The Swiss-registered MS Türanor PlanetSolar is on a record-breaking 34,000 mile circumnavigation of the world, the first boat to do so using purely the power of the sun. The boat’s 600 sq metres of photovoltaic cells store surplus energy during the day, enabling it to operate in the absence of sunlight for around three days at 7.5 knots, the speed of an average oil tanker.  At slower speeds it could run for up to 15 days, according to its makers. Photograph: Alex Hofford/EPA

    The largest solar-powered vessel in the world arriving in Hong Kong this week.

    The Swiss-registered MS Türanor PlanetSolar is on a record-breaking 34,000 mile circumnavigation of the world, the first boat to do so using purely the power of the sun.

    The boat’s 600 sq metres of photovoltaic cells store surplus energy during the day, enabling it to operate in the absence of sunlight for around three days at 7.5 knots, the speed of an average oil tanker.  At slower speeds it could run for up to 15 days, according to its makers.

    Photograph: Alex Hofford/EPA

    Tags Turanor PlanetSolar Guardian environment solar energy photovoltaic boat sailing news Hong Kong China Switzerland renewables circumnavigate

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